Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2005/02/15
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Frank wrote:
>Funny, this, I had attributed the 3D effect to films! I noticed as a
>teenager that Kodachrome films gave a very 3D effect compared to
>Agfachrome. I used an Agfa Silette camera at that time. Cameras were
>spectacularly expensive in the UK at that time and the UK had been
>pretty well bankrupted by WW2 so having top quality camera was not
>an option for a keen schoolboy. A Leica cost about 6 months wages
>then. The Agfa lens was obviously pretty good.
The Silette was a pretty good camera in its day. My first 35mm at the
age of 13 was a German Dacora Dignette - no r/f and a 45/3.5
cell-focusing lens. On the odd occasions when I could afford a roll
of Kodachrome (I think it was then 10ASA), it produced very
acceptable results, and I do remember the 3D effect.
My first Leica was purchased 5 years later - a well-brassed III with
a 50/2 Summar - not a bad lens when you stopped it down a bit.
As they say, nostalgia ain't what it used to be........
Best
Alex
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