I'm 54, but between 1978 and 1986 I was a Leica collector and user. I carried an M3 wherever I went and had quite a number of cameras lenses and other Leica toys. The lenses were so sharp that I had to wear protective gloves.
I won't even go into the enlargers and such!
Herschel Mair
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From: Roger Eichhorn <eichhorn@xxxxxx>
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Sent: Thursday, June 7, 2007 6:33:13 AM
Subject: Re: Somewhat off topic I think
Ah, nostalgia! So nice, but how old are you! :)
From: Roger Eichhorn <eichhorn@xxxxxx>
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Sent: Thursday, June 7, 2007 6:33:13 AM
Subject: Re: Somewhat off topic I think
Ah, nostalgia! So nice, but how old are you! :)
Roger
On 6 Jun 2007, at 9:09 PM, Herschel Mair wrote:
I remember the cassettes well.I actually used them for a while.. It was a really solid re-usable-forever device made of about 1mm thick solid brass and and coated in a stippled metallic black. They opened when you locked the camera. (No felt and no scratches) There was a special bulk-film loader too. and a template for cutting the tongue Didn't Nikon make them for their rangefinder cameras too?Memories of being a leica enthusiast... The good old Leica hysterical society.
Herschel Mair
Head of the Department of Photography,Higher College of Technology
Muscat
Sultanate of OmanAdobe Certified instructor+ (986) 99899 673
----- Original Message ----
From: Bob <w8imo@xxxxxxxx>
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Sent: Thursday, June 7, 2007 3:05:25 AM
Subject: Re: Somewhat off topic I think
James Schenken wrote:
> I'm trying to track down the original patent for the film cassette
> used in the pre-M series style Leica cameras. My Leica reference
> refers to them as
> Film Magazine Model A thru Model D, the latest model before the M
> series was released.
>
> A similar cassette was available for Contax cameras as well as for
> early model Canon and Nikon camera. The earliest reference in the
> patent literature that I can find is a comment within a patent on a
> film loading system patented by E. Leitz in 1940 but applied for in
> Germany in 1935 ( patent #2205052 )which used the phrase "the film
> cassette is of a well known construction ... " The cassette is not
> shown in this patent.
>
> It is functionally different from the Kodak patent for the 35mm film
> cassette issued at about this time or a little earlier.
>
> Hope this is not too far off topic.
>
How can asking about a photographic item be off topic on a non specific
photographic forum?
Good luck with your quest.
Bob
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