On Thu, 23 Sep 2004 23:19:58 -0400, Peter J. Alling
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What could possibly be lower on the food chain than a FED?
Depends on how you see it. I find Feds (and Zorkis, Kievs, etc) to be
fascinating examples of how camera design will evolve without market
forces and
I have a FED that is nearly identical to my Leica iiif, and it seems to function
almost as well. I think the shutter is a tiny bit noisier, but it may just be
underlubricated. Other than that, it's a smooth operating, nicely made camera. The FED
came with an Industar 50/3.5, which is a dead
I've used some of these fakes ... much prefer to call them copies or
replicas ... as well as some Jupiter lenses, They're OK ... the Jupiter
lenses are actually better than some of the older Leica glass.
Once again, we have seen negative comments from people who've probably not
used the items in
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From: Caveman
Subject: Re: OT - An interesting fake?
Shel Belinkoff wrote:
Theory may be fine, but
practical experience is paramount.
Cut the crap, Shel. This sounds sooo Rubensteinian. Theory comes
from
practice too.
In theory, bumblebees cannot fly
Which theory is that, Wheatfield ?
William Robb wrote:
In theory, bumblebees cannot fly.
mike wilson wrote:
Hi,
Shel Belinkoff wrote:
I don't see it as unfair at all. See my most recent post. I think
JCO is
arguing on one level, others on a different level. Theory may be
fine, but
practical experience is paramount.
The nub of the matter, indeed. But to me it went like this:
Based on 19th century Victorian physics a honey bee cannot fly, it does
anyway so the theory had to be re-evaluated. We now build flying robots
based on the new theory. Wheatfield is just a bit behind.
Caveman wrote:
Which theory is that, Wheatfield ?
William Robb wrote:
In theory, bumblebees
more now than they did when they were first used.
GRIN!
--
William Robb wrote:
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From: Caveman
Subject: Re: OT - An interesting fake?
Shel Belinkoff wrote:
Theory may be fine, but
practical experience is paramount.
Cut the crap, Shel. This sounds sooo Rubensteinian
Even as a fake it was probably a bargain for curiosity's sake alone.
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Anthony Farr
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Anthony Farr
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Even
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Even as a fake it was probably a bargain for curiosity's sake alone.
http://cgi.ebay.com.au/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItemitem=3840869834ssPageName=
ADME:B:WN:AU
What could possibly be lower on the food chain than a FED?
Bob W wrote:
Hi,
There's a shop here in Portland, OR that sells some interesting fake Leicas,
many with the swastika. The only interesting fake I own is a FED, a Russian
copy of a screw mount Leica.
a FED is not a fake Leica - it
On Thu, 23 Sep 2004 23:19:58 -0400, Peter J. Alling
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What could possibly be lower on the food chain than a FED?
A Holga?
A fake Holga?
-frank
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What could possibly be lower on the food chain than a FED?
Zorki?
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What could possibly be lower on the food chain than a FED?
Zorki?
Possibly, although the Holga is clearly down there just not exactly a
Leica copy.
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