Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2000/08/05
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Hi all! In PopPhoto March 1987 Bob Schwalberg himself wrote: "At one time I actually owned 87 Leica cameras ... I sold most of of my Leica collection in 1967, and for years I went around telling people that nobody really needed 87 Leicas; 12 were enough. Today I´m down to only four, and my collecting has taken a new turn for the practical." All the best! Raimo photos at http://personal.inet.fi/private/raimo.korhonen - -----Alkuperäinen viesti----- Lähettäjä: Sal DiMarco,Jr. <sdmp007@pressroom.com> Vastaanottaja: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us <leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us> Päivä: 05. elokuuta 2000 15:05 Aihe: [Leica] A week off; Bob Schwalberg <snip> To further muddy the waters... I always thought Bob Schwalberg preferred >the Dual-Range Summicron NOT the collapsible in that vintage 50mm lens. > As I remember my conversations with Bob about his "get out of the >business" comments there were directed at the original Leicaflex which was >outdated before it hit the market. > Leitz management assigned two separate design teams to creating a SLR >camera. The camera Bob's team created was NOT chosen. He eventually left the >company and history proved him correct. I believe, he was happiest when he >was in Germany and did not really want to leave. He became very bitter over >it. I never carried a Leica SLR in his presence, it upset him to much. > Ed Meyers was closer to Bob than anyone else, I would have to concede >to him interpretation. >Happy Snaps, >Sal > >