Nathan,
I had one in the late sixties/early seventies. Had it been a babe magnet, I
would have learned to deal with the screw mount and squinty VF. Perhaps it's
not the camera?
Bill Pearce
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From: "Nathan Wajsman" <photo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: "Olympus Camera Discussion" <olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Tuesday, March 23, 2010 1:33 PM
Subject: Re: [OM] Nathan's PAD 22/3/2010: Leica at the Chandos
> Ken, you should consider one thing about SM Leicas: they are babe magnets.
> I used to have a IIIf in the 90s in Brussels. This was also a period when
> my wife dragged me to a lot of fancy parties in the international
> community of which we were a part. Whenever I took the IIIf with me, I had
> to fight off all kinds of attractive women who wanted to have a closer
> look. I am not kidding.
>
> Nathan
>
> Nathan Wajsman
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>
> On Mar 23, 2010, at 5:44 PM, Ken Norton wrote:
>
>>>
>>> With screw-mount Leicas...
>>
>>
>> I think I'll avoid those. Besides, I'm generally not into THAT old. ;)
>> But
>> the thought of Steampunking an E-420 into an OM body has crossed my mind.
>>
>>
>>
>>> watching to see that the rewind knob is turning. This indicates that
>>> the
>>> film is properly loaded and advancing.
>>
>>
>> An important procedure with any 35mm film camera.
>>
>> Every once in a while I try pulling a "Ken Rockwell" and attempt to get
>> 39
>> shots on a roll. More often than not I get a misfeed and end up not
>> getting
>> the film advancing.
>>
>> AG
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