On Apr 18, 2008, at 11:53 AM, mike wilson wrote: >> The only "lefty" cameras I can remember were the Exactas ... they had >> a left hand shutter release. >> <http://captjack.exaktaphile.com/Exakta%20VXIIb%20&%20Varex%20IIb% >> 20Page.htm> >> > Indeed. I have one of these http://captjack.exaktaphile.com/ > EXAIIB.htm > and the shutter button is the tab on the top right (as you look at it > here) of the lens. You press it back towards you to take a picture.
When I was in high school, that was one of my best friends' first "real" camera. I think he bought it then for about $50. Took darn good pictures. Years and years later, mid-1990s, a housemate's father passed away and she was the sole surviving relative. One of the things she got was a little case with an Exacta VXIIb and VX1000, four lenses in it, which she gave to me as it had no sentimental value to her and wasn't worth it to bother selling. The VX1000's auto-return mirror was jammed, as most of them were, but the VXIIb was still in working shape. The lenses were good. I fooled with it for some time, the VXIIb had some interesting features. Ended up giving them to another friend who collects Exactas. Compared to my Nikon F Photomic FTn in 1969, the Exactas felt antediluvian ... ! Godfrehy -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
