Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1998/10/06

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Subject: Re: [Leica] 1954 US Camera
From: Edward Meyers <aghalide@panix.com>
Date: Tue, 6 Oct 1998 08:18:49 -0400 (EDT)

On Mon, 5 Oct 1998, Bill Butz wrote:

>       I found a copy of the 1954 U S camera in a used book store today and
> would recommend it to any Leica user. It has a whole Chapter on Magnum
> Photographers including Henri Cartier-Bresson and Robert Capa. Also the
> chapter on European Photography including the work of Robert Frank and
> Robert Doisneau is excellent. It was a time when the  photojournalist were
> switching from Rolliflexs  to Leicas. I am going to try and identify the
> cameras used and will report back. Bill     PS: I am a IIIF and M3 user
> 
> 
If you're interested in Magnum...I just read a wonderful book
by Russull Miller, called Magnum, The Story of the Legendary
Photo Agency. Ed