Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1997/10/22
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]This is a multi-part message in MIME format. - --------------DE633B85137D2F09EA76281C Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit David Young wrote: > > Esteemed members of the LUG: > > I have an odd problem. A local bookstore owes me about US$ 87.00. They > cannot pay, but will order me a book(s), any book(s) totally near that > price. This deal is OK with me. > > I would like a book on LEICA (naturally) and in past I've seen several > glossy books that cover the M line extensively - though I never paid > attention to titles/authors. > > But I am an enthusiastic R user, and would like one either on the history > of Leica (M & R), or one that covers the R line fairly thoroughly. At > present, I have only a 'Leica Handbook' (May 87) and Hove's 'Leica Pocket > Book' - 5th edition. > > Any suggestions? > > Many thanks. > ---------- Here's a great way to spend their money: Either Henri Cartier-Bresson's "The Artless Art" around $75 if you want to see what an expertly wielded M/SM rangefinder can do or Sebastian Selgado's "The Workers" for a comparable R and M Leica experience. These truly illustrate the photographic ends to which these Leica machines provide the means. Carl Socolow - --------------DE633B85137D2F09EA76281C Content-Type: text/x-vcard; charset=us-ascii; name="vcard.vcf" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Description: Card for Socolow, Carl Content-Disposition: attachment; filename="vcard.vcf" begin: vcard fn: Carl Socolow n: Socolow;Carl org: Socolow Photography adr;dom: Socphoto@microserve.com;;P.O. Box 594;Camp Hill;PA;17001-0594; email;internet: csocolow@microserve.net tel;work: 717-763-7760 tel;fax: 717-975-3354 x-mozilla-cpt: ;0 x-mozilla-html: FALSE version: 2.1 end: vcard - --------------DE633B85137D2F09EA76281C--