[rollei_list] Re: OT:Walter Voss Diax cameras
- From: "Richard Knoppow" <dickburk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <rollei_list@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Sat, 24 Oct 2009 11:29:20 -0700
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From: "Frank Dernie" <Frank.Dernie@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <rollei_list@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Friday, October 23, 2009 10:03 PM
Subject: [rollei_list] Re: OT:Walter Voss Diax cameras
I think the optical design of the Kodak Ektra, the only
quality Kodak camera with which I am familiar, is
exemplary. The mechanical design is poor, it is complex
and difficult to make and it has a couple of weaknesses
which make it inaccurate and unreliable. The rangefinder
optics look super but the mechanism connecting the optics
to the lens is awful.
FWIW,
Frank
I am reminded of a line from a Raymond Chandler story:
"She wore a hat that looked as if you could make it with one
hand from an old desk blotter."
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Richard Knoppow
Los Angeles, CA, USA
dickburk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
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