This is my 719..with the deluxe handgrip....

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The 719's grip...which looks like it was original to me...

 

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another shot of the handgrip.....

This is a side shot. I got this machine as a trade in in 1998. It was the week after my granddad died. It was minty then..It's a touch dirty now, and needs to just be overhauled a bit to be back to LN luster...

 

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Now a money shot for those who love the 719 like I do.....

This is my most favorite Convertible...because it has ..

1. a Zippered bag, no snaps to break...
2. The original convertible hood...
3. The four position height adjustment instead of the two...

And it doesn't have the funky baglatch of the earlier models that crack handles like has been stated....

The lens was replaced by me with one that said convertible on it. I have the original unmarked one someplace in a box. No it's not a model 70....

 

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this may be the last shot I have of this particular machine

lasts shot....