Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1999/12/11
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]WOW! Darn, sorry I was not able to ride up there with you Eric! I had to work from 12 to 7 today, installing a mail server and a new workstation. Keep me abreast of any other local photo events we can do together! Francesco Sanfilippo, mailto: fls@san.rr.com NT/SQL Systems Administrator San Diego, CA., USA - ----- Original Message ----- From: Eric Welch <ewelch@neteze.com> To: <leica@topica.com> Sent: Saturday, December 11, 1999 6:00 PM Subject: [Leica] Jim Marshall - rock and roll photographer! > Well, I survived the trip to L.A., barely. I was quite sick by the > time I got there. It was quite fun anyway, though I had to cut the > visit short to Samy's camera. > > I got to play with a 15mm Elmar, Very cool lens. I want one!!! (Ted, > you are right! This lens is a great angle of view. I also played with > a 180 Apo Summicron again. Leica has dropped the price on this lens > quite a bit. > > But the main reason I went was to see Jim Marshall. He is a very nice > guy. And he has some great stories. I couldn't believe the photo > hobbyists there weren't crowded around him clamoring for his time and > signature on his wonderful book "Not Fade Away." They were too busy > playing with cameras. That's okay I had him all to myself for a while. > > He showed me his prized Leica goodie. A Titanium Leicavit! Boy, did > it look good on his Titanium M6. I took a picture of that. He has the > only one in existence. I think Leica needs to put those babies back > into production, or buy out Tom A and use his stuff. He also has a 90 > Apo ASPH lens, and complained bitterly about the loose aperture ring. > He said Don Goldberg said he didn't want to fix it, because > disassembling the lens is tricky. Something about > > Anyway, his book is great and I highly recommend it. It's a bit of > history of documentary photography that will likely never be > repeated, thanks to PR people who put money ahead of everything else, > and stars who are not comfortable enough with themselves to be real > with their fans. It did my heart good when Jim told me about how he > refused to sell one of his famous photos to a rock promoter, and told > him to his face that he was the reason why that kind of photography, > which he craved, would never again likely be made. (With more > colorful language than I'm reporting here). > -- > -- > > Eric Welch > Carlsbad, CA > > I can resist anything but temptation. >