Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2011/04/27
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]I'm really showing my age. I read all of the original Tom Swift books, and read them out in the open on the front porch in an old rocking chair. I never heard of Tom Swift, Jr. until you mentioned him, and I had to look him up. Jim Nichols Tullahoma, TN USA ----- Original Message ----- From: "Mark Rabiner" <mark at rabinergroup.com> To: "Leica Users Group" <lug at leica-users.org> Sent: Wednesday, April 27, 2011 4:46 PM Subject: Re: [Leica] Shipping info on Leica Compendium > Its going to have a lot more pitchers this time and be an even much better > book than it was last time which was a groundbreaking book in that Erwin > as > a way have making one aware of what the optical designer is up against at > a > much higher level than anyone before and I don't think any one has come > close. > The book now I think will have a nicer balance of text vs. illustrations. > Me I like to turn the page and keep reading but also have a pitcher > somewhere to be looking at. Or at least the page after that. > > It all started with reading the tom Swift Jr. books under my covers after > lights out. I got real excited when I was coming to an illustration. And > those were about one a chapter. > > > -------------------- > Mark William Rabiner > Photography > > > >> From: Geoff Hopkinson <hopsternew at gmail.com> >> Reply-To: Leica Users Group <lug at leica-users.org> >> Date: Thu, 28 Apr 2011 07:34:53 +1000 >> To: Leica Users Group <lug at leica-users.org> >> Subject: Re: [Leica] Shipping info on Leica Compendium >> >> Especially if Erwin has pre-sold all 1000 copies that he said he would >> publish ;-) >> I have the original and find it an extremely good resource on Leica >> Camera >> and Leica lenses. The new one covers much more. Quite a lot of people are >> interested in those things as well as photography itself. >> Certainly it is not a book of beautiful photographs taken with Leica >> equipment. It's not meant to be of course. >> I ordered the new one too. >> >> >> Cheers >> Geoff >> >> *Life's not black and white, except at both ends* >> http://www.pbase.com/hoppyman >> >> Mark Rabiner <mark at rabinergroup.com> wrote:........... And I doubt >> having >> said that I'm going to be sent a free one. >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Leica Users Group. >> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > >