Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2000/05/15

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Subject: Re: [Leica] CAPA, D-Day- The Facts
From: Dan Cardish <dcardish@microtec.net>
Date: Mon, 15 May 2000 17:47:53 -0400
 
One thing that Capa admitted in his book was that he took the first
opportunity to get out of there (I don't blame him), and felt guilty about
that later.   So he didn't have time to shoot very much on the first wave.

Dan C.

At 05:18 PM 15-05-00 -0400, Sal DiMarco,Jr. wrote:
>LUGGERS,
>        Before this gets distorted further.......
>        Bob Capa's 35mm D-Day First wave landing film (four rolls) were
>melted in the the film dryer in an attempt to hurry things along. The half
>dozen rolls of 120 apparently OK.
>        For a complete account by someone who WAS THERE, I suggest, you read
>"Get The Picture" by John G. Morris. It was published by Random House in
>1998.
>        Happy Snapping,
>
>Sal DiMarco, Jr.
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