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Just acquired this 1971 Leica Post Camera .. it's had a hard life. TTBOMK Post Cameras were used to photograph banks of telephone meters - stacked in same dimension ratio as a film frame eg 3:2 (36 x 24) or maybe 9:8 (27 x 24). Thus there could be up to 1000 meters in a bank measuring 100cm x 65cm. One film frame thus recorded up 1000 meter readings and the frames could be transferred and to microfiche containing many thousands of frames for analysis and bill preparation. The cameras were clamped onto the bank when the exposure was made hence the fixing plate on the camera front. There appears to be some controversy as to whether Post Cameras were modified M3 or MD & MDA cameras ... see previous thread here ...

 

http://www.l-camera-forum.com/leica-forum/leica-collectors-historica/104832-little-33-a.html

 

Just over 700 Leica Post Cameras were manufactured between 1963 and 1972 ... plus 200 'Blitz' versions.

 

Cheers

 

dunk

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