Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2005/05/26

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Subject: [Leica] Re: Extraordinary collection of Leica images
From: montoid at earthlink.net (Montie Talbert)
Date: Thu May 26 11:29:05 2005
References: <200505261751.j4QHllRL075271@server1.waverley.reid.org>

WOW!  This guy was good...excellent doc/phojo imagery...consistent high
technical qualty
surprising for that era, exposures all seem to be right on the money (or
maybe the scans were
digitally enhanced??)  Definitely worth a bookmark!

Montie

Chandos wrote:
> Someone in the Photonet Leica forum posted a link to the following site:
> http://politiken.dk/VisArtikel.asp?PageID=375480&nr=1
>
> Evidently these are images exposed in Copenhagen during the war years,
> but only recently processed and scanned.
> The discussion here:
> http://www.leica-camera.com/discus_e/messages/2/135679.html?1117037412
>suggests that all of these images were made with a Barnack Leica and a
> 50mm lens.In the event, whether he made them with a IIIc or a No. 1 Kodak
Pocket
> Special doesn't matter.  He was one hell of a photographer.  I urge all
> of you to have a look at these; simply amazing!
>
> Chandos