Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1997/09/19

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Subject: Re: Capa's cameras
From: ABreull@aol.com
Date: Fri, 19 Sep 1997 13:35:43 -0400 (EDT)

In einer eMail vom 19.09.1997  17:52:57, schreiben Sie:

>At 11:30 PM 9/18/97 -0400, you wrote:
>>about his blurry D-Day pictures. The original captions in LIFE stated 
>>that the pictures were blurred because of Capa's reactions to the dangers 
>>around him. In reality, an impatient lab technical melted the emulsions 
>>of most of his films trying to dry them faster. As Capa and the LIFE 
>>people waited, a lab guy came out and said that the photos were 
>>incredible; a short time later, he came out and announced that they were 
>>ruined. 
>
>Actually, it was a young photojournalist, whom I can't remember his name
>right now, but he became famous photographing the Viet Nam war. Larry
>Burrows, maybe? 
>
>Eric Welch

Didn't the us army agreed to a second, extra invasion for Robert Capa some
days later, additionally ? The series with the famous flag/ banner pic ? 

Alf