Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2001/06/02
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Since Bresson is now 92. I think the only Leica he may use is the Minilux now. The new LHSA Viewfinder has a article on it. Chris Williams - ----- Original Message ----- From: "Ken Wilcox" <wilcox@tir.com> To: <leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us> Sent: Saturday, June 02, 2001 8:06 AM Subject: [Leica] Re: Cartier Bresson and Leica > At 4:09 -0700 6/2/1, a fine scholar, Bobby Law wrote: > > >Hi: > >I have a couple of questions which I hope all of you Leica fans out there > >won't mind answering. Thanks! > > > >1) Does anyone know which model of the Leica was bought by Henri Cartier > >Bresson in 1932? Which model of the Leica does he still use today? > > 1932 was the year the Leica II was introduced, but I don't know if that is > what he had. Don't know about now either. > > > > >2) Did Leica ever make a rangefinder with a leaf shutter? If yes, which model? > Yes. There were two made with leaf shutters from '26 to'41. Both were known > as the Leica B. The earlier ones had dial set shutters and the latter ring > set shutters. In the '60s there was also the Compur Summicron in screw > mount that could be used with the screw muont cameras. All of these are > quite rare. ($$$$) > > Ken Wilcox > > > > >Thanks, > >Bobby > > > ---- > Ken Wilcox Carolyn's Personal Touch Portraits > preferred---> <wilcox@tir.com> > <kwilcox@gfn.org> > >