Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1998/12/18

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Subject: RE: [Leica] U.S. Press Photography
From: "B. D. Colen" <bdcolen@earthlink.net>
Date: Fri, 18 Dec 1998 16:29:50 -0500
 
What is AFP?

> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us
> [mailto:owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us]On Behalf Of Harry Haige
> Sent: Friday, December 18, 1998 4:23 PM
> To: LUG
> Subject: [Leica] U.S. Press Photography
> 
> 
> 
> Having paused over several months to check the attributions of
> particularly memorable photographs in highly regarded U.S. daily
> newspapers, I find much more frequently than not that they are
> from A.F.P. or Reuters.  Even covering domestic events. Only
> rarely are A.P., N.Y.T., etc. the source. 
> 
> Is there any particular equipment used, whether Leica or not, by
> photographers for A.F.P. and Reuters that would explain their
> seemingly greater ability to capture the moment??
>