Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1999/07/24

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Subject: Re: [Leica] Re:Hillary's Camera
From: D Khong <dkhong@pacific.net.sg>
Date: Sun, 25 Jul 1999 06:42:58 +0000
 
>
>Did you know, by the way, that Hillary took not a Leica to the top of 
>Everest, but a Retina? Yup, a cheap little folder from Kodak, and it worked 
>just fine.
>
>ctrentelman
>Ogden Utah
>

Does anyone know whether it was a Kodak Retina IIa or a IIc?  I have been
wondering for a long time....

BTW, these Retinas are not some cheap folders from Kodak.  Their Xenon
lenses take some of the most beautiful pictures that I have ever seen.

Dan K.
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