[Leica] First Camera

[al.crouch at earthlink.net (Al Crouch)]

Great story, Jim.  And just think:   Your plain-vanilla elephant in the zoo
picture could have led to a prize-winner for some other guy if he was
nearby and caught the reaction of you and the elephant.  
    


> [Original Message]
> From: Jim Shulman <jshul at comcast.net>
> To: Leica Users Group <lug at leica-users.org>
> Date: 11/9/2009 10:04:31 AM
> Subject: Re: [Leica] First Camera
>
> My first camera was an Instamatic 44, which took barely acceptable
pictures.
> I remember that the flash cubes often wouldn't work, because I'd either
> forgotten to insert batteries, or because the batteries I'd inserted
months
> before had turned to mush.
>
> My first real camera was my dad's old Rolleiflex Automat (1950), with a
huge
> bayonet-mount flashbulb attachment.  I remember learning about guide
numbers
> and blue #25 bulbs.
>
> I first used the flash during a trip to the Central Park Zoo.  After
> calculating the distance from the elephant cage to the elephant, I set the
> lens, focused, and snapped the picture.  The blue blub exploded
> triumphantly.  However, the poor elephant reared on its hind legs, and
> sneezed all over me.
>
> Ever since, I've been a devotee of available light shooting.
>
> Jim Shulman
> Wynnewood, PA
>
>
>
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