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First Leica SLR $549 with f2 lens in 1965 ($3800 in 2010 dollars)
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A good introduction to the Leicaflex is from the first page of the Leicaflex Guide by Andrew Matheson,
published by the Focal Press in 1965.
Note that he calls it "one of the last cameras of its kind":
I bought my Leicaflex in December 2009 on eBay from the original owner's son. It's in perfect condition, as you can see from the
photos I took with it that appear below.
Although it doesn't have a TTL meter, the metering seemed very accurate.
Here are some more photos of the camera:
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These shots on the Boulder, Colorado, downtown mall were taken on Fujicolor 400 color negative film and scanned by a local processing lab.
The last shot is interesting because it was taken from the hip,
without aiming the camera,
and is shown here uncropped.
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Here's the original article on the Leicaflex from the April 1965 issue of Popular Photography:
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This ad appeared in the Nov. 1966 issue of Popular Photography:
The brochure that follows was given to the original buyer of my Leicaflex by his dealer.
It's marked with the prices for the camera and various combinations of accessories.
He paid $639.08 on 17-July-1967.
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