Page 32 - Marks Test - Old Insight

During the Second World War the
British publishers Harleyford
produced an annual volume
entitled Aircraft of the Fighting
Powers. By todays standards they
are fairly average; but at the time
they were the only game in town.
Today they are considered
collectors items and the most
prized volume is Number 7;
published post war. Original copies
of Volume 7 are impossible to
acquire. Some years ago, to fill the
void, an enterprising publisher
reprinted the volume. For serious
collectors it’s just not the same:
but beggars can’t be choosers.

If you wish to see how truly great
aviation photos are taken, acquire a
copy of this book. Charles Sims was a
photographer for Aeroplane magazine.
He didn’t use a 35mm digital SLR
camera; he started out using a fixed
lens, press camera using glass plate
negatives. While he is not as well known
as Charles E Brown, Charles Sims was
just as good a photographer; some
would say, even better. My copy has sat
on the bookshelf for more than 40 years
yet, amazingly, this book is still available
on Amazon..