Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1996/05/13
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]On Mon, 13 May 1996, Edi Weitz wrote: > At 00:12 13.05.1996 -0400, you wrote: > >I know for a fact that one of HCB's most famous photographs > >was made with an inexpensive Agfa 120 camera. The story, as told > >to my friend by HCB, is that he was photographing the event and > >ran out of 35mm film. Non of the close-by shops carried 35mm. > >HCB then bought the cheap Agfa 120 and made one of his most > >famous pictures. Funny thing is that a number of the Leica > >people (used to be E.Leitz, Wetzlar) don't know this. I've seen > >the picture reproduced in a Leica book. Tsk, tsk. Ed Meyers > > Hi Ed! > > Thanks for the story. Could you also tell us please which photograph you're talking about? > > Bye, Edi. > The photograph shot with an Agfa 120 camera, mentioned previously is the one where a person is kissing the ring of Pope Pius XII. Ed Meyers>