Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2006/10/04
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]On Oct 4, 2006, at 1:09 PM, lug-request@leica-users.org wrote: > Picked up one dirt cheap. Not from this website though. > > http://www.danblackleica.com/gallery/detail.php?gallery=7&idx=6 > > Guess I'll see if it works or not. Watch Steven Spielberg. > > Chris They worked very well. I traded a Bolex D8 for a Leicina and used it for several years. But this is a good example where digital killed film almost instantly. When the first bulky camcorders hit the market, sales of 8 mm movie cameras nosedived. Who could justify filming at $1 per minute when video tape cost $.01 per minute. The only one I know who still shoots 8 mm film is Jim Hemenway. Larry Z