Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2011/05/25
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]And though this book being delivered now is also out of print and it a formidable tool for coming up with ON TOPIC threads on the LUG as one pages though it and gets inspired on the fine details of what the Leica system in its entirety can bring to our work. And also could be looked at as a severe problem to those who do not have it. A severe impairment. I feel I am now Erwin challenged clawing around in the dark. But I am guessing the first batch went so fast a second batch "edition" is what thy may call it in traditional publishing may be at hand. Again digital publishing is a great thing but I'm glad some of "us" are not forgetting about real publishing. Real books. And I'm glad that person one of them is Erwin. Who used to be "our Erwin". Mark -------------------- Mark William Rabiner > From: Geoff Hopkinson <hopsternew at gmail.com> > Reply-To: Leica Users Group <lug at leica-users.org> > Date: Thu, 26 May 2011 09:43:29 +1000 > To: Leica Users Group <lug at leica-users.org> > Subject: [Leica] Erwin Puts new Leica Compendium > > For anyone interested, my pre-ordered copy arrived today. It is much larger > than the previous (out of print) Lens Compendium, both larger format and > about 600 pages vs. 240 or so for the last. The lens section contains the > content of the older one but updated with the newest designs and the MTF > diagrams as in the little Pocket Book are now added plus more pictures and > colour. Its now a camera as well as lens compendium and there are abot 200 > pages on history and camera design and construction too.. > For people like me who are interested in the history and technical side as > well as photography it is a very comprehensive and valuable resource. I > read > that Erwin had sold out the original run of 1000 and then got 100 more from > the publisher. Those are reported to be gone as well. However LFI for > example offers it for sale and possibly some other outlets. Possibly some > remaining, I don't know. > > Cheers > Geoff > > *Life's not black and white, except at both ends* > http://www.pbase.com/hoppyman > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information