robert_vanlane Posted July 2, 2003 Share Posted July 2, 2003 Putting together a shopping list. Out of these books choose 10. My wife said that this year I have to tell her exactly what I want for my birthday and Xmas. Thanks Robert VanLane Leica M Photography by Brian Bower Leica M6-Ttl by Richard Hunecke Leica M6 to M1: Rangefinder Practice by Andrew Matheson, Dennis Laney Leica Camera Repair Handbook: Repairing & Restoring Collectible Leica Cameras, Lenses & Accessories by Thomas Tomosy The Leica Manual by Willard Detering Morgan Leica M6 Ttl Handbook by Jonathan Eastland The Leica Rangefinder Way by Andrew Matheson Leica m the Advanced School of Photography by Gunter Osterloh, Ghunter Osterloh Leica M6-M1 - Rangefinder by Andrew Matheson Non-Leitz Leica Thread-mount Lenses by Marc James Small Leica Copies by HPR Leica Manual 15ED by Douglas O Morgan Leica - an Illustrated History: Cameras by Jim Lager Leica Illustrated Guide by James L. Lager Leica Illustrated Guide II: Lenses, Accessories and Special Models by James L. Lager Leica Illustrated Guide III: M and Leicaflex Lenses, Special Models and Accessories by James L. Lager Leica Lens Practice: Choosing and Using Leica Lenses by Dennis Laney The Leica: A History Illustrating Every Model and Accessory by Paul- Henry Van Hasbroeck Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jorn ake Posted July 2, 2003 Share Posted July 2, 2003 Wouldn't you rather get Elliot Erwitt's Snapshots? Winogrand's 1964? Koudelka's Chaos? Davidson's East 100th Street? Evans Unclassified? Welty's Photographs? Frank's Hold Still, Keep Going? Eggleston's Guide? Sudek's Monograph? Smith's Dream Street? Oh wait, that's my list. The Lager books are good "camera porn" as my wife likes to say. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
abufletcher Posted July 2, 2003 Share Posted July 2, 2003 Jorn, I much prefer YOUR list! And I love your wife's term "camera porn." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
terrypittman Posted July 2, 2003 Share Posted July 2, 2003 Robert, I have to also say please get some picture books instead. They are a great visual learning tool. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wingell Posted July 2, 2003 Share Posted July 2, 2003 And in the photo book category, let's not forget Sam Abell's "Stay This Moment" and the more recent "Photographic Life." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pcg Posted July 2, 2003 Share Posted July 2, 2003 I hate to admit it, but I own most of these books (if not all). But out of them, I'd recommend: Leica M Photography by Bower The Osterloh book (difficult to find, & the pages are almost always falling out) The Van Hasbroeck coffee table special. These are the ones I keep coming back to. The Lager books are fine if you're a collector, & then an invaluable reference. Otherwise... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
abufletcher Posted July 2, 2003 Share Posted July 2, 2003 BTW, with the purchase of my M6 (and an assortment of CV lenses) I figure I've used up all my Xmas's and birthdays (and Father's Days and Groundhog Days) for about a decade! Now it's time to go take pictures. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
john_boyle3 Posted July 2, 2003 Share Posted July 2, 2003 Leica M Photography by Brian Bower, The Leica Lens Book by Brian Bower, Lens, Light & Landscape by Brian Bower and The Creation by Ernst Haas. Brian Bower's books have excellent photos and a good deal of technical information while The Creation is a visual treat. You must realize that you have asked a very subjective question. Happy Birthday and Merry Christmas. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikep Posted July 2, 2003 Share Posted July 2, 2003 I would get more photo books, less gear books. Start with any of Jorns above, and maybe add, Westons Last years in point lobos, Ansel Adams Yosemite and the Range of light, Elliot Erwitts to the beach, The red couch, by william moon, Eugene Smith Pittsburg project, Edward Westons Daybooks, Sebastaio Salgado Migrations or Workers, Paul Caponigro: Masterworks from Forty Years. Granted this is the leica forum but hey, you started this.....:) mike Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jim_a Posted July 2, 2003 Share Posted July 2, 2003 A few from my collection:<p> Danny Lyon - Pictures from the New World<br> Garry Winogrand - Figments from the Real World / 1964<br> Henri Cartier-Bresson - Photographer<br> Eugene Richards - Dorchester Days / Below the Line / Americans We<br> Robert Franks - The Americans<br> Elliot Erwitt - Personal Exposures / Snaps<br> Sylvia Plachy's Unguided Tour<br> Gilles Peress - Telex Iran / Farewell to Bosnia<br> Josef Koudelka - Exiles / Gypsies<br> Alex Webb - Hot Light Half made Worlds / Under a Grudging Sun<br> Larry Clark - Tulsa / Teenage Lust<br> Marc Riboud - Photographs at Home and Abroad<br> Sebastio Salgoado - Workers / An Uncertain Grave / Other Americas<br> William Albert Allard - The Photographic Essay<br> Sam Abell - Stay This Moment<br> In our time: The world as seen by Magnum photographers<br> Bystander: A history of street photography<P> This list is pretty heavy with Leica users. