Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1997/08/25

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Subject: RE: Weird film in HCB photo
From: bholmes@frii.com (Ben Holmes)
Date: Mon, 25 Aug 1997 07:46:01 -0600 (MDT)

I looked at it again, and am convinced that the negative in the photo is a
copy neg. Unless I am mistaken, 35mm film has always had sprocket holes on
either edge. The neg in the picture is lacking these. You will note, the
print from the neg is cropped at the very place that the big trouble spot
occurs on the photographed negative. the area begind the man and the hoop
shapes below him. It was my understanding that HCB was not much for cropping
his prints. If we are to believe this, then the negative in the photo must
be a copy.

Regards,


Ben W. Holmes
Boulder, CO

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