Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2006/07/27

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Subject: [Leica] Das Boot - Leica Sighting
From: abridge at gmail.com (Adam Bridge)
Date: Thu Jul 27 20:53:33 2006
References: <p06230912c0ef3413daaf@131.142.12.152>

I'm not sure abou the great anti-war film but it's certainly the best
submarine film every made.

Absolutely first-rate in all respects. Amongst the submarine communit
it is very highly regarded.

Adam

On 7/27/06, Richard S. Taylor <r.s.taylor@comcast.net> wrote:
> Just finished watching (again) "Das Boot," that great German anti-war
> film set in 1941.  Finally got a good look at the Leica the young
> correspondent brings on board with him.  Looks like a IIIc to me,
> maybe with an f2.0 Summaron?
>
> He's a bit of a klutz with the camera, winding the film using the
> knob as, well a knob, rather than rolling his forefinger along it,
> but then, maybe he's supposed to be a bit of a klutz at the beginning
> of the film.
>
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/TEMP/R0010452_crop_web
>
> Not a very good picture of him but the best shot of the camera I could 
> find.
> --
> Regards,
>
> Dick
>
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