Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2007/09/29
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]I am resurrecting this slightly dead thread because i ordered fred's book "The History of Photography As Seen Through the Spira Collection" and it arrived this week. it's a very nice large-format coffee-table book with many fine color photographs of important and offbeat cameras. A fine way to remember Mr. Spira. -rei On Sep15 20:49, Jerry Lehrer wrote: > Marc, > > Fred made it possible for us to have decent quality imported photo > accessories at reasonable prices. I dealt with > his store in NY when I lived there. With his stuff you actually could > combine the words 'cheap' and 'good'. > > He had some fantastic connections in Japan. > > Jerry > > > Marc James Small wrote: > >Fred Spira of Spiratone died on 2 SEP 2007. I only met him a couple > >of times -- others knew him better. The obits are full of > >inflated claims but it is hard to overstate his impact on the US > >photography industry from the late 1940's to the late 1980's. He left > >one hell of a hole. > > > >Marc > > > >msmall@aya.yale.edu > >Cha robh b?s fir gun ghr?s fir! > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information -- Rei Shinozuka shino@panix.com Ridgewood, New Jersey