Besides having a second image of that particular body style, in print,
the two are the only pics I've seen of the camera with the lens mount
mounted to the body with 4 screws in the lens to body plate.
But I did write the seller about the discrepancy between his text
saying the body was number 1010000 area (?) and the serial number on
the body cap of 1010215. I know the caps get swapped out from time to
time but to have the same "eye only P" engraved on it makes me pretty
sure the cap is the teller of tales. Unless (Dario?) the cameras have
the serial number engraved elsewhere, like under the baseplate or top
cap.
The motor drive version has the serial number engraved on top of the
cap as normal, and it's 1233102, which leads one to think that the MD
Prototype was made from an off the assembly line camera some tome
after sales began. Or, it's just a used one from anywhere that
replaced a damaged original top cap. The base plate on that babe is
the only thing marked "MOTOR DRIVE".
On Oct 3, 2010, at 14:27 , drd1...@gmail.com wrote:
I don't understand. I get a picture of the camera surrounded by a
bunch of Japanese.
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From: "Dario Bonazza" <dario.bona...@virgilio.it>
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Date: Sun, 3 Oct 2010 22:22:49
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Subject: Re: Spotmatic prototypes
Thanks Michel. They look very interesting to me. I'm not thinking to
compete
on those items, but I'm very glad to see them and, as opposed to the
immediate feeling developed here, I'm rather positive on the
authenticity of
those cameras, for a number of reasons including this one:
www.dariobonazza.com/public/Spotmatic_1963_01.jpg
Dario
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