Re: [Leica] 35mm technique / The Leica Manual

[John Collier <jbcollier@home.com>]

I believe the version you want is:

Leica Manual (15th Edition)
The Complete Book of 35mm Photography
by Douglas O. Morgan, David Vestal, William L. Broeker, et al.
Published by Morgan & Morgan in 1973

It includes several articles by Bill Pierce. Try:

http://www.photomall.com/flpbks.htm

http://www.bibliofind.com/

http://www.alibris.com/cgi-bin/texis/searcher

http://used.addall.com/

http://www.booksearch.com/request.html

and many others that any search engine can dig up.

John Collier

> From: Ron & Bee Lian Miller <rkmiller001@earthlink.net>
> 
> Following a discussion about how different camera formats (35mm vs.
> medium vs. large) may not necessarily box you into certain types of
> photography, a friend recommended that i look at the "Leica Manual" book
> by Morgan.  My friend recalls the book touches on the zone system and
> there is an article by Bill Piere discussing 35mm format technique?
> 
> However upon searching for that title on amazon.com, i was given 11
> titles available from the out-of-print section. It's confusing to me,
> one who is unfamiliar with  books written on Leica.  There seems to be
> three variations in the titles: "the new leica manual", "leica manual
> and data book", and "LEICA MANUAL. A Manual for the Amateur and
> Professional Covering the Field of Photography with the Leica Camera."
> 
> Could someone explain or suggest which one book i should get?. Try the
> amazon.com search to see what i mean.  If there is no difference other
> than which edition and publication, then i would get the latest edition
> for best price given wear and tear.
>