Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1997/09/13
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Donal - Since I have worked only in the Hollywood Motion Picture Studios my my whole adult life, I know the still cameramen & photo-journalists of '50s & '60s. Practically all of them had switched over to Nikon's when low-light films were being made. Before that it was Speed Graphics & Rollei's. The Leica's that also were used, since they were quieter, were usually sent to Mel Pierce in Hollywood to be shimmed. Sometimes only a thin layer of lacquer was required but I think that is really "over- kill". Leica's were used in preference to Nikon's by those that didn't want to be bothered with a blimp, since the Nikon mirror slap was picked up by the microphones. Eventually, the still camera man was only allowed to shoot during rehearsals for that reason. I just read a note from Al Banones, who is a top notch-Leica repairman, and he states that the lens to film plane measurement is 1.7126". Al is one of the 14 that the LHSA lists as recommended, but I am sure that there are more than just 14, but just havent been listed yet *********************Marvin*************************** In a message dated 97-09-13 13:27:39 EDT, you write: << Which got me to wondering just how often I should be having ALL my lenses checked for alignment, especially since I was trained as a "devil may care" photojournalist where cameras just get thrown in the Domke bag, itself almost 30 years old, faded and tattered. Photography's equivalent to "grunge" fashion. Donal Philby San Diego