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Originally Posted by andybarton
I had a play with a Mint Reid this afternoon, with a Mint Taylor-Whatsit collapsible 50mm on the front.
What a beautiful thing.
Completely impractical, of course, with those two daft little viewfinder things, and at least one too many speed dials (  ), but a joy to handle and, dare I say it, fondle. The smoothness of the wind-on and the soft click of the shutter were fantastic.
It is my new friend Ivan's personal one that he just has in his display cabinet in the shop and he reckons that these Reids were the very best LTM cameras ever made. |
Resistance is futile...
You know you want it.
It is sitting in the shop right now...
Listen...
"Andy, Andy... why did you put me down...? Don't you want me...? Would I not be a challenge to you...? Would you not feel better for having me...?"
Hear the siren call of the Barnack. Marvel at it's small size, it's jewel-like engineering, it's je ne sais quoi.
Faint at the price.
G'wan.
G'wan g'wan g'wan...
G'wan, g'wan, g'wan, g'wan, g'wan, g'wan....
Regards,
Bill