Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2015/10/31
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Right, Jay. Very disappointing in this respect. It's not really a reprint, it's a copy of the original. Big difference. I'm surprised that the Foundation and Steidl weren't able to collaborate on a true reprint. That would have been something. -Lew Schwartz On Fri, Oct 30, 2015 at 11:23 PM, Jay Burleson <leica at jayburleson.com> wrote: > Unfortunately, this edition is done from scans of the original book, not > scans from prints. > It shows it. > The amazing compositions are there, but the tones and sharpness is, shall > we say, lacking. > > I paid $80.00 US for my copy of this new printing, and I wish I'd bought a > different photographers book. > > That said, since I have, I won't sell it. > > Jay > > > On 10/30/2015 7:43 PM, Richard Man wrote: > >> Steidl re-published the classic this Jan and I had in in my AMZN pre-order >> pile, but they don't let you know when an item finally becomes available >> so >> it was all gone by the time I realized it was available. >> >> They have finally have the 2nd printing. You can get it directly from >> Steidl.de for 98 Euros, shipping included even to US, and I got mine >> within >> 4 days!!! >> >> A few sellers on AMZN are selling it also. I'd recommend act quickly. Per >> usual, no idea how big a print run Steild did. >> >> O have a first printing FRENCH edition for sale if anyone is interested. >> $150+ shipping. >> >> > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >