Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2018/05/03
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Some surprisingly good shots of some lovely aircraft from a film type I never got on with, Jim. Douglas On 03/05/2018 19:08, Jim Nichols wrote: > There was a period when I was very busy at work, and sought a simple > solution to snapshots.? I picked up a Kodak APS camera at a pawn shop, > and tried that system.? When the original camera failed, I contacted > Kodak and they sent me a brand new one, free! > > Here are a few images from that period, that might be of interest to > aircraft fanatics. > > The local Beechcraft Museum has some one-of-a-kind airplanes. This is > a replica of the Travel Air R. > > http://www.gallery.leica-users.org/v/OldNick/20071024-Travel+Air+R+Replica.JPG.html > > > > This is a Lockheed P-38 Lightning.? As I recall, it crash-landed while > returning to Texas. > > http://www.gallery.leica-users.org/v/OldNick/20071024-Lockheed+P-38+Lightning.JPG.html > > > > This is Grumman TBF Avenger.? My uncle was a gunner on one of these, > and was killed during a Kamakazi attack on the carrier Franklin in the > South Pacific. > > http://www.gallery.leica-users.org/v/OldNick/20071024-Grumman+TBM-3E+Avenger+01.JPG.html > > > > Nose Art was widely used to personalize aircraft during WWII. This > B-25 Mitchell was no exception. > > http://www.gallery.leica-users.org/v/OldNick/20071024-USAF+B-25+Mitchell.JPG.html > > > > The Kodak APS system worked well, as long as there were labs to handle > the cartridges.? I gather that the APS sensor size is a descendant of > this design. >