tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1423901.post1740583527711880328..comments2024-03-28T19:19:12.154-06:00Comments on Photography & Vintage Film Cameras: Song Without WordsMikehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00776670666673938282noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1423901.post-13751011994034902552012-07-12T08:24:33.261-06:002012-07-12T08:24:33.261-06:00I came across another camera listed on ebay that c...I came across another camera listed on ebay that closely resembles the camera in the book. This one is identified as being made in 1884 by Rudolph Widmayer,Leipzig. Could by yours for the bargain Buy-It-Now price of $4,500. (http://www.ebay.com/itm/Rudolph-Widmayer-Leipzig-glass-plate-camera-in-collectible-condition-circa-1885-/160782988535?pt=US_Vintage_Cameras&hash=item256f69b4f7#ht_1528wt_1045).Mikehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00776670666673938282noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1423901.post-59861767844701102202012-06-16T06:50:50.660-06:002012-06-16T06:50:50.660-06:00Leo Tolstoy admired his wife's energy and comp...Leo Tolstoy admired his wife's energy and compassion, and he modeled his admirable female characters such as Kitty on her. However, the idea that Sophia could have a somewhat independent creative life apart from supporting her husband's endeavors was not an idea he would entertain.Mikehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00776670666673938282noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1423901.post-5249680220104521982012-06-16T05:43:17.518-06:002012-06-16T05:43:17.518-06:00Looks an interesting book to be sure. I wonder if ...Looks an interesting book to be sure. I wonder if Leo encouraged her pursuit of photography or thought that she was just the family biographer.roberthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08831903134759890176noreply@blogger.com