Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1997/05/09

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Subject: Re: Patrick Sobalvarro
From: Jim Brick <jim@brick.org>
Date: Fri, 09 May 1997 09:08:10 -0700

At 12:23 AM 5/9/97 -0400, you wrote:
>
>Hi Jim,
>Mostly I'm lurking and enjoying the "battle of varying philosophies" ( or
>is it sophistries?)
>
>I read somewhere, that Magnum's Salgado, while covering the oil-fires in
>Kuweit during the Iraki war
>experienced real-life "Leica-Glow", when his M 6 got so hot in the fiery
>inferno, that the body was
>deformed.
>I seem to remember, that his Leica ended up in the Leica -Wall in Solms;
>they like to show such casualties
>in their museum; it's PR one cannot buy and helps to enhance the "Mythos
>Leicanensis".
>Of course they traded him for a new one?
>I like Salgado's work, reminds me a bit of Gene Smith's approach (my hero).
>BTW. did Dr. Mandler consciously design "Bokeh" into those Summicrons or
>did the Japanese discover it's virtues subsequently? Since he designed them
>in Leica's Midland-Plant, can us Canucks lay claim to it's
>invention? Alpenglow is Swiss of course, but did the Alpa-Switars have glow?
>Sorry, it's late and this is getting silly!
>greetings -otto- in Toronto
>
>
>
>otto w. rath, 504-633, northcliffe blvd. toronto on. M6E 3M3 canada (416)
>783 5128
>

Sure... Canucks can claim Bokeh. There's probably a patent infringement by
Alpa as my Switar has great Bokeh. Good thing Pignons S.A. went bankrupt.

Jim