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Subject: [Leica] What film did HCB use?
From: lug at paulhardycarter.com (PHC)
Date: Thu, 9 Jun 2011 14:49:51 +0100
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Maybe someone out there in LUGland can identify this:

http://www.ethertongallery.com/html/specialprojects/negative/details/6.htm

What surprised me was how much was cropped out of the prints we know and 
love.

P.

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On 8 Jun 2011, at 23:11, James Laird wrote:

> Just for kicks I want to try to duplicate the 'look', not of course the 
> artistry, of HCB's photographs. Probably a foolish endeavor but hey I've 
> got an M4 and a collapsible Summicron so why not? Anybody know what 
> film/developer combo he used most often? I've heard most of his photos 
> were actually processed and printed by someone else (at Magnum?)
> 
> Jim Laird
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