Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1999/10/04
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]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 - ---------- >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 >