RE: [Leica] Film for school play

["Dan Honemann" <danh@selectsa.com>]

Mike,

My first camera was a Nikkormat with the 50/2 nikkor--back when I was in
high school in the late '70's.  In many ways, it was a better camera than
you can buy new today.  DOF preview, great needle metering, simple and
intuitive to use, quiet and unobtrusive.  And virtually unbreakable.

Mine got stolen while traveling through Europe in 1987.  Unfortunately, I
had to use the insurance money to help finance the trip, and haven't owned
another 35 mm camera until I bought my Leica M6 just this year.

Regards,
Dan

> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us
> [mailto:owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us]On Behalf Of Mike
> Durling
> Sent: Tuesday, December 12, 2000 7:57 AM
> To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us
> Subject: Re: [Leica] Film for school play
>
>
> My summer theatre experience was at the Williamstown Theatre in
> Massachusetts.  I used a Nikkormat with 50/2 and 105/2.5.  Very
> fine camera
> and lenses.  Still have them.
>
> I earned enough from print sales to buy my first Leica, the IIIf,
> at the end
> of the summer.
>
> Mike D
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Mark Rabiner" <mark@rabiner.cncoffice.com>
> To: <leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us>
> Sent: Monday, December 11, 2000 10:57 PM
> Subject: Re: [Leica] Film for school play
>
>
> >  . . .
> > In the early 70's i was doing all the summer stock theatrical
> photography
> for
> > The Academy playhouse on the north shore of Chicago, Lake Forest as a
> matter of
> > fact, on the campus of Barat College.
> > I used my Dad's Contarex Bulleye with 50mm Zeiss F2 lens.
> >
> > mark rabiner
> >