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lee_shively Posted July 2, 2003 Share Posted July 2, 2003 Yeah, I agree with less on the camera equipment and more on the photos. Does anyone besides me remember when Modern Photography and Popular Photography and all the other photo magazines used to print photography annuals each year? They were filled with portfolios and interviews with and articles about the photographers and their photographs. Now everything is gear-related, just like the monthly magazines. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
noddy_b Posted July 2, 2003 Share Posted July 2, 2003 I have recently received Sebastiao Salgado's "Migration", recommended in this forum about 2 weeks ago (regret to say that I forgot who recommended it!). It's truely amazing. This really is an example of someone who devotes his life, if not to photography, then to tell the stories of those he photographed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
james_elwing Posted July 2, 2003 Share Posted July 2, 2003 I have a soft spot for any of the old Morgan and Lester / Morgan and Morgan Leica Manuals; but they are only of use if you have suitably antiquated equipment. If you want priceless Leicamania, look for '50's translations from German Leica books, am I thinking Kisselbach? maybe not. Who did the one about the little 'negro' child in Harlem recognising a Leica and saying, with admiration, 'Leica' to the author?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jay_. Posted July 2, 2003 Share Posted July 2, 2003 Leica M Photography by Brian Bower Leica M6-Ttl by Richard Hunecke The Leica Manual by Morgan The Leica Rangefinder Way by Andrew Matheson Leica m the Advanced School of Photography by Gunter Osterloh, I know you said 10 but that last one costs as much as six...or more if you count the cost of having it re-bound. The pages fall out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paul_neuthaler Posted July 2, 2003 Share Posted July 2, 2003 The Van Hasbroeck is a rip-off: terrible editing, misplaced captions, bad info. It's a sham -- and I paid app. $100 for it. The Lager "Guides" -- not the expensive "Histories" -- are the best values in my opinion. Paul Neuthaler, 7/02/03 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cd thacker Posted July 3, 2003 Share Posted July 3, 2003 In addition to some excellent suggestions made above, I'll add Frank's <U>Black, White, and Things</U> (if you can find it); Gueorgui Pinkhassov's <U>Sightwalk</U>; <U>Magnum Degrees</U>; and <U>Deus Ex Machina</U>, by Ralph Gibson. And the new Cartier-Bresson tome is fabulous - makes his work look fresh again. But maybe it's presumptuous to be making these sorts of suggestions as you may already know them, and you did after all ask about Leica books specifically.<P> I'm familiar with only some of the Leica books you list. But I've seen enough of them to know that their caliber is all over the scale. I've really enjoyed and get a great deal from the Bower books, as well as the book by Osterloh. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Karim Ghantous Posted July 3, 2003 Share Posted July 3, 2003 Lee Shively: "Does anyone besides me remember when Modern Photography and Popular Photography and all the other photo magazines used to print photography annuals each year? They were filled with portfolios and interviews with and articles about the photographers and their photographs. Now everything is gear-related, just like the monthly magazines." I know what you mean. I have a couple of those annuals, one late '50s, one mid '60s. One has a big section on Gene Smith's Pittsburgh essay. I found these at op-shops, Salvation Army stores and what not. I wish I could find more of them. I guess people love showing off their equipment - it's easier than having to make good pictures. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DB_Gallery Posted May 1, 2008 Share Posted May 1, 2008 I just found this thread while looking up a particular photographer's work. You know, I had to go look, but after some 33 years making images, I find I don't own a single gear related book. So here it is nearly 5 years since the OP made this thread and the world is even more digital, far more faked out in photoshop and even more gear related. Fortunately there are still great photographers around. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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