Re: [Leica] Something useful

["Mike Durling" <durling@widomaker.com>]

My favorites:

A:    "Leica, The First 50 Years"  I know there is a newer issue but after
20+ years I keep coming back to this one.

B:    "Steam, Steel, and Stars" by O. Winston Link.  Lets see, tripod,
multiple flash, 4x5! Very Leica like???  But those night photos of steam
engines never cease to make my heart pound!

C:    "Kabloona" by Gontran de Poncins.  He spent a year with the Eskimos in
Northern Canada in the 1930s.  Very philosophical and spiritual.

Mike Durling
KD4KWB
http://www.widomaker.com/~durling/

- ----- Original Message -----
From: "Sal DiMarco,Jr." <sal.dimarcojr@pressroom.com>
To: <leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us>
Cc: <leica@topica.com>
Sent: Wednesday, May 31, 2000 2:53 PM
Subject: [Leica] Something useful


> Lugger & Leggers,
>     Instead of complaining about differences in Leica lenses, making
> comments about being polite (IMO- the original poster was correct) or
> endless chatter about whether or not your LHSA black paint camera will
> appreciate in value. I suggest the following......
>     Let each of us, recommend our favorite photo books. Since, this is my
> idea, I will set up the rules...
>
> 1.- One book only per category.
> 2.- No "me too's," ditto's, etc. If someone beat you to a recommendation,
so
> what.
> 3.- No trashing anyone choices. No praising either.
> 4.- The categories are:
>                                     A.- Favorite Leica Toy (equipment)
book
>                                     B.- Favorite Picture book (non-Leica
> photographers are permitted)
>                                     C.- Favorite Non-Photo Photo book.
> (biographies, etc.)
> 5.- Please include, Title, author, publisher, year of publication, Library
> of Congress Number and a VERY short (two sentences at most) review.
> 6.- Please post your selections, no private e-mails please.
> 7.- Deadline is D-Day June 6, 2000.
>
>     I will compile the list, and hopefully a couple of week after the
> deadline, I will post it. Maybe, we can convince the list owners to store
it
> some place where it is easily retrievable.
>         To start things off, here are my selections:
>
> A.- Leica Illustrated History (Vols. 1, 2, & 3) by James J. Lager; Lager
> Limited Editions;  1993, 1994, 1998.; v1= ISBN-0-9636973-1-5/ v2= ISBN
> 0-9636973-2-3/ v3= ISBN 0-9636973-3-1.
>         The most complete collection of Leica equipment to date, including
> some of my old toys.
>
> B.- Larry Burrows- Compassionate Photographer by The Editors of Life;
> Time-Life Books; 1972; ISBN 72-88529
>         The posthumous collection of the photographs of this world class
> photographer and gentleman.
>
> C.- W. Eugene Smith- Shadow & Substance by Jim Hughes, McGraw-Hill
> Publishing Co.; 1989; ISBN 0-07-031123-4
>         This is The biography of Gene Smith. It shows the reality of this
> brilliant photographer and flawed human being. His last wife, Aileen said
> she couldn't bring herself to finish reading it.
>
> Happy Snapping,
>
> Sal DiMarco, Jr.
>
>