Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1997/11/19

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Subject: Re: Leica in Photo Techniques Mag.
From: "Ken Lee" <ken.lee@hbc.com>
Date: Wed, 19 Nov 1997 09:05:04 -0500

Jack,

We should also mention that Mike Johnson (the editor) has a Leica M and a
50mm DR Summicron (if I remember correctly). :-)

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> From: Jack Gottlob <sam@injersey.com>
> To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us
> Subject: Re: Leica in Photo Techniques Mag.
> Date: Wednesday, November 19, 1997 10:26 AM
> 
> -DaveWhen I first started to get the magazine it was named Darkroom and 
> creative camera Techniques.  Att the time there was another called 
> Darkroom.  There was a name change about 2 (?) years ago, and almost 
> immediately afterwards the other magazine stopped publishing.  I consider

> Photo Techniques to be one of the very few really good magazines on the 
> market.  Their articles are sophisticated and informative unkike some of 
> the others which are real dreck.  Also, if you haven't seen View Camera I

> suggest that you pick up a copy at Barnes and Noble.  Devoted mainly to 
> fine art photography,  I think that it would be interesting to anyone who

> shoots b&w.  Phil Simmons, the magazine publisher, recently came out with

> another magazine devoted to the small format shooter.  I saw it at the 
> Javitz show, .  Unfortunately, it hasn't hit the bookstores here yet.  
> (maybe somebody out there can supply the name.)
> jack