Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2003/09/18

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Subject: RE: [Leica] now Eugene Smith
From: "bdcolen" <bdcolen@earthlink.net>
Date: Thu, 18 Sep 2003 09:35:03 -0400

Are you back on the crack, Buzz - what could possibly be more worth
arguing about than Leica v Nikon?! :-)

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From: owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us
[mailto:owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us] On Behalf Of Buzz
Hausner
Sent: Wednesday, September 17, 2003 8:09 PM
To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us
Subject: RE: [Leica] now Eugene Smith


When I was young and just learning photography, my presence was
"tolerated" in the photographers' lounge in the Time-Life Building in
New York;  I guess because I was a kid interested in photography which
was uncommon then.  The only person I ever remember actually being
unpleasant towards me was Gene Smith.  However, I did once witness an
epic argument between Gordon Parks...a wonderful man...and Gene Smith
from which Smith slunk away in ignominy.  I no longer recall what that
argument was about, but it was certainly about something more important
than Nikon versus Leica.

	Buzz Hausner

- -----Original Message-----
From: owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us
[mailto:owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us] On Behalf Of Bill
Clough
Sent: Wednesday, September 17, 2003 7:22 PM
To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us
Subject: Re: [Leica] now Eugene Smith

UA
TEXAS
CORPUS CHRISTI
17 September 2003

   In the late 1970s I met Eugene Smith. From that dramatic moment I
remember two anecdotes.

   1. He said that someone once gave him a 4x5 camera. He
said he found it an excellent place to hide a small bottle
of scotch.

   2. He also said that he noticed the strong influence of classical
music when he printed. I he played Bartok, his prints got darker, and
darker and darker...

   --Bill


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