Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1996/12/11

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Subject: Re: Leica Books
From: D Khong <dkhong@pacific.net.sg>
Date: Wed, 11 Dec 1996 22:33:07 +0800 (SGT)

>There's a terrific book entitled "In Our Time, The World as seen by Magnum
>Photographers",  by William Manchester.  It may no longer be in print (I
>picked mine up in a second hand book store for $29.95).  I'm not sure if the
>word "Leica" appears anywhere in the book, but I suspect that the majority
>of the pictures appearing in it were taken with leicas.  I'm just flipping
>through it now, there are a few "class pictures" taken of the Magnum staff.
>Several have Leicas hanging from their necks.
>
>There is one photo showing Robert Capa taliking with George Rogers in
>Naples, 1943.  Their cameras (Capa's Contax and Roger's Leica and Rollieflex
>?) are all in everready leather cases!  Times have changed for the
>Photojournalist on the go!
>
>Dan C.
>
>

The book is still available and Amazon Books is selling them for $35.95 new.
They are on the net at www.amazon.com

Dan Khong