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Subject: [Leica] What film did HCB use?
From: benedenia at gmail.com (Marty Deveney)
Date: Fri, 10 Jun 2011 09:56:17 +0930
References: <1278E343-8088-49EE-B075-FF61D7C06594@paulhardycarter.com> <CA169048.FFDD%mark@rabinergroup.com>

>Don't you think M. C-B might have mentioned if it was a dupe?

Maybe, maybe not.  I've seen the photo before and the text didn't come
up when i looked at this yesterday.  I'm entirely willing to believe
it may well be the original, but if it is, the side with the marks
that would ID the film is gone.

> Lots of cropping I saw in two HCB shows ?in the past 5 years.
> as this shot was done in 1932 I'd guess it was done at iso 40 max.
> Maybe stopped down a couple using a Leica screw mount.

I think HC-B got his first Leica in Marseille in 1932.  The camera, a
leica I made in 1929, is on display at the Foundation Cartier-Bresson.

Marty


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