S3D Re: WTB: Belplasca case or neck strap.

["John Goodman" <jgood@xxxxxxxx>]

George wrote:

> You bought one!!!???  I hope you don't regret it
> (but I have a feeling you will... :-))

God, I (heart) my CLA'ed Belplasca! That unique assembly 
of metal and glass parts, formed by the will of mid-century 
East German craftsmen, beloved of generations of stereo 
enthusiasts for whom it paints worlds in splendid depth and 
detail.

The silky movement the aperture and focus rings, their 
pleasing diameter and comfortable legibility, easily settable 
at any point. The shutter setting wheel, again, so easily set 
yet so secure, and the 1/170, 1/90, 1/55, 1/30, 1/15 and 
longer actual speeds I have show well under 10% scatter. 
The nice release that, even with a long throw, feels like a 
hair trigger, the shot sometimes seeming to happen of 
itself, almost silently, with nary a shudder. The clear and 
simple viewfinder is no handicap, for parallax is taken into 
account (beware the hyperfocals, though). Plus, Zeiss is 
nice (and if I need to worry about close-ups, I'll carry a 
tape measure).

Even the (insouciant) 3/8th inch tripod/case socket is just 
another, not unwelcome, expression of its uniqueness. Am 
I in love, or what?       :-)

JG