Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2006/07/27

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Subject: [Leica] Das Boot - Leica Sighting
From: r.s.taylor at comcast.net (Richard S. Taylor)
Date: Thu Jul 27 21:12:13 2006
References: <p06230912c0ef3413daaf@131.142.12.152> <4cfa589b0607272053i149abaa4k25ad5752899a2351@mail.gmail.com>

The film is unique, particularly in the five-hour version, in it's 
depiction of true wartime heroism and the futility of the effort for 
the heros.


>I'm not sure abou the great anti-war film but it's certainly the best
>submarine film every made.
>
>Absolutely first-rate in all respects. Amongst the submarine communit
>it is very highly regarded.
>
>Adam
>
>On 7/27/06, Richard S. Taylor <r.s.taylor@comcast.net> wrote:
>>Just finished watching (again) "Das Boot," that great German anti-war
>>film set in 1941.  Finally got a good look at the Leica the young
>>correspondent brings on board with him.  Looks like a IIIc to me,
>>maybe with an f2.0 Summaron?
>>
>>He's a bit of a klutz with the camera, winding the film using the
>>knob as, well a knob, rather than rolling his forefinger along it,
>>but then, maybe he's supposed to be a bit of a klutz at the beginning
>>of the film.
>>
>>http://gallery.leica-users.org/TEMP/R0010452_crop_web
>>
>>Not a very good picture of him but the best shot of the camera I could 
>>find.
>>--
>>Regards,
>>
>>Dick
>>
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-- 
Regards,

Dick

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