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IenjoyedAP’s135thAnniversary

issue(12October).Lotsof references

to 135 overthe 135 yearsthatyou

havebeenpublishingAP,including

135 tipsandtheSigma135mmlens

prize.Thereis, however,a 135that

youhaveomitted,unlessI haven’t

spottedit - themostsignificant 135

in thehistoryof photography.In 1934,

Kodakdesignateditsnewfilmcassette

sizeforusing35mmwidthmotionfilm

in ‘miniature’stillfilmcamerassuchas

the 1927 LeicaI, astype135,stillto

beseenonKodakfilmboxestoday.It’s

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havebeentheidealrewardforthe

starletterof your135 issue!

John Langham

Wellspotted,John.Wetoonoticed

the 135 filmconnectionandit was

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• Nigel Atherton editor

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Themost

signifi cant 135

135thbirthday

congratulations

Belowthetitleof the

austerebluefrontcoverof

IssueI ofAmateur

Photographer, datedFriday

10 October 1884 arethe

words:‘A PopularJournal

devotedtotheinterestsof

photographyandkindred

artsandsciences.’Now

135 yearslater,littlehas

changed,asbelowthetitle

of AP,asit is affectionately

known,youcanfinda

similardescription:

‘Passionateabout

photographysince1884.’

Howmanyinstitutions,and

APis aninstitutionanda

venerable one at that, can

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Wemissed

anopportunityto

mention35mmfilm(aka135)in

our 135th Anniversary issue

claimsucha pedigreeof

excellenceandunstinting

desiretobringtheworldof

photographyin allitsforms

soseamlesslytosucha

widepublicwithinthe

coversof itspublication?

I havebeenreadingAP

sinceI wasa teenagerand

everyweekI wouldlook

forwardtoreadingthe

articlesandequallyloved

poringoverthe

advertisementsforcamera

equipment.I wantedbut

couldnotafforda NikonF

ora Hasselblad500C.I

readeveryarticleabout

them,wroteofffor

brochuresandsavedup

mymoney,determinedto

have one or both one day.

APhelpedmekeepthat

dreamalive,a dreamof

creatinga futureasa

photographeronceI

ownedthesecamerasand

I workedtowardsmaking

thata reality.

WhenI startedGraysof

Westminsterin a small

roomin mysisterSusie’s

apartment,I beganto

placesmallclassified

advertisementsin theback

of APandaswegrewwe

expandedthistohalfa

page,thena fullpageand

finallya double-page

spreadeveryweek.Whilst

wehavealsorun

advertisingcampaignsin

otherphotographic

magazines and continue to

doso,APis stillthevehicle

of choiceforadvertising

ourproductsandservice.

NextyearGraysof

Westminsterwillhavebeen

in businessfor 35 years

andthisyearAP

celebrated 135 years

(AP 12 October)of being

passionateabout

photographyandhas

becomethemost

influentialphotographic

publicationin British

photography.Thisis

somethingtocelebrate,a

milestoneworthyof

admirationandpraise.

Oneof thehighlightsof

theyeararetheAP

Awards,whichcelebrates

theverybestof

photography.Thisglittering

eventis anunforgettable

partof thephotographic

calendarandtheawards

givenaretheOscarsof the

photographicworld.

Allof usat Graysof

WestminstersalutetheAP

editorialteamand

everyoneinvolvedin

creatingthissingular

publicationeverysingle

week.Wearehonouredto

haveplayeda smallpartin

theirillustrioushistory.

GrayLevett,Founder,

GraysofWestminster

Thanks,Gray,foryour

generoussupportover

theyears– Nigel

Atherton,editor

Where’sMike?

I’vegottosayhowmuch

I enjoyedyour135th

Anniversaryissue(AP

12 October).Somesuper

articlesandthought-

provokingfeatures.I have

beena subscriberforthe

pastfewyearsanda

readersincethe1970s.

I rememberfondlythe

famouscontributorsover

theyears.DavidBailey

springstomindasoneof

thegreats.I evenbought

anOlympusOM-1nonthe

backof oneof hisads

promotingthecamerain

AP.VictorBlackmanwas

anotherof thegreatsand

interestingtoreadthe

cuttingonpage16:‘It is

a policyof mine

always to keep my

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