They captured the essence of the Black experience in America, often with Leica camerasAs far back as the Civil War, there were great Black photographers who created compelling professional portraits of Black Americans and their families. These historical...
Catalogued as early as 1939, the OMIFO close-up accessory permitted fixed 1:4 ratio ( 1/4th life size) photos with the rangefinder coupled 9cm Elmar. The OMIFO was listed along with the OMAPO for the 5cm lenses. As far as I can determine, the OMAPO...
Photography always had a role in my family, during the analogue 20th century and even into the 21st century. One of the earliest pictures we still have is a print of the first car my then 18-year-old aunt received as a Christmas gift in Berlin...
The Leica rested on the cushioned counter mat and was being inspected by the customer. The shop owner was handling the sale in a masterful manner. I was busy with another customer but did notice the Leica as I strode by. An M2-R, new in the box, with...
During the late 1960's into the early 1970's the U.S. Navy used Leitz equipment. In the Proceedings of the Society of Photo- Optical Instrumentation Engineers Vol. 58 titled Small-Format Camera Systems dated March 17-18, 1975 (page 8), several unusual...
Ostentatious, iconic, or both, the legendary Leica logo is loved, loathed, and often covered up.It’s safe to say that no other graphic design element in the Leica’s long history has generated as much controversy as the iconic Leica/Leitz red dot....
From essential accessory to Leica logo bearer, to world’s most losable lens protectorBy Jason SchneiderOskar Barnack got it right the first time when he affixed the c.1914 Ur-Leica’s flat metal lens cap directly to the front flange of its collapsible lens...
This is the first of three articles based upon images received from Ashley Wolff, Dr. Paul Wolff ’s granddaughter. These articles are an attempt to answer several otherwise unanswered biographic questions:What was the nature of Paul Wolff ’s...
The grey paint finished 13.5cm 1:4.5 Hektor (codeword HEFAR) was briefly discussed in the Viewfinder #4, 1983. Two lenses were illustrated 575211 on the cover and 576111 in the article.During August and September 1944, Leitz Wetzlar shipped 13.5cm...
These photographs from a number of years ago are of a steam-powered excursion train and locomotive, both before and after its arrival at Vermont's Chester Depot RR station, following one of its sightseeing runs starting from Bellows Falls VT.Although...
