Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1996/05/13

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To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us
Subject: Re: HCB on 60 minutes
From: Edi Weitz <weitz@math.uni-hannover.de>
Date: Mon, 13 May 1996 10:08:49 +0200
 
At 00:12 13.05.1996 -0400, you wrote:
>I know for a fact that one of HCB's most famous photographs
>was made with an inexpensive Agfa 120 camera. The story, as told
>to my friend by HCB, is that he was photographing the event and
>ran out of 35mm film. Non of the close-by shops carried 35mm.
>HCB then bought the cheap Agfa 120 and made one of his most
>famous pictures. Funny thing is that a number of the Leica
>people (used to be E.Leitz, Wetzlar) don't know this. I've seen
>the picture reproduced in a Leica book. Tsk, tsk. Ed Meyers

Hi Ed!

Thanks for the story. Could you also tell us please which photograph you're talking about? 

Bye, Edi.
Replies: Reply from Edward Meyers <aghalide@phantom.com> (Re: HCB on 60 minutes)