our website revamp

Just a quick message to say that our Website has had a slight re-vamp,
Nothing visual as such but more on the technical side, if you do visit the site and find any minor glitches please feel free to let us know.

Very nice site, cant fault it.

Spelling mistake on about us 'there' should be 'their' with ref to web site. 'Be' should be 'been'. Also I suggest you don't build 'upon' a websiute but build 'up' a website but I could well be wrong. Lowercase i for I and at that point I gave up!

One question was a Prinzflex really a Zenit B? I thought it was Japanese - a Cosina?

Mike

Good catch on the 'i' errors Mike I missed those but have emailed with the other things I spotted.

It's a sad fact , but no-one should do their own proof reading - you always read what you think you said and not what you actually said .

Prinzflex was a Dixons brand and they re-badged many cameras from many manufacturers, including both Zenit B and E models according to Camerapedia.org.

I've got a broken Prinzflex 500 (Zenit B) sat in my spares box; the plastic nameplate on the front of the prism is literally glued over the top of the existing "Zenit" engraving - not exactly a subtle conversion!

Technoidiot : bang on - no-one should do there own proof reading, I am terrible at it!

Hefty - thanks for that. I didn't recall anyone badging the Russian cameras. Is the 500 on the Prinzflex because it had a top speed of 1/500th?

Mike

Correct. And the Prinzflex 500E was a re-badging of the Zenit E, so more of the same but with the addition of a selenium meter built into a modified top plate.

In fact under the skin all those Zenits were basically running on a chassis which was a direct copy of a Leica III (but which had had a mirror box / pentaprism added), hence the limited number of shutter speeds compared to contemporary rivals.

Thanks everyone for your comments,its always best to have a pair of 'fresh eyes' look it over, And yes the Prinzflex was a Zenith, it came from Dixons...prinz was its brand name.

Thanks

Good lord I never realised there was a relationship between Leica design and the tank that was the Zenit. The one a thing of elegance and a joy to hold the other something of a brute, effective but a brute.

The very fast shutter speeds were just vanity most of the time (IMO). How often did you really need 1/1000th?

Mike

Says 'Prinzflez' on your website Gordon. Can't believe no one else pointed that out.

Dan

First paragraph on your home page reads, "share a interest" - that should read "share an interest"

Copyright panel at bottom middle of home page suggests using 'the email us button' - The button referred to is actually entitled 'Email Me'

Paragraph on 'About Gordon Holmes' reads "a Prinzflez (Zenit E) soon follow by a Pentax MV" - that should read "a Prinzflex (Zenit E) soon followed by a Pentax MV"

"moody-contrasty Monochrome Landscapes images" - should read "moody, contrasty, monochrome landscape images"

The line spacing of the About Gordon/Nathan Holmes columns are different.

PM me for my proof reading rates if you want me to do any more