Pop quiz: Fenestrated lens hoods

[rlouzan]

Who invented in the 1960s the Leitz 12585 type lens hood?

Fenestrated and tilted copied by: Mamiya, VC/Zeiss, Konica, HeavyStar ...

A) Rudolf Kingslake

B) Walter Mandler

C) Bob Schwalberg

There are no prices for the winners, but an opportunity to show off your M knowledge😀.

 

[SimonSawSunlight]

chuck norris.

 

[35mmdelux]

Paris Hilton, of course.

 

[PMCC]

Uncle Fenester Addams.

 

[mwooten]

Ralph Fenes

 

[rlouzan]

Clues:

*Worked at Leitz (1960s)

*Editor at Pop Photography (1970?)

*Featured in Steichen´s "Family of man"

*Former Magnum/Pix photorapher

...

 

[Al Kaplan]

Whatzisname who invented ths Schwalberg strap? Bob! Actually someplace here I have the copy of Leica Fotografie English language edition announcing the new hood design. Within months the bottom had dropped out of the market for used old style hoods. Fifty cents to a couple of bucks max if it was mint.

 

[rlouzan]

WE GOT A WINNER! And the Schwaberg button😉.

Al, Where have you been?

 

[Al Kaplan]

Right here bitching about the weather. I had a 5 PM outdoor shoot scheduled with a gorgeous young lady, so it's windy as hell and raining.

Hey, it ain't easy remembering over sixty years worth of mostly useless trivia! Or saving nearly fifty years worth of neatly filed negatives and contact sheets. http://thepriceofsilver.blogspot.com is a fantastic collection of useless trivia, interesting photos including some of famous people long before they became famous, and pretty young (and sometimes nude) girls long before they entered their late fifties...LOL

 

[rlouzan]

Cheer up!

think:
http://www.rodneysmith.com/

 

[Al Kaplan]

Nice website!

 

[SolaresLarrave]

How about the de-fenestrated lens hood? I'm about to invent it myself, as I have a 12536 with a superficlal crack that nobody wants. Not even for free! 🙁

It may be defenestrated one of these days. Just to test our new windows...

 

[Al Kaplan]

What about Bob's other invention, the Schwalberg strap? If you carry your camera under your jacket this is the strap to use.

 

[rlouzan]

Al,

http://www.freelists.org/post/rollei_list/Strapteer-strap,2

I just ordered some chap clips, from Tandy, to make some for my cameras.

What about Bob's other invention, the Schwalberg strap? If you carry your camera under your jacket this is the strap to use.

 

[Al Kaplan]

I find it amazing how such widely known things fade away. POOF! Gone! The Schwalberg strap got plenty of mention in the photo mags and I knew a lot of photographers who made or modified a strap to the Schwalberg specs.

Nobody under the age of fifty seems to understand the concept behind guide numbers either, and how they can be used with continuous lights for determining exposure when the light hitting the subject is too low to get a meter reading, or just too far away.

 

[Pablito]

I don't do windows, and I stopped using hoods after my wife had that minor surgery...

Lens shades help me prevent big greasy fingerprints on my lenses. I'm clumsy.