Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1999/11/17
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]At 08:50 AM 11/17/1999 -0700, Roger Beamon wrote: > >Godfrey's wording is quite precise. The revolution >didn't *happen* until the Nikon F, which, as you say, fit the needs >and acceptable price point of photographers of that era. I disagree, Roger, and suggest you read Dechert and Keppler's comments on working pros with Contax S's in the early 1950's. Remember that this was an era in which the editors directed the camera gear they would allow to be used, and 35mm was only marginally acceptable, and then only Leica and Contax were really widely accepted, though Nikon began to break through with Capa. The "Revolution" began in '49. It just took a decade to have its effects shown. This happened, especially, when Zeiss Ikon killed the Contax and Nikon its RF line, as that indicated to all and sundry that a major shift was occurring. The Contarex and Nikon F resulted and, for the purposes of almost all professionals, the F was much more closely suited to their needs than was the expensive, and clunky, Contarex. Hence, there was a sudden shift from RF to Nikon F. But the REAL "Revolution" was still in '49, when Nerwin's Contax S was introduced, and the young and innovative photographers began to snap up these SLR's. Marc msmall@roanoke.infi.net FAX: +540/343-7315 Cha robh bas fir gun ghras fir!