david strachan Posted December 16, 2014 Share #1 Posted December 16, 2014 Advertisement (gone after registration) "How the Leica was Created by Oscar Barnack" a rather nice and humorous article by Herr Barnack from the book... “ Rare and unusual screw mount Leicas and accessories described by Paul-Henry Van Hasbroeck Vol 1 part 1” Photo Historical Publications 1979 a rare book given to me from my dear son. cheers Dave S HowtheLeicawasCreated OskarBarnack_a.pdf 9 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Firefly Posted December 16, 2014 Share #2 Posted December 16, 2014 Hi David, how do you rate this book? is it worth getting over others, thanks Rob Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
zlatkob Posted December 16, 2014 Share #3 Posted December 16, 2014 Wow, that is a charming story, from the inventor himself! "Today, six years later, one can indeed say that the existence of a good small camera is justified." 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
david strachan Posted December 16, 2014 Author Share #4 Posted December 16, 2014 (edited) Hi David, how do you rate this book? is it worth getting over others, thanks Rob Hi Rob My edition is a hardback in maroon colour, only 300 printed. But I did see a reprint on the web a while ago. It has some lovely old B&W images of Leica stuff, staff, personalities and plenty of history. About 100 unpaginated, A4 format. It's not a complete catalogue by any means...Dennis Laney is your best bet there. For the Leicophile, I'd say a very worthwhile book. Just for the Barnack paper alone, it's worth it...I've not found this essay anywhere else on the web; hence I post it for our Members. cheers Dave S Edited December 16, 2014 by david strachan edit 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pecole Posted December 17, 2014 Share #5 Posted December 17, 2014 Hi David, how do you rate this book? is it worth getting over others, thanks Rob Hi, Rob. Henry Van Hasbroeck,s book was first published in 1979, and was companion to "Leica-Rare and unusual 'M' series cameras and accessories" published one year earlier. Both books - like new - are available. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Firefly Posted December 19, 2014 Share #6 Posted December 19, 2014 Well I ordered a copy which arrived today, looks very good indeed. Thanks for bringing it to my attention, cheers Rob 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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