Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1997/09/19

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Subject: Re: Capa's cameras
From: Edward Meyers <aghalide@panix.com>
Date: Fri, 19 Sep 1997 15:49:23 -0400 (EDT)

On Fri, 19 Sep 1997 ABreull@aol.com wrote:

> In einer eMail vom 19.09.1997  17:52:57, schreiben Sie:
> 
> >At 11:30 PM 9/18/97 -0400, you wrote:
> >>about his blurry D-Day pictures. The original captions in LIFE stated 
> >>that the pictures were blurred because of Capa's reactions to the dangers 
> >>around him. In reality, an impatient lab technical melted the emulsions 
> >>of most of his films trying to dry them faster. As Capa and the LIFE 
> >>people waited, a lab guy came out and said that the photos were 
> >>incredible; a short time later, he came out and announced that they were 
> >>ruined. 
> >
> >Actually, it was a young photojournalist, whom I can't remember his name
> >right now, but he became famous photographing the Viet Nam war. Larry
> >Burrows, maybe? 
> >
> >Eric Welch
> 
> Didn't the us army agreed to a second, extra invasion for Robert Capa some
> days later, additionally ? The series with the famous flag/ banner pic ? 
> 
> Alf
> 
Alf, you have your  continents mixed up. The famous flag picture
was made on an island in the Pacific ocean. Ed