Comments on: Glen Glendenning, Photographer

By: alribee

alribee — Tue, 09 Feb 2021 23:39:47 +0000

I’ve had a couple Leicas, a IIIf and an M3 (1954 model). This was a little before the heyday of the SLR’s. Virtually every magazine cover from the 50’s-60’s seems like it was taken by a Leica. they were simply the best. Zeiss (Contax) made some good cameras but Leicas were the choice of most.
I’d say the camera in the picture is possibly a IIIc, but more likely a IIIf, introduced in 1950. Concur the lens is a collapsible Elmar, likely 5.0cm. The lens could be collapsed into itself, thus making the camera marginally pocketable with baggy pants.
These lenses , especially stopped down, made the sharpest images of all time, even by modern standards. And the camera bodies were bulletproof.
With a good flash and stopped down, I can make damaged cars look REALLY bad!
(No soft focus for documenting!)

By: Lee Walker

Lee Walker — Mon, 01 Feb 2021 17:19:29 +0000

Pete, Thanks for another good report of a period that many of us love to see more about.
I think the 50s saw many outstanding cars in terms of driving pleasure and eye appeal. Like many people, I wish I could have kept certain cars for the pleasure of driving.. NOT the owning or collecting.. I used to like to just look at my MGA and later the Double Bubble Abarth Fiat. It never made any sense to me to make a car that was not also beautiful in some way.
Keep up the good work my old friend,
Lee

By: Paul Wilson

Paul Wilson — Sat, 30 Jan 2021 14:57:25 +0000

I helped Dave Rex write a description of the Comet when he was offering it for sale. What can you say about a stripped-down MGTD with 300 horsepower? No wonder Augie Pabst looks worried in that picture. Anyone attempting to race it had to be suicidal. Dave made sure its Swiss buyer fully understood what he was getting. The man is still alive, and he and Dave have become good friends, so it all turned out OK.