Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1999/11/17
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]On 17 Nov 99, Marc James Small wrote, at least in part: > At 06:50 PM 11/16/1999 -0800, Godfrey DiGiorgi wrote: > > > >The SLR revolution happened 40 years ago, with the introduction of > >the Nikon F. This is ancient history. > > Sorry, Godfrey. The SLR Revolution began at the Leipzig-Messe in > 1949, with the introduction of Hubert Nerwin's Contax S. <snip> > It just took a decade for the innate conservatism of the > photographic community to accept the change, and they then grabbed > the most accessible and reasonable SLR available, the Nikon F. <snip> Sorry, for what? Godfrey's wording is quite precise. The revolution didn't *happen* until the Nikon F, which, as you say, fit the needs and acceptable price point of photographers of that era. - -- Roger Leica Enthusiasts Mailing List http://www.topica.com/lists/leica