Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2000/08/02
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]In a message dated 8/2/00 1:25:22 PM Eastern Daylight Time, 4season_wonderfulspam@boulder.net writes: << Adams did mention being given a Leica R4(?) but didn't seem overly fond of it's automation. Bear in mind he had a long-standing relation with Zeiss, so... >> The R4 came out in 1980, by which time Adams was in his late 70's and in failing health. (He died, I seem to remember, in 1984). Most of his last published photos were taken with the Hasselblad (also given to him on "indefinite loan" by Hasselblad). Those cameras were auctioned off for charity not too long ago.