Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2006/07/27
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]The film is unique, particularly in the five-hour version, in it's depiction of true wartime heroism and the futility of the effort for the heros. >I'm not sure abou the great anti-war film but it's certainly the best >submarine film every made. > >Absolutely first-rate in all respects. Amongst the submarine communit >it is very highly regarded. > >Adam > >On 7/27/06, Richard S. Taylor <r.s.taylor@comcast.net> wrote: >>Just finished watching (again) "Das Boot," that great German anti-war >>film set in 1941. Finally got a good look at the Leica the young >>correspondent brings on board with him. Looks like a IIIc to me, >>maybe with an f2.0 Summaron? >> >>He's a bit of a klutz with the camera, winding the film using the >>knob as, well a knob, rather than rolling his forefinger along it, >>but then, maybe he's supposed to be a bit of a klutz at the beginning >>of the film. >> >>http://gallery.leica-users.org/TEMP/R0010452_crop_web >> >>Not a very good picture of him but the best shot of the camera I could >>find. >>-- >>Regards, >> >>Dick >> >>_______________________________________________ >>Leica Users Group. >>See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >> > >_______________________________________________ >Leica Users Group. >See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information -- Regards, Dick