Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1996/12/10
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]>Speaking of books for the holidays on a related list, a difficult one to find >in the competitive bookstores is Walter Benser's My Life With The Leica. It's >way overpriced when I have seen it, usually in a high priced photo shop. Like Ernst Wildi's books, My Life With The Leica does not seem to show up on the listings of regular bookshops such as Barnes & Noble, so discounts are tough to get. Probably has lots to do with the specialized nature of the thing, along with low printing volume. My favorite book hunting story concerns How To Build a User-Friendly Sidewalk Telescope by John Dobson: I had to call someone's home to order the book, and it arrived wrapped in a Pampers box! Wonderful book, and most unusual, with it's silkscreened plywood cover, though. I enjoyed the Benser book, but found the editing to be a little spotty at times. I agree with the comments that it's very PC. I'd be willing to unload my copy. An out-of-print Leica book that I also enjoyed, for very different reasons, is Osterloh's Leica M: The Advanced School (or some similar title), though I suppose that references to specific pieces of equipment do date it somewhat. - --------------------------------------------------- Specializing in interesting, quality junk. Sherline items sought - ---------------------------------------------------