Roger Hicks
Veteran
Dear David,. . . And one-off prototypes escaped from the factory...
Then there were the "Mortimer Street Specials", made up from parts and dummies at the Leitz shop in London during WW2.
Cheers,
R.
Dear David,. . . And one-off prototypes escaped from the factory...
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It is actually the body that is being adjusted, not the lens.
Is this right?
Thanks guys.
We are talking about a very short period. Non standardised production falls between 1930 and 1931.The first standardised Leica I appears in 1931, the II a year later.
Really?!
All this geekiness about 1 year of production?
Funny how I've seen 2 lenses in the last couple of days that were non-standard. I'm glad such a small thing can be so interesting.
At least these days price acts as a barrier at the top of said slippery slope...gone are the days when you could take your girlfriend out to dinner, pick up a motorised 250 Reporter with Thambar and still have change from half a crown...
David, when I came here with my newly acquired FSU's, you warned me I was standing on a slippery slope.
Now that I have acquired a fixed-up Standard, surely all my dreams have been realized and there are no more machines.
I am thinking about some 35mm glass and a finder that can be swapped among the Zorkis and the Standard though.
Dear David,Hi,
That will happen again when we leave the EU, they say...
Regards, David
PS Even the half crown will be back, perhaps.
Bloody decimalization! That's when the rot started: 1849. See https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Two_shilling_coinA florin is damn good for opening an M6 battery compartment