S3D Re: WTB: Belplasca case or neck strap.

[Klaas Morcus <k.morcus@xxxxxx>]

John Goodman wrote:
> 
> 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

I am told that Hugo de Wijs always carries a Belplasca with him after
the day when his RBT refused its work......
Klaas
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