Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2000/09/18
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]I have the Twelfth edition of : "Leica Manual" (Willard D. Morgan & Henry M. Lester and 20 Contributors...Morgan & Lester, Publishers: New York, 1951.) My wife obtained it on eBay for about $10 this year for me for father's day. Bill Piere is not one of the 20 other contributors in this edition not can I find any articles on the zone system other than the briefest of mentions in Ansel Adams' chapter 8 on Enlarging Papers and Printing. This edition is subtitled on the front leaf: "A Manual for the Amateur and the Professional covering the field of Leica Camera Photography". It is a good book but deals exclusively with the LTM bodies, lenses and accessories and their use. (as one would expect of a Leica book published prior to the advent of the M3.) Carpe Luminem, Michael E. Berube At 09:54 AM 9/17/00 -0700, you wrote: >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. > >thanks in advance. >beelian