Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1999/10/04

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Subject: Re: [Leica] Book Review: The Leica Lens Book
From: "Steve LeHuray" <icommag@toad.net>
Date: Mon, 04 Oct 1999 12:36:58 -0400

Jonathan,
Sadly what we all have done with these 3 books is pay alot of money to buy a
Leica brochure. I think Bower has lost all credibility. One has to wonder
what kind of deal he struck (free equipment) with Leica.
Steve
Annapolis
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>From: "Lee, Jonathan" <Jonathan.Lee@hrcc.on.ca>
>To: "'leica'" <leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us>
>Subject: [Leica] Book Review: The Leica Lens Book
>Date: Mon, Oct 4, 1999, 9:57 AM
>

>Lugers:
>
>Last nite, my wife brought home The Leica Lens Book by Charles Bower for me.
>I was tremendously dissapointed in this book.  First of all, the photos were
>very un-Leica like.  No B+W, hardly any people pictures, and definitely no
>decisive moment pix. Photos were primarily landscape but not of the caliber
>on would expect from Leica.  I don't know whehter Leica makes any money from
>these books but their logo and trademark are on the cover.  This book is
>poor advertising for Leica. Save your money, don't buy this book.  I am
>returning my copy today.
>
>Jonathan Lee
>