Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1999/11/19
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Jim B.: >>>I also knew Ansel Adams. While photographing along the CA coast, I would occasionally run into him....Even though I know he had 35mm cameras such as the Conterex, the only 35mm camera I ever saw in AA's hands was an R4, sometime in the early 80's<<< Okay then, do this: compare two dates: a.) the year the R4 was introduced and b.) the year Ansel Adams died. Sheesh. You're probably also familiar with the work of the great sketcher, Henri Cartier-Bresson, who began his life working under a painter, Andre Lhote, and who was a devoted sketch artist all his life, and whose life's work consisted mainly of drawings. Right? David Vestal also confirms that Adams told him words to the effect of, "I see you use a Leica. I've always preferred the Contax." Next, I'm going to have to embarrass myself by calling John Sexton and asking him dopey hobbyist questions about which cameras Ansel liked best.... - --Mike