Yep. But no more Pentaxes at that time :-( All the best! Raimo Personal photography homepage at http://www.uusikaupunki.fi/~raikorho
-----Alkuper�inen viesti----- L�hett�j�: frank theriault <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Vastaanottaja: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> P�iv�: 16. elokuuta 2003 14:55 Aihe: Re: Vs: *ist D figures >Hi, Raimo, > >There was some overlap in the rangefinder era to the slr era for pj's, though. > >For instance, Tom Ut, when he took the iconic photo of Kim Phuc running from the >temple after being napalmed, took it with a Leica M3, with a 35mm lens. He also had >at least one Nikon F around his neck for longer lenses. > >I read somewhere that during the Vietnam War, most photojournalists working for >Western news services were issued Nikons, but often purchased Leicas on their own, >for use with shorter lenses (usually 35mm). I guess that in pre-zoom days, when at >least two, often three bodies were hung around the neck, >at least one lighter body would be a relief. > >cheers, >frank > >Raimo Korhonen wrote: > >> You are talking about the rangefinder-Nikon era. Leica M3 corrected that in 1954 >> but in 1959 Nikon F turned the tables again. At that time Pentax was an established >> pro SLR and if they had switched to bayonet earlier it may or may not have made the >> difference - but this was 6 years before Spotmatic. >> Pentax never made rangefinder cameras so Pentax was in a different picture. >> All the best! >> Raimo > >-- >"The optimist thinks this is the best of all possible worlds. The pessimist fears it >is true." -J. Robert >Oppenheimer > >
