[Leica] IMG: There Was a Time ........................

[Nathan Wajsman]

Vicki at the  piano—precious!

Cheers,
Nathan

Nathan Wajsman
Alicante, Spain
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YNWA













> On 06 Sep 2018, at 18:25, Jim Nichols <jhnichols at lighttube.net> wrote:
> 
> There was a time when I used Leica gear exclusively, albeit bought used.  My first real camera was a Leica IIIa (originally a III, factory converted to IIIa), to which Leica New York had added a flash synch baseplate and flash gun, flash bulbs only.
> 
> As a young USAF Lieutenant, stationed at Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio, I explored the camera shops and pawn shops in Dayton.  In the basement of the Salem Camera Shop, near the intersection of Salem and Lexington, was a used camera shop run by a real character named "Trader" Horn.  Since it was close to our apartment, I visited the shop frequently, and, finally bought the Leica IIIa, complete with a coated Leica Elmar 50/3.5.  It was my only camera for several years.  It produced wonderful images. But, as my family grew, and my eyes got older, I started looking for a more friendly viewing system.  Finances would not allow me to consider the Leicas of that era.  So, I strayed.
> 
> I did buy a used Leica IIIf as a graduation gift for my youngest son, because he had an interest in photography.  He still uses a Panaleica.
> 
> Here are three images from 1952, all made with my Leica gear.
> 
> http://www.gallery.leica-users.org/v/OldNick/20070810-Art+Institute+1952.JPG.html
> 
> http://www.gallery.leica-users.org/v/OldNick/20070708-Wide-Gear+Monocoupe+Dayton+OH+04+52.JPG.html
> 
> http://www.gallery.leica-users.org/v/OldNick/20070706-Vicki+at+the+Piano+52.JPG.html
> 
> Comments and critiques welcomed and appreciated.
> 
> -- 
> Jim Nichols
> Tullahoma, TN USA
> 
> 
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