Tag: longevity
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Herr Haubitze Bought A Leica
It was 1955. Herr Haubitze entered the Zentral Foto shop at Piefkestr. 60 and went to the counter. He asked the sales assistant for a Leica M3 camera and a 50mm Summicron lens to fit it. Considerably poorer, he exited with the new camera, a roll of Agfa film, and the adventure of a lifetime.…
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I Love You Long Time – Part Three – We’ll Grow Old Together, Pard…
Getting a lifetime camera, as I’ve written about previously, is a rare thing. Leaving aside wartime photo-correspondents who might have had their equipment to their premature end…the average run of civilian shooters change their gear at some stage of the game. Oh, some are brand-loyal because of affection or dogged familiarity, and many are format…
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The Promise Of A Lifetime
Which is pretty much what Leica delivered with their M3 and M2 cameras. If you bought one new when you were 18 there is a pretty good chance you never needed to buy another camera…and had you been honest with yourself and sensible with the Leica…you could be taking pictures with it when you are…
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Long In The Electronic Tooth
I once owned a Nikon F3 camera – bought it secondhand with a number of suitable lenses and took it on my last trip to Europe in the 1990’s. it was a perfect choice for the task – precise, compact, but with the sort of metering capability that meant there were very few missed exposures…
Dr. Stein's Photographic Establishment 