Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1999/09/11
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]On Sat, 11 Sep 1999 19:35:24 +0100, Lucien <lucien@ubi.edu> wrote: >And also a strange M4 black paint with a black paint Leicavit. >Both really brassy. >(page 36) >Funny they use a M4 camera version never officially sold >as the only example of the old trusty M in that brochure. >(even if it's not the only one made or modified by Leitz N.Y. in think) When I turned to that page, I said "Wow, that camera looks like one of Jim Marshall's!" Lo and behold, it was. Nothing says "Marshall" like a black paint M4 that's mostly brass :-) I can understand why Leica used it - it's an anthem to an era in brass and glass. If you like Leicas and came of age in the 60's, you have to get "Not Fade Away" - Marshall's magnum opus. He shot entirely with M4's, and would carry up to five at a time, each matched to its own lens that never came off. The result was a set of iconic photographs of an "age out of time". And there's an intro by Michael Douglas (the actor) that gives you a whole new insight into the hell-raising side of one of the more respected Hollywood celebs... Check out http://www.marshallphoto.com/ Paul Chefurka