On Sun, Sep 5, 2010 at 11:40 AM, Bob W <p...@web-options.com> wrote: > Good story! I may buy one of the pre-war bodies some day, to share the > experience that people like HCB had. Chatting to the chap in the Leica > dispensary he said that was one of the main reasons non-collectors buy this > stuff. Or because, like James Ravilious, they favour the particular look > that the lenses had in those days.
It was an amazing moment. My father had a IIIf that was considered sacred. Now I had my own Leica! Beat up, old, whatever, they worked well and took great photos. Most of those photos are long lost now, like a lot of the film I had in those days, but the cameras are a fond memory. What was nice about these old things was that they were simple, little to distract you from the basics. I used them much the way I still shoot today. > that's right - Pied Bull Yard. Bloomsbury Square is through the yard behind > where I was standing; the museum is about 100 yards away. Great place. Is the camera shop that specialized in antiques and collectibles still there? -- Godfrey godfreydigiorgi.posterous.com -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
