tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3719486201539486143.post2067969700092932856..comments2024-03-06T23:26:09.961+00:00Comments on The Online Darkroom: Leica System Brochure 1953 - PrintableBruce Robbinshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13888340033630703603noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3719486201539486143.post-59892488065317674002015-12-06T16:23:52.094+00:002015-12-06T16:23:52.094+00:00Thanks for posting this brochure; it is just one y...Thanks for posting this brochure; it is just one year older than I am, and I actually use some of this gear (I also draw in silverpoint occasionally, which is evidence that I am not too shy of ancient technology). <br><br>Wonder whether someone had a hard time obtaining a salary increase after failing to catch the "SUMMIRCON" error on page 11, though. <br><br>As for airbrushing and &Jos Jansenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05264972329483438905noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3719486201539486143.post-69292102351839346892014-12-15T14:52:46.492+00:002014-12-15T14:52:46.492+00:00A very fair point. You could have a car that was d...A very fair point. <br>You could have a car that was deep black at the front and brilliant white at the back, with beautiful smooth gradation, placing the driver on ZV. You can do fake tans, too.<br>David Mnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3719486201539486143.post-63455341130384918862014-12-15T14:06:57.241+00:002014-12-15T14:06:57.241+00:00The only difference I would suggest is that airbru...The only difference I would suggest is that airbrushing, like most non-digital methods, requires much more skill...<br><br>Plus, once you've mastered airbrushing you could conceivably go on to paint a real car, not something you can do with a pixel-based skill.<br>Bruce Robbinshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13888340033630703603noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3719486201539486143.post-62884083477239944372014-12-15T09:58:54.982+00:002014-12-15T09:58:54.982+00:00Another and possibly interesting point is that the...Another and possibly interesting point is that the brochure contains two kinds of picture: the fuzzy ones taken, we may safely assume, with Leica cameras and lenses and the pictures of the equipment itself – sharp, detailed and rectilinear. Clearly, these weren't taken with a 35mm camera, but with something much larger. Every detail of the scales, screw heads and knurling is clear. The David Mnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3719486201539486143.post-43136170119012510202014-12-15T00:57:33.170+00:002014-12-15T00:57:33.170+00:00David is letting the "cat out of the bag"...David is letting the "cat out of the bag". <br>Adding is the true face of our hobby, though we deny it steadfastly in the presence of girlfriends and wives, with varied success. We would not be men, as nature intended, is we did not always slip into "adding".<br>On the other hand, I do only own three pairs of shoes, so I feel that my "adding" addiction is merely a Pavelnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3719486201539486143.post-22282633364462646452014-12-13T08:44:24.120+00:002014-12-13T08:44:24.120+00:00I think there's a clue in what you write...&qu...I think there's a clue in what you write...<br>"...add a couple..." "...and three..." "...and maybe add..."<br>Perhaps you should enjoy the brochure and the daydreams and get yourself a proper train set. I'll have a word with Santa.David Mnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3719486201539486143.post-55287062462461460792014-12-12T10:42:39.859+00:002014-12-12T10:42:39.859+00:00Hi Bruce a great brochure showing the Leica as a ...Hi Bruce a great brochure showing the Leica as a true systems camera capable of meeting all your needs. But obviously couldn't subsequently compete with the more versatile easier to use SLR. Although I think the German engineering ingenuity to make a Leica rangefinder or for Rollei to make a TLR into systems cameras of the day is fascinating....Stereo,macro,underwater,panoramic,sideways morris1800noreply@blogger.com