OK, since we're talking about it, here's Winogrand's last M4:
http://tinyurl.com/2bc852
Note that it's still in use.
FWIW, Doug Herr told me the Le!ca SL/SL2 were amongst the most durable
cameras ever made. Never been an issue for me. I learned on MF using
a tripod so I'm still trying to break the 'make every shot perfect'
mentality.
FWIW/ScottGee1
On 2/7/07, AG Schnozz <agschnozz@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> > If it's a true story or an urban legend I don't
> > know, but it does illustrate the extremes of usage out there.
>
> I would have thought that it would have been an urban legend except
> I've seen too many cameras and film backs with grooves worn in the
> film path from wear. I visited a Hassy service shop one time where
> the tech showed me a couple of cameras that were "worn out". When I
> say "worn out", I mean that there were grooves as deep as 1/8".
> Anything that contacted the film was shot. He showed me a pressure
> plate from a Nikon F that had a hole in it. The Hassy's mechanicals
> were worn down and things like the mirror had huge amounts of slop.
>
> Come to think of it, the Mamiya press camera I had was like that.
> The film path was pretty much shot.
>
> Ag
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