[Leica] A new LEICA book coming from Eastland

["Arthur Krick" <krick@mistral.co.uk>]

Hi,

I'm one of those that quietly lurk around the list but rarely if ever break
their silence with a post. However, I had a message from Jonathan Eastland
boogiepix@ajaxnews.co.uk the other evening, mostly personal joshing and leg
pulling stuff with a discussion on the first news from Tom A. of the new
Bessa T, but there was also a bit of news which, with his permission, I am
repeating here for the information of the List and I quote;

" Leica-M System Additions 1990-2000 is the next you will see from the Ajax
series. Imminent publication, well September actually. It will include all
the independent stuff manufactured by our mutual friends in Vancouver and
other places as well as my usual wry look at the world through Solms glass"

As most of you will now, until the publication of his last book, Jonathan
published through Hove Books; I think his last for them was perhaps the
Leica volume in their oversized Handbook series. However, with his last book
(on the M6 TTL) he chose to launch his own imprint Ajax Publishing.

Question; Will Jonathan include in the coming volume a typically spicy
Eastland view of the recent splendid series of  Voigtlander badged lenses in
LSM which we have seen from Cosina ?  For all that they are strictly screw
mount and not M fitting, the addition of a suitable adapter has never
stopped Jonathan from fitting what he considers to be an excellent piece of
glass to whatever body he feels is appropriate for the job in hand. I know
for a fact that Jonathan uses at least some of these lenses himself (notably
the 15mm) on his M's.

Anyway, I have asked the question but as yet he will not be drawn on this.
If/when I get the answer I will let you all know.

A final couple of points he gave me hot from Kodak; they are soon to stop
production of both Kodachrome 200 and 64 and, of particular interest only to
UK users, all Kodachrome processing is shortly to be transferred from Hemel
Hempstead in the UK to Lausanne in Switzerland.

Before closing, and well off topic, I would just like to take this
opportunity of giving my greetings to those of you who know me and, most
particularly, thanking all of you who have entertained and informed me over
the period when I have been lurking on this list, just listening and
learning.

Now, if I can tiptoe quietly off, I will settle silently back into my
corner.

Arthur