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Subject: [Leica] What kind of camera?
From: henningw at archiphoto.com (Henning Wulff)
Date: Thu, 23 Dec 2010 13:36:03 -0800
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In the late 50's I used a Yashica 44LM, which used 127 film and 
produced super slides. I still have a square 127 format mask for my 
Focomat IIc.

My dad had a couple of Robots in the late 40's and early 50's with 3 
or 4 lenses. Nice but quirky cameras, with a density that has to be 
felt to be believed. I can't think of any camera that was built more 
sturdily. I also still have the Robot format mask for the Focomat, 
and a quite a few sheets of negatives from that time.

Tom Abrahamsson picked up a Robot Royal 36 a couple of years ago. 
That one produces 24x36 negs, but is built similarly. It has a an 
interrupted thread bayonet which would be strong enough to tow a 
locomotive with.



>There was also a format called "Super Slides" which was I think about 40mm
>square but in a 35mm size mount. I remember my dad  mounting them by hand
>from Rollei transparencies.  I know that they vignette in my Leica
>projector! See I got something on-topic in there.
>  Cheers
>Geoff
>http://www.pbase.com/hoppyman
>
>
>On 24 December 2010 04:59, Harrison McClary <lists at mcclary.net> wrote:
>
>>  What kind of camera shot a square negative about 1 inch square?
>>
>>  I am copying old slides my dad shot through out the years.  I keep 
>> running
>>  across boxes of slides, same 2x2 mounts as 35mm slides, but they are 
>> square.
>>   The processing on the last box I copied was from 1971.
>>
>>  And ideas on the kind of camera that shot small squares?
>>
>>  Just curious as to what it was.
>>
>>  Harrison
>>
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       Henning J. Wulff
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In reply to: Message from lists at mcclary.net (Harrison McClary) ([Leica] What kind of camera?)
Message from hopsternew at gmail.com (Geoff Hopkinson) ([Leica] What kind of camera?)