Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2001/11/09

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Subject: Re: [Leica] The initial spark (newbie)
From: George Lottermoser <imagist@concentric.net>
Date: Fri, 9 Nov 2001 15:19:52 -0600

mark@rabiner.cncoffice.com (Mark Rabiner)11/9/0110:51 AM

> I'm sure it's not called "Solar" becuae it's light source was a
hole in the 
> wall
> but did i imagine or remember Edward Weston having a rig like
that? Did 
> they
> exist? Solar powered enlargers that is.

Yes indeed Ed had a sliding shutter for his contact prints.
Imagine the exposure variations, time of day, weather, time of
year. And I'd bet money he could read them and get it pretty
close every time.

George


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