Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2010/08/21
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Rei, It appears to be a Contax or Kiev body, but I know nothing of the lens and viewing system. Jim Nichols Tullahoma, TN USA ----- Original Message ----- From: "Rei Shinozuka" <shino at panix.com> To: "Leica Users Group" <lug at leica-users.org> Sent: Saturday, August 21, 2010 9:44 PM Subject: [Leica] LIFE, The Babe & a gear question > An interesting and unpublished color set of Babe Ruth's last Yankee > Stadium appearance in 1948. > > http://www.life.com/image/50453928/in-gallery/47141/babe-ruth-rare-and-unpublished > > below is the Life photographer Ralph Morse in 1943. Gear question: what's > he shooting? My uninformed guess is a Contax and a mirror housing. And > what lens is that fast-looking chrome beauty? > > http://www.life.com/image/53376685/in-gallery/47141/babe-ruth-rare-and-unpublished > > -rei > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > >