by Rob Morley <nospam@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>
Apr 24, 2008 at 05:17 AM
In article <pan.2008.04.23.22.01.51.792685@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>,
Blinky the Shark
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says...
> Speaking of old and of Gossen, perhaps I should invite some museum bids
on
> this. :)
>
> http://blinkynet.net/stuff/pilot.jpg
That was called a Sixtino over here. It's so compact you could get a
clip to mount it on a camera's accessory shoe.
> This one uses a sliding translucent curtain. The little beige titty on
> the left is part of the end of the curtain, which slides around the
> corner and across the light port.
>
A friend in the 70s had one of the "roll top desk" Gossens (a
Sixtry, I think) that was a thing of wonder to me. But he had all the
best gear - he also had an Olympus Trip 35, while I only had an Ilford
Sportsman. :-)