Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2020/11/26
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Thanks Jayanand, Jim, Philippe, and Ric. It was taken with a Bessa with Voigtar f4.5/80 lens. My father bought it just before the wedding and honeymoon, but it was pre-war stock going on the camera number. He had his shoemaker construct a leather case, and I have both camera and case still. I also have a Helomar lensed Bessa from 1936 with a rangefinder, and a post war Bessa with a Vaskar lens. All lying unused at the moment, together with a battered Bessa 66 which is best used as a paperweight. My favourite Voigtlanders are the Perkeos which is also a 120 folder but is in square format. I've three of them all Perkeo IIs with Color Skopar lenses. They fit in your pocket and take wonderful photographs. http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/DouglasBray/America/ny08_ssmomaguard.jpg.html When I'm finished with this planning nightmare I'm involved with, setting up my darkroom again is my next priority. Douglas On 26/11/2020 17:56, RicCarter via LUG wrote: > that?s swell! I?ve got an old Bessa I love AND it?s trains! > > ric > > > > > >> On Nov 26, 2020, at 6:46 AM, Douglas Barry <imra at iol.ie> wrote: >> >> This didn't seem to hit the Lug. Another try. Douglas >> >> -------- Forwarded Message -------- >> Subject: IMG: First Class on British Rail >> Date: Thu, 26 Nov 2020 01:21:43 +0000 >> From: Douglas Barry <imra at iol.ie> >> To: lug at leica-users.org <lug at leica-users.org> >> >> >> >> My mother on her honeymoon in July 1948 about to board a Great Western >> train at Paddington Station en-route to Cornwall, England. She was 24 at >> the time. >> >> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/DouglasBray/Mother+Paddington+Station+July+1948.jpg.html >> >> Taken with a Voigtlander Bessa by my father Louis Barry. Can be seen >> larger. >> >> I still have the camera. On a railway nerd issue, at this stage British >> Rail were just over six months old being the state vehicle that all of >> the old railway companies in Britain were merged into. However, the >> rolling stock had not been repainted, so it was still in the old colours >> of the particular constituent company relevant to the particular region. >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Leica Users Group. >> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information