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Subject: [Leica] An extraordinary collection of 40's Leica images
From: philippe.orlent at pandora.be (Philippe Orlent)
Date: Wed May 25 13:32:08 2005

Simply amazing.
Any idea what kind of film he used?


> From: Chandos Michael Brown <chandos@cox.net>
> Reply-To: Leica Users Group <lug@leica-users.org>
> Date: Wed, 25 May 2005 13:58:02 -0400
> To: 'Leica Users Group' <lug@leica-users.org>
> Subject: [Leica] An extraordinary collection of 40's Leica images
> 
> 
> Someone in the Photonet Leica forum posted a link to the following site:
> 
> http://politiken.dk/VisArtikel.asp?PageID=375480&nr=1
> 
> Evidently these are images exposed in Copenhagen during the war years,
> but only recently processed and scanned.
> 
> The discussion here:
> 
> http://www.leica-camera.com/discus_e/messages/2/135679.html?1117037412
> 
> suggests that all of these images were made with a Barnack Leica and a
> 50mm lens.  
> 
> In the event, whether he made them with a IIIc or a No. 1 Kodak Pocket
> Special doesn't matter.  He was one hell of a photographer.  I urge all
> of you to have a look at these; simply amazing!
> 
> Chandos
> 
> 
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