Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2001/03/02

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Subject: RE: [Leica] Re: HCB's film
From: "Tim Atherton" <tim@KairosPhoto.com>
Date: Fri, 2 Mar 2001 14:36:56 -0700

Twas also in the HCB issue of American Photographer a couple of years back

Tim

> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us
> [mailto:owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us]On Behalf Of Jem Kime
> Sent: March 2, 2001 1:37 PM
> To: 'leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us'
> Subject: RE: [Leica] Re: HCB's film
>
>
> Sal,
> thanks, I felt sure I'd seen the picture in one of my own books
> at home but
> I must be recalling this. I've certainly seen that book though
> don't posess
> it myself.
> I think Agfa, France and the thirties go very comfortably together...
>
> I shall hope to see you at the LHS Leica day on the 26th at
> Milton Keynes,
> if you're still going. I'm unable to make London on the two previous days.
>
> Jem
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From:	Sal DiMarco,Jr. [SMTP:sdmp007@pressroom.com]
> Sent:	02 March 2001 17:54
> To:	LUG >for posts
> Subject:	[Leica] Re: HCB's film
>
> Jem,
>     The book  you were thinking of is "Celebrating the Negative" by John
> Loengard published in 1994 by Arcade Publishing.
>     The HCB negative is on page nine and the only edge marking is the
> number
> 39. As Tim Atherton point out when asked about the missing edge and
> sprocket
> holes. the Master replies, "I swallowed them."
>     My guess is it's Agfa, but it is only a guess.
> Happy Snaps,
> Sal DiMarco, Jr.
> Philadelphia, PA
>