Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2003/02/26
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Okay to all this technical trivia crap - you also asked what famous photo is associated with this camera - and I will stick my neck out and say that I offered up Robert Capa's first published photo - Trotsky speaking at a meeting, which I believe took place in Scandinavia somewhere. Right? Wrong? :-) B. D. - -----Original Message----- From: owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us [mailto:owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us] On Behalf Of Kit McChesney | acmefoto Sent: Wednesday, February 26, 2003 9:57 AM To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us Subject: [Leica] TRIVIA SOLUTION! Dear LUG'ers-- The answer for the Tuesday Trivia follows: Advertisement for the Leica I which appeared in 1928. The camera was accidentally printed in reverse, but the engravings appeared correctly. Collectors nicknamed this ad "The Leica for Left-Handers." Most of the folks who responded were pretty close on the date, knew the Leica model pictured, and understood that the ad was printed in reverse. No one knew the nickname, but that was an extra credit question ... that's pretty arcane stuff, unless you are a die-hard Leica ephemera collector. I won't announce the winners, since I did not ask their permission to put their names on a billboard; but I will be contacting them today. Thanks, all, for participating! Twas fun! Kit - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html