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Subject: Re: [Leica] ......Leicas in movies......
From: "Dan Post" <dpost@triad.rr.com>
Date: Mon, 20 Nov 2000 11:37:54 -0500
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Betcha it was a Xenon lens on a IIIa!
Dan ( waving a $5 bill) Post
- ----- Original Message -----
From: "Ted" <tedgrant@home.com>
To: <leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us>
Sent: Monday, November 20, 2000 10:31 AM
Subject: Re: [Leica] ......Leicas in movies......


> For those interested in this particular movie it has been re-released in a
two
> tape version completely re-vamped with digital sound and other
enhancements as
> well as footage not used in the original film.
>
> If you're submarine or Leica buff, it's worth buying for your tape
collection
> along with your leica collection.:-)
>
> I'm sure most of us would not want to be the journalist with the Leica
trying to
> shoot in that environment of "next to nothing light" unless we had a
Noctilux!
> ;-)  Actually,  under those sub conditions I wouldn't want to be the guy
using the
> Leica no matter what the hell lens was on the camera . :-(
>
> However, it is interesting to watch him trying shoot within the confines
of the
> submarine.
>
> ted
>
>
> "B. D. Colen" wrote:
>
> > It was called Das Boot when it was released in German. It's also been
released
> > as The Boat. Probably THE best submarine movie of all time. And the book
is
> > pretty incredible too.
> >
> > B. D.
> >
> > tmlee wrote:
> >
> > > I thot it was called "Das Boot" by Wolfgang Petersen......
> > >
> > > Peace
> > > TMLee
> > >
> > > "Ronin" featured the R6.......
> > >
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: V8PWR@aol.com <V8PWR@aol.com>
> > > To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us
<leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us>
> > > Date: Monday, November 20, 2000 8:30 PM
> > > Subject: [Leica] Leicas in movies
> > >
> > > >Yesterday I watched " THE BOAT " , a movie relating the story of the
U-96 ,
> > > a
> > > >german submarine during WWII .
> > > >On military reporter on board carries what looks to be a Leica III .
No
> > > flash
> > > >is used , despite the poor lighting conditions .
> > > >Nice movie
> > > >Jo GOODTIMES
>
>

In reply to: Message from "tmlee" <clairetm@singnet.com.sg> ([Leica] ......Leicas in movies......)
Message from "B. D. Colen" <bdcolen@earthlink.net> (Re: [Leica] ......Leicas in movies......)
Message from Ted <tedgrant@home.com> (Re: [Leica] ......Leicas in movies......)