[Leica] IMG: The sad end of a Leica

[summarex at hotmail.com (Javier Perez)]

That's looks like an L series Praktica. They made them shiploads of them. 
They are slappy but essentially good cameras when properly adjusted.The L 
series was the first camera with a plastic top. It looked like silver chrome 
though. Very nicely done.
The Exakta RTL was L based except or the front plate.LaterJavier > Date: 
Sun, 18 Nov 2012 10:12:35 -0800
> From: weiljr at earthlink.net
> To: lug at leica-users.org
> Subject: Re: [Leica] IMG: The sad end of a Leica
> 
> There is a shutter release on the front end of that camera next to the 
> lens mount that would be indicative of the early Exaktas, the later 
> Praktikas or the Pentacon medium format cameras.
> There might be other makes that did that but I don't think Leica did that 
> unless it was a prototype. 
> It's repurposing is rather creative.
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> >From: Geoff Hopkinson <hopsternew at gmail.com>
> >Sent: Nov 18, 2012 12:46 AM
> >To: Leica Users Group <lug at leica-users.org>
> >Subject: Re: [Leica] IMG: The sad end of a Leica
> >
> >Doesn't really matter. Gerry. It's clearly an old school solid SLR. I 
> >think
> >it is rather cool actually with the spotlight from the lens.
> >
> >Cheers,
> >Geoff
> >http://www.pbase.com/hoppyman
> >
> >
> >
> >On 18 November 2012 18:25, Gerry Walden <gerry.walden at me.com> wrote:
> >
> >> I was sent the images and was assured it was a Leica. As I haven't seen
> >> the camera I can't comment further.
> >>
> >> Gerry
> >>
> >> Gerry Walden
> >> +44 (0)23 8046 3076 or
> >> +44 (0)797 287 7932
> >> www.gwpics.com
> >>
> >> On 18 Nov 2012, at 06:32, Ken Iisaka <ken at iisaka.com> wrote:
> >>
> >> > looks like a Praktika
> >> >
> >> > On Sat, Nov 17, 2012 at 9:37 PM, Doug Herr <wildlightphoto at 
> >> > earthlink.net
> >> >wrote:
> >> >
> >> >> Gene Duprey wrote:
> >> >>
> >> >>> And we know this is a Leica SLR how?
> >> >>>
> >> >>> Gene
> >> >>>
> >> >>> ----- Original Message -----
> >> >>> From: "Gerry Walden" <gerry.walden at me.com>
> >> >>> To: "Leica Users Group" <lug at leica-users.org>
> >> >>> Sent: Saturday, November 17, 2012 7:55:15 AM GMT -06:00 US/Canada
> >> Central
> >> >>> Subject: [Leica] IMG: The sad end of a Leica
> >> >>>
> >> >>> A friend sent me 2 images of this Leica SLR being used as a 
> >> >>> spotlight
> >> in
> >> >> a clothing shop in Lymington, Hampshire:
> >> >>>
> >> >>> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/gwpics/photo1.JPG.html
> >> >>>
> >> >>> Oh how the mighty are fallen.
> >> >>
> >> >> It's not a Leicaflex, nor is it an R4-series.
> >> >>
> >> >> Doug Herr
> >> >> Birdman of Sacramento
> >> >> http://www.wildlightphoto.com
> >> >>
> >> >>
> >> >>
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