Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1998/03/30
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]What books are "a few weeks away from publication"? Bowers' revised Leica reflex book came out months ago; is he about to release another? I hope so, for his photos are oustanding and his prose is informative and to the point. jeremy.kime@bbc.co.uk wrote: > > Greetings from rainy Britain. > > Yesterday we had our 'Leica Historical Society' AGM and 'Leica Day' in > Birmingham, England. About 160 people attended. > Visiting speakers were James Lager (noted Leica historian) and Brian Bower, > ex president of the Royal Photographic Society and now Leitz sponsored > lecturer. Both were very entertaining though they both seemed to be rather > frustrated at having books only a few weeks away from publication! > > It was a day of meeting and greeting, buying and selling, for some of us it > was the first chance to see a Tri-Elmar in the flesh. For others it was a > chance to meet old friends or make new ones. A fine lunch was included and > some fine pictures were exhibited too, nice to see that some of the > 'collector' types haven't forgotten what the Leica was made for! > > Jem Kime > > BTW, I've been off the group for a week or two, have Tri-Elmar deliveries > started yet?