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Re: [OM] Cable Release - Canon FD and OM?

Subject: Re: [OM] Cable Release - Canon FD and OM?
From: "Tom A. Trottier" <Tom@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Sun, 18 Nov 2001 00:05:48 -0500
On Sunday, November 18, 2001 at 9:07, andrew fildes wrote re "Re: 
[OM] Cable Release - Canon FD a" saying:

> I have - but only in some very old bellows cameras that had a non-
tapered
> thread on the release tip. Even then, a tapered release would grip. 
The
> Leica/Nikon release had a cap that fitted over the shutter button, but 
an
> adaptor was easily available. Other cameras used this style as it 
was more
> stable and positive - I have an old Ricoh 519 rangefinder with it.
> Never say never :)
> AndrewF

I bought a double cable release off ebay that had the adaptor screwed 
on. No one thought they could use it, so I scarfed it for $5 or so.

Tom

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