Long wait, good news

[FrankS]

I got this email this morning from Henry Scherer:

Dear Frank,
>Both of your IIa camera bodies are in reliablility testing, which I am
>certain they will pass. They will be ready to ship to you on Friday.
>Both have extremely fine and highly accurate shutters in them. All the
>opticals are clear and clean and the rangefinders are accurate and
>aligned properly. They are both very fine cameras.

YIPPY!

 

[Uncle Bill]

Good news and welcome to the Contax club Frank.

Bill

 

[rover]

Congrats, I can't wait for mine to be done.

I will also note this email to see how similar the one I get will be.

 

[adep]

I got this email this morning from Henry Scherer:

Dear Frank,
>Both of your IIa camera bodies are in reliablility testing, which I am
>certain they will pass. They will be ready to ship to you on Friday.
>Both have extremely fine and highly accurate shutters in them. All the
>opticals are clear and clean and the rangefinders are accurate and
>aligned properly. They are both very fine cameras.

YIPPY!

Congrats Frank! That gave me a warm feeling all over.😀 I have coveted the Contax IIa for some time now ("Both" ?!?😱), but it'll be a while before I get one.

 

[back alley]

if i make it to 65, i'm selling everything i own at the time and buying a contax and a nikon rf and 2 lenses, a 35 and 50.

and that will be it for me...😉

joe

 

[physiognomy]

I bet that was a good email to get Frank! My first real rf was a Kiev 4, and I've wanted a Contax IIa ever since... Nearly picked up a dicey one 'found in grandpa's cupboard' for $150 early this year, but was outbid at the last minute... One of these days I'm going to put togther the $$ as I have a good set of fsu lenses... Enjoy!

Peter

 

[Scarpia]

if i make it to 65, i'm selling everything i own at the time and buying a contax and a nikon rf and 2 lenses, a 35 and 50.

and that will be it for me...😉

joe

By the time you are sixty five where will you get film?
😀
Kurt M.

 

[back alley]

by then, there will be digital inserts to use with all older cameras...😉

 

[Scarpia]

Ugh, I hadn't thought of that. You're right.
Kurt M.

 

[Flyfisher Tom]

digital memory drive canisters for film cameras ... embrace the future 🙂

 

[dexdog]

Congrats, Frank!

I remember the first time I got cameras back from Henry S. I could not believe how smoothly the sticky shutter and grinding wind knob operated. Also, cleaning years of accumulated gunk off the lenses worked wonders. Enjoy your "new" Contaxes

 

[Dougg]

Wow, that email has to raise the anticipation level 10x at least! You'll be a very happy guy soon... 😀

 

[SolaresLarrave]

It will be a nice day, Frank, when those cameras finally come to you rejuvenated, ready to go another 50 years without a service. Congratulations!!