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LENS COLLECTORS VADE MECUM ADOBE PDF FILE DOWNLOAD VERSION OF THIS NOW FAMOUS LENS COLLECTORS BOOK This enormous, unpublished work, was written from the notes and records of lens collector, Matthew Wilkinson and friend, Colin Glanfield. Matthew unexpectedly passed away from Cancer in 1994 and never had the chance to write a formal book on camera lenses. Colin Glanfield and Dr. Neil Wright (plus countless others), put this draft book together over many years. The enormous volume of work is unprecedented in its size and scope of information on photographic lenses from 1839 to 2003. The lenses covered are basically from the birth of photography (1839) to modern day (2003) and the introduction of the (then) new Voigtlander / Cosina lenses. Any camera or lens collector, from Antique to Classic to Modern (and even Cine), will enjoy this encyclopedia-like read. Lenses from all over the world are represented - US, UK, France, Japan, Germany, Russia, and many more ! This huge volume has become known as the bible of photographic lenses, despite the many errors and corrections time and the internet has provided us lens fanatics, just a decade later. This is a must have for any research on lenses, plain and simple. You'll find information on the earliest brass lenses; turn of the century beauties like the Heliar; classics such as Leica, Contax, read more

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