Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2001/12/20
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]On Thu, 20 Dec 2001 13:32:20 -0500, "Dan Post" <dpost@triad.rr.com> wrote: >Marc >Correct me if I stray off course, but I thought I read that Victor >Hasselblad was actually an ornithologist, and he specifically designed the >camera to photograph birds in the manner he wanted. I always thought that >the reason the camera was such a success, was because it was designed by a >USER and not by an engineer with some vague notion of what a photographer >needs (shades of the Edsel!). >It could be why the Leica, as well as the Hassie have been such a success! >Dan Explains Doug Herr's images too, 'yask me. Telyt my butt - he's obviously a closet Hasselblad freak - a 555 ELD with a 500/8.0 APO TeleTessar and a shoulder stock would be my guess... Paul http://www.chefurka.com - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html