Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2005/04/11
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Rei, where did you get the book? I have on my waitlist on amazon.com cheers, patrick --- Rei Shinozuka <shino@panix.com> wrote: > it might be old news by now, but i did just get my copy of > Osterlow's "50 Years Leica M" and it's a wonderful book. > > Incredibly enough, he's included stuff (mostly historical, > but some neat technical material) that's not in the usual > places; Lager, Laney, Rogliatti, Puts, Osterlow's other book, > Eastland, or Matheson. an example is detailed technical drawings of > the masks to make the 6 frames visible in the viewfinder. it also > associates leica engineers with the various innovations made over > the years, even up to the neckstrap attachment and lugs. > > the book is bilinugual, like that chi-chi linhof book, but is > not too annoying, even to us Americans. > > the book progresses in a somewhat peculiar way--like the movie memento-- > starting with the newest models and going back in time. > > it is light on lens design, heavier on glass-making and factory work. > > its a big and expensive book, and is by no mean a substitute for > Lager and Laney, but if you need a new fix, it's a wonderful > supplement. > > -rei > > -- > Rei Shinozuka shino@panix.com > Ridgewood, New Jersey > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >