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Leica m the Advanced School of Photography

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Hardcover with dustjacket, 256 pp, cloth over boards with a sewn binding, b&w and color illustrations throughout.

"More than 60 years ago, when Ernst Leitz II made the decision to manufacture the Leica camera, neither he nor the inventor of that camera, Oskar Barnack, anticipated the extent to which the Leica would influence photography" The Leica M "enhances one's talents: it lets one concentrate on perception and on means of expression -- especially the photographer's creativity. Aesthetic sensitivity and talent for composition are challenged."

"...to handle the Leica even better, to utilize its lenses more effectively, to take better photographic advantage of colors, shapes, light and shadow, and to mater photographic technique, these are just some of the subjects covered in this book -- a reference book for practitioners."

TABLE OF CONTENTS HIGHLIGHTS

1. The Range-Viewfinder System of Camera Leica M (pp 11-48)
Models of the Leica M
Typical Characteristics
Exposure Meters
Rapid Winders and Motorized Drivers

2. Leica M Lenses (pp 51-110)
All Leica Lenses at a Glance
Image Aberrations
Basic Components
Detailed Discussion of Lenses

3. To Photograph: To Write With Light (pp 111-200)
Light and Film
When to Use Which Film
Photographic Filters
Practical Photographic Techniques
Light and Shadow

4. Seeing Subjects -- Composing Pictures (pp 201-218)

5. Perfect Reproduction (pp 219-320)

6. A Bit of History (pp 231-250)
Oskar Barnack
The Leica Family Tree
The History of the Leitz Works

Hardcover with dustjacket, 256 pp, cloth over boards with a sewn binding, b&w and color illustrations throughout.

"More than 60 years ago, when Ernst Leitz II made the decision to manufacture the Leica camera, neither he nor the inventor of that camera, Oskar Barnack, anticipated the extent to which the Leica would influence photography" The Leica M "enhances one's talents: it lets one concentrate on perception and on means of expression -- especially the photographer's creativity. Aesthetic sensitivity and talent for composition are challenged."

"...to handle the Leica even better, to utilize its lenses more effectively, to take better photographic advantage of colors, shapes, light and shadow, and to mater photographic technique, these are just some of the subjects covered in this book -- a reference book for practitioners."

TABLE OF CONTENTS HIGHLIGHTS

1. The Range-Viewfinder System of Camera Leica M (pp 11-48)
Models of the Leica M
Typical Characteristics
Exposure Meters
Rapid Winders and Motorized Drivers

2. Leica M Lenses (pp 51-110)
All Leica Lenses at a Glance
Image Aberrations
Basic Components
Detailed Discussion of Lenses

3. To Photograph: To Write Light (pp 111-200)
Light and Film
When to Use Which Film
Photographic Filters
Practical Photographic Techniques
Light and Shadow

4. Seeing Subjects -- Composing Pictures (pp 201-218)

5. Perfect Reproduction (pp 219-320)

6. A Bit of History (pp 231-250)
Oskar Barnack
The Leica Family Tree
The History of the Leitz Works