Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2003/02/26
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]I did indeed misunderstand the photo question...ah well.... - -----Original Message----- From: owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us [mailto:owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us] On Behalf Of Kit McChesney | acmefoto Sent: Wednesday, February 26, 2003 10:31 AM To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us Subject: RE: [Leica] TRIVIA SOLUTION! And WHAT ABOUT THE PHOTO? B.D.-- Whaaa? What do you mean, "which famous photo"? I will respectfully suggest that "I" think you misunderstood the question. I'll repeat it here to see if I'm going nuts, or what: "Trivia Tuesday Question: What is the date of this ad, the model of the camera pictured, and the particular pecularity of the image for which it became best-known? If you can provide the "nickname" of the ad, even better. We might even give you a bonus prize!" The phrase "the particular peculiarity of the image for which it is best known," refers to what is weird about the image in the ad. I wasn't referring to any image that had been made with that particular camera. I was asking about the reversal of the image of the camera. (Not to mention the very strange-looking rubbery arm reaching in from the side of the frame to present the camera to us!) However, I would be very interested to know if indeed this was the camera that Capa used to take his first photo that was later published. That's even more interesting than the "technical crap" of my question! Bye! ;-) Kit - -----Original Message----- From: owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us [mailto:owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us]On Behalf Of bdcolen Sent: Wednesday, February 26, 2003 8:07 AM To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us Subject: RE: [Leica] TRIVIA SOLUTION! And WHAT ABOUT THE PHOTO? Okay to all this technical trivia crap - you also asked what famous photo is associated with this camera - and I will stick my neck out and say that I offered up Robert Capa's first published photo - Trotsky speaking at a meeting, which I believe took place in Scandinavia somewhere. Right? Wrong? :-) B. D. - -----Original Message----- From: owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us [mailto:owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us] On Behalf Of Kit McChesney | acmefoto Sent: Wednesday, February 26, 2003 9:57 AM To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us Subject: [Leica] TRIVIA SOLUTION! Dear LUG'ers-- The answer for the Tuesday Trivia follows: Advertisement for the Leica I which appeared in 1928. The camera was accidentally printed in reverse, but the engravings appeared correctly. Collectors nicknamed this ad "The Leica for Left-Handers." Most of the folks who responded were pretty close on the date, knew the Leica model pictured, and understood that the ad was printed in reverse. No one knew the nickname, but that was an extra credit question ... that's pretty arcane stuff, unless you are a die-hard Leica ephemera collector. I won't announce the winners, since I did not ask their permission to put their names on a billboard; but I will be contacting them today. Thanks, all, for participating! Twas fun! Kit - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html