Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2010/09/16

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Subject: [Leica] First camera
From: tedgrant at shaw.ca (tedgrant at shaw.ca)
Date: Thu, 16 Sep 2010 16:47:46 -0700
References: <AANLkTimghsDgVJhefqmBZnb2P9N0szgN2_hPWRBzHJQS@mail.gmail.com> <AANLkTikzeB2x4c1J7-5a5_qtDrc_hOCareYKx0p0OSj9@mail.gmail.com>
 
Sonny Carter offered in response:
Subject: Re: [Leica] First camera


> On Thu, Sep 16, 2010 at 6:30 PM, Lawrence Zeitlin 
> <lrzeitlin at gmail.com>wrote:
>
>> This was my first camera. I got it for my birthday in 1940 and took the
>> first roll of film with the lens cap on. Who knew about lens caps?
>> http://www.camerapedia.org/wiki/Argus_A
>> Larry Z
>>
>
And Sonny said:
> Oh wow! you and Dr Ted!   I think that was his first too!   I have one in 
> my collection.<<<

Hi Sonny,
Close! :-)

My first was the Argus A2. Looks much like Larry's, only a little more 
modern! ;-)
cheers,
ted
Replies: Reply from imagist3 at mac.com (George Lottermoser) ([Leica] First camera)
 In reply to: Message from lrzeitlin at gmail.com (Lawrence Zeitlin) ([Leica] First camera)
Message from sonc.hegr at gmail.com (Sonny Carter) ([Leica] First camera)