Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2007/09/29
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Rei, I have an Exacta bellows attachment and a couple of associated lenses from Spiratone. My Exacta is dead, but I still have a functional Exa. I will be tempted to try this setup when time permits. I always associated Spiratone products with low cost. Perhaps they will perform well beyond what one would expect. Jim Nichols Tullahoma, TN USA ----- Original Message ----- From: "Rei Shinozuka" <shino@panix.com> To: "Leica Users Group" <lug@leica-users.org> Sent: Saturday, September 29, 2007 11:48 AM Subject: Re: [Leica] Fred Spira is Dead > > I am resurrecting this slightly dead thread because > i ordered fred's book "The History of Photography > As Seen Through the Spira Collection" and it arrived > this week. it's a very nice large-format coffee-table book > with many fine color photographs of important and > offbeat cameras. A fine way to remember Mr. Spira. > > -rei > > On Sep15 20:49, Jerry Lehrer wrote: >> Marc, >> >> Fred made it possible for us to have decent quality imported photo >> accessories at reasonable prices. I dealt with >> his store in NY when I lived there. With his stuff you actually could >> combine the words 'cheap' and 'good'. >> >> He had some fantastic connections in Japan. >> >> Jerry >> >> >> Marc James Small wrote: >> >Fred Spira of Spiratone died on 2 SEP 2007. I only met him a couple >> >of times -- others knew him better. The obits are full of >> >inflated claims but it is hard to overstate his impact on the US >> >photography industry from the late 1940's to the late 1980's. He left >> >one hell of a hole. >> > >> >Marc >> > >> >msmall@aya.yale.edu >> >Cha robh b?s fir gun ghr?s fir! >> > >> > >> > >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Leica Users Group. >> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > -- > Rei Shinozuka shino@panix.com > Ridgewood, New Jersey > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >