[Leica]Fred Maroon book.

["Dan S" <dstate1@hotmail.com>]

I saw the new Fred Maroon book on Nixon at Barnes and Noble last night and I 
must say it is extrordinary!

The photos are far and above the standard PJ fare...With portraits of the 
first family and others that are truly beautiful, especially considering the 
not so beautiful faces:)

I was amazed at the print quality, especially when you realize that these 
are all avail light shots, taken in office buildings..Maroon is a true 
artist.

Best Wishes
Dan


>I have just bought the above book in very good condition from the local
>library sale for £2 ($3.20).   I was interested to read in the photo
>information that all shots (1951) were taken on a Leica IIIC but Duncan
>comments:
>
>"Every photograph ... was taken with a Leica camera but fitted with Nikkor
>lenses ... made in occupied Japan.   Horace Bristol, former Life and 
>Fortune
>photographer ... began experimenting with a new line of Nikkor lenses ... 
>and
>found to our utter astonishment that their three standard lenses for 35mm
>cameras were far superior ... to any standard 35mm lenses available on the
>open market - British, American or German.   Except for our wide angle and
>extreme telephoto lenses - above 135mm - we ... re-equiped with only Nikkor
>lenses.   The Nikkors that we found best were 50mm f1.5, 85mm f2 and 135mm
>f3.5.
>
>As the Korean war progressed ... the reputation of the new lenses spread
>until, in a matter of only three months, there was scarcely a photographer
>working out of Japan who was not using Nikkors on his cameras."
>
>The photographic detail runs to a full page of close type in the book, and 
>is
>very interesting reading.   Duncan goes into detail of film type and
>developers, together with individual lens choice, aperture and shutter 
>speed
>for some of the work.   To have remembered such detail after such traumatic
>shooting is quite remarkable!
>
>A very interesting £2's worth.
>
>Gerry
>Gerry Walden (UK)

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