Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2004/11/21
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Hi Ted! The oldest "Leica" book I have is The Leica Manual (2nd Edition) by Willard Morgan, Henry Lester and Contributors, published in 1937 by Morgan & Lester, Publishers. The book is a treasure chest of information about Leica cameras and lenses, films and developers, and photographic techniques. There are articles about every type of photography you can imagine, including stereoscopic photography, panorama photography, natural color photography, copying and close-up photography, photomicrography, infra-red photography, astronomical photography, candid photography, stage photography, aerial photography, etc. This 500-page gem of a book is almost an encyclopedia! You can find answers to any questions you might have had about photography in 1937! It's a pity that the books published today usually concentrate on only one or two areas of photography. I was not actually around in 1937 taking photos with my Leica camera! But I do enjoy collecting and reading old books. :-) ===== Muhammad R. K. Chishty, Ph.D. Associate Professor of Finance Graham School of Management Saint Xavier University 3700 West 103rd Street Chicago, IL 60655, U.S.A. Phone:(773)298-3618|Fax:(773)298-3610