Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2000/07/06

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Subject: [Leica] OT: War Story
From: "Craig Roberts" <croberts@zoomtel.com>
Date: Thu, 6 Jul 2000 16:12:19 -0400
References: <39648A7D.236D6B80@gate.net> <3964DB9D.B57DF5B2@rabiner.cncoffice.com> <004201bfe783$109e3900$131110ac@zoomtel.com>

This has nothing to do with...well...anything, but I thought y'all might be
amused.

On my train commute in and out of Boston this week I'm reading an excellent
book by a fella named James Bradley called "Flags of Our Fathers."  It's a
biography of the six G.I.s who appeared in Joe Rosenthal's famous Mt.
Suribachi flag-raising shot (one of whom was the author's father).

I noted this morning that, according to the writer,  Rosenthal took the
photo with his "bulky and durable 35mm Speed Graphic."

Turnabout's fair play, I say.  I think Leica's entry into the larger format
arena should be a small and disposable 4 x 5.

Craig

In reply to: Message from Ken Lassiter <kenlass@gate.net> ([Leica] Jim Kuehl)
Message from Mark Rabiner <mark@rabiner.cncoffice.com> (Re: [Leica] Jim Kuehl)
Message from "Craig Roberts" <croberts@zoomtel.com> (Re: [Leica] Jim Kuehl (the final word))