Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1998/04/30
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]<< Can someone recommend an English language book(s) that describes Leica products dating back at least to the start of M cameras? >> Bud, I have three books to mention for your consideration: 1) Leica M Compendium by Eastland. This books discusses all of the M bodies and the lenses that were current when the book was published in 1994. There is much intersting useful and intersting information. There is also discussion about certain accessories and such matters as "seeing with the camera." There are some good photos in the book and some that you would find in your wastebasket. The production of the book is rather poor. Some of the photos show dust spots and worse. Still, it has useful information. 2) Leica M Photography by Bower. This book is about the same quality as the Eastland book. There is useful and intersting information about the M cameras and lenses. Some of the photos are good (a couple are really good) and some are pathetic. There is also discussion regarding such matters as choice of film. These discussions are very basic. 3) Identifying Leica Camera by Sartorius. This is by far the best quality of the three books, but it only deals with identifying various Leica cameras. It does this very well and provides excellent technical information. Tom Shea