[Leica] IMG: First Class on British Rail

[Douglas Barry]

Thanks Jayanand, Jim, Philippe, and Ric.
It was taken with a Bessa with Voigtar f4.5/80 lens. My father bought it 
just before the wedding and honeymoon, but it was pre-war stock going on 
the camera number. He had his shoemaker construct a leather case, and I 
have both camera and case still. I also have a Helomar lensed Bessa from 
1936 with a rangefinder, and a post war Bessa with a Vaskar lens. All 
lying unused at the moment, together with a battered Bessa 66 which is 
best used as a paperweight.

My favourite Voigtlanders are the Perkeos which is also a 120 folder but 
is in square format. I've three of them all Perkeo IIs with Color Skopar 
lenses. They fit in your pocket and take wonderful photographs.
http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/DouglasBray/America/ny08_ssmomaguard.jpg.html

When I'm finished with this planning nightmare I'm involved with, 
setting up my darkroom again is my next priority.
Douglas

On 26/11/2020 17:56, RicCarter via LUG wrote:
> that’s swell! I’ve got an old Bessa I love AND it’s trains!
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>> On Nov 26, 2020, at 6:46 AM, Douglas Barry <imra at iol.ie> wrote:
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>> This didn't seem to hit the Lug. Another try. Douglas
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>> Subject: 	IMG: First Class on British Rail
>> Date: 	Thu, 26 Nov 2020 01:21:43 +0000
>> From: 	Douglas Barry <imra at iol.ie>
>> To: 	lug at leica-users.org <lug at leica-users.org>
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>> My mother on her honeymoon in July 1948 about to board a Great Western train at Paddington Station en-route to Cornwall, England. She was 24 at the time.
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>> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/DouglasBray/Mother+Paddington+Station+July+1948.jpg.html
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>> Taken with a Voigtlander Bessa by my father Louis Barry. Can be seen larger.
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>> I still have the camera. On a railway nerd issue, at this stage British Rail were just over six months old being the state vehicle that all of the old railway companies in Britain were merged into. However, the rolling stock had not been repainted, so it was still in the old colours of the particular constituent company relevant to the particular region.
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