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Subject: [Leica] IMG: Early Kodachrome Image
From: philippe.amard at sfr.fr (philippe.amard)
Date: Wed, 1 Dec 2010 07:13:59 +0100
References: <E72B0C92EB214F34B9573CA58A41F100@jimnichols> <0553271E-83C3-42C5-915C-7306495AB9B4@sfr.fr> <BACFB9085A0F4C70B4823253387BC67A@jimnichols>

No problem Jim, I was just teasing you and I hope you're not hurt.

The slide has retained some colour and reminds me of my younger years'  
Xmas magic.

BTW If Leica people read this, I want my R9Diesel to have ISO 10 on it.

Amiti?s
Philippe

Le 1 d?c. 10 ? 07:03, Jim Nichols a ?crit :

>
> Hi Philippe,
>
> I guess cycling was a poor choice of words, but they went off and on  
> in a number of different timing cycles.  We were not too far from  
> the original Wright Brothers' bicycle shop, so maybe that also had  
> an influence.
>
> Thanks for looking! ;~)
>
> Jim Nichols
> Tullahoma, TN USA
> ----- Original Message ----- From: "philippe.amard" <philippe.amard at 
> sfr.fr 
> >
> To: "Leica Users Group" <lug at leica-users.org>
> Sent: Tuesday, November 30, 2010 11:54 PM
> Subject: Re: [Leica] IMG: Early Kodachrome Image
>
>
>>
>> Le 1 d?c. 10 ? 04:47, Jim Nichols a ?crit :
>>
>>>
>>> In Dayton, Ohio, in the early 1950s, the National Cash Register  
>>> Co. (NCR) provided a large Christmas tree, with hundreds of  
>>> cycling  lights,
>>
>> Did they take turns pedalling for electricity Jim?
>>
>> It looks like Disney in a way, and must have been quite impressive  
>> then.
>>
>> Thanks for sharing the memories
>> Philippe
>>
>>
>>> at their corporate headquarters location.  It was probably the  
>>> most widely viewed decoration in the area.  This time exposure was  
>>> made  with a Leica IIIa and Elmar 50/3.5 on the Kodachrome of the  
>>> day,  rated at ASA 10, in December 1952.
>>>
>>> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/OldNick/NCR+Tree+52+a.jpg.html
>>>
>>> Comments and critiques welcomed.
>>>
>>> Jim Nichols
>>> Tullahoma, TN USA
>>>
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