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I actually used a Rangefinder before, 34 years ago!

dude163

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I showed my Dad the Leica M8 and he was ecstatic, then I told him it was my first time using a RF camera

" Not so fast " he says, and he digs out some prints he had made from some old slides he had.........


Here is a shot I took in 1977 using the Zorki 4 ( isnt that a clone of the Leica III?) , Im not sure whats more amazing, the fact that I took the shot 34 years ago, or that he let a 12 year old use his Zorki camera :)
After he told me and showed me the shot, the memories came flooding back, and it was a bit emotional looking at them all, but I do recall that teh camera was VERY heavy and cold to the touch and the knurling on the aperture hurt my fingers. But its a time that I had totally forgotten about.


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