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RE: [OM] Cartier-Bresson (was OT -Robert Capa: Storyville)

Subject: RE: [OM] Cartier-Bresson (was OT -Robert Capa: Storyville)
From: "Piers Hemy" <piers@xxxxxxxx>
Date: Wed, 30 Apr 2003 20:22:59 +0100
Y'know, I wondered if anybody would try that one.   ;-)

Did you start out using OM, Jim?  Did anybody?

Piers




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Subject: Re: [OM] Cartier-Bresson (was OT -Robert Capa: Storyville)


Shey must have had a special prototype OM-1 made at the secret Wyoming
factory no doubt, to be carrying it in 1957...
--

Jim Brokaw
OM-'s of all sorts, and no OM-oney...




on 4/30/03 2:13 AM, Piers Hemy at piers@xxxxxxxx wrote:

> OM-content - the article was illustrated with a 1957 picture of HCB by
> Jane Bown, who worked at The Observer in London for more than 30 years
> as a press photographer.  She is renowned for her portraits.
> Available light only. Cameras set (I mean "set") at 1/60 and f/2.8.
> In the flesh, a small, unobtrusive lady, who would carry her equipment
> around in a shopping bag (perhaps with her knitting?).
>
> The cameras?  OM-1 of course, I'm surpirsed you had to ask!


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