Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2011/05/25
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Mark, Erwin wrote somewhere in his blog that he is no business man as evidenced by the long gestation period and changes along the way in producing this book! I rather suspect that like a new mother he may want some rest before contemplating any more 'children', especially home birthed ones with a solo parent ;-) AFAIK the extra 100 copies were all he could get from the publisher. Cheers Geoff *Life's not black and white, except at both ends* http://www.pbase.com/hoppyman NO ARCHIVE On 26 May 2011 10:14, Mark Rabiner <mark at rabinergroup.com> wrote: > And though this book being delivered now is also out of print and it a > formidable tool for coming up with ON TOPIC threads on the LUG as one pages > though it and gets inspired on the fine details of what the Leica system in > its entirety can bring to our work. And also could be looked at as a > severe > problem to those who do not have it. A severe impairment. I feel I am now > Erwin challenged clawing around in the dark. > But I am guessing the first batch went so fast a second batch "edition" is > what thy may call it in traditional publishing may be at hand. > > Again digital publishing is a great thing but I'm glad some of "us" are not > forgetting about real publishing. Real books. And I'm glad that person one > of them is Erwin. Who used to be "our Erwin". > > Mark > > -------------------- > Mark William Rabiner > > > > > From: Geoff Hopkinson <hopsternew at gmail.com> > > Reply-To: Leica Users Group <lug at leica-users.org> > > Date: Thu, 26 May 2011 09:43:29 +1000 > > To: Leica Users Group <lug at leica-users.org> > > Subject: [Leica] Erwin Puts new Leica Compendium > > > > For anyone interested, my pre-ordered copy arrived today. It is much > larger > > than the previous (out of print) Lens Compendium, both larger format and > > about 600 pages vs. 240 or so for the last. The lens section contains the > > content of the older one but updated with the newest designs and the MTF > > diagrams as in the little Pocket Book are now added plus more pictures > and > > colour. Its now a camera as well as lens compendium and there are abot > 200 > > pages on history and camera design and construction too.. > > For people like me who are interested in the history and technical side > as > > well as photography it is a very comprehensive and valuable resource. I > read > > that Erwin had sold out the original run of 1000 and then got 100 more > from > > the publisher. Those are reported to be gone as well. However LFI for > > example offers it for sale and possibly some other outlets. Possibly some > > remaining, I don't know. > > > > Cheers > > Geoff > > > > *Life's not black and white, except at both ends* > > http://www.pbase.com/hoppyman > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Leica Users Group. > > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >