Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1999/11/19

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Subject: Re: [Leica] Look up "devoted"
From: Eric Welch <ewelch@neteze.com>
Date: Fri, 19 Nov 1999 19:47:06 -0800
 
At 04:02 PM 11/19/99 +0000, Dan S wrote:
>It may be fair to say that Adams did for the Hassleblad what 
>Cartier-Bresson did for the Leica, and their relationships were similar.

You are probably right. In fact, he was very close friends (if stormy at 
times) with Edwin Land, and a big supporter of Polaroid too. For serious 
work, not just tests as so many photographers seem to think.

Eric Welch
Carlsbad, CA

http://www.neteze.com/ewelch

The only thing that interests me in life is life.
    - Henri Cartier-Bresson