Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1999/11/18

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Subject: RE: [Leica] Stanley Kubrick
From: "Tim Atherton" <timphoto@nt.sympatico.ca>
Date: Thu, 18 Nov 1999 11:19:19 -0700

Some where recently I saw a photo of Kubrick on set festooned with at least
to Leica's. He used to like taking still of the work.

I think it was an article by the Unit Stills Photographer who did most of
his films.

Tim A

> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us
> [mailto:owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us]On Behalf Of Steve
> LeHuray
> Sent: November 18, 1999 9:45 AM
> To: LEICA USERS
> Subject: [Leica] Stanley Kubrick
>
>
>  Fellow LUGGERS,
>
> I just received a gift to day from a friend, the Leica Manual, by Willard
> Morgan, 12th edition 1953. It is over 400 pages of incredible Leica stuff
> that is still applicable to todays generation of Leicas. I wish
> there was a
> book available today that is as comprehensive as this book. It
> has chapters
> written by Ansel Adams, Arthur Rothstein, Alfred Eisenstaedt and Peter
> Stackpole writes a chapter on underwater photography with a
> Leica. Plus many
> photgraphs by the greats, but, one picture credit puzzels me; a
> street photo
> by LOOK photographer STANLEY KUBRICK, Leica LTM with a 50mm
> Summar, f/2.8 @
> 1/8. I am wondering if this is the Oscar winning director (Clock Work
> Orange, 2001, etc, etc)? Did Kubrick work for Look before going on to his
> marvelous film career? Anybody know?
> Steve
> Annapolis
>