Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1999/11/17

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Subject: Re: [Leica] AA Trivia Question
From: Eric Welch <ewelch@neteze.com>
Date: Wed, 17 Nov 1999 23:33:44 -0800

At 11:49 PM 11/17/99 -0700, Randy Holst wrote:
> From what I've read, AA used just about every format available
>throughout his career, and I've always wondered what he used to take
>these photos;  35mm, medium format or large format.  From the appearance
>of the photos, I think 35mm can be eliminated.  Does anyone have any
>idea which format was used, or specifically which camera?

There's no telling. But it could have been a Contax, but more likely a 4x5 
camera. He used all sorts of large format cameras and lenses. I don't think 
he was using Hasselblad at that point.

>Leica content:  Did AA ever use a Leica?

Yes, his last camera of choice was the Leica R4. He was always a 35mm SLR 
user ever since the Contax SLRs came out.



Eric Welch
Carlsbad, CA

http://www.neteze.com/ewelch

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