All that Glitters isn’t Chrome:Nickel finished Leicas, lenses, and accessories of the ‘20s and ‘30sBy Jason SchneiderIt seems hard to believe, but Leica didn’t produce any cameras in their signature satin chrome finish until 1933....
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I first met Knut Kühn-Leitz back in the mid-80’s during a Leica dealer Akademie training trip to the old factory in Wetzlar. Knut joined our group for lunch one day in the old, round administration building across from the factory. Our buffet lunch...
It all began when I saw a nice Leica IIIa serial number 357220 in a online classifieds listing in Germany. Its price was very reasonable for a regular sample and it looked in really nice condition.I had been searching for some time for an “interesting”...
The numerical digits on your Leica can establish your camera’s provenance, and a lot more...Keeping meticulous production records has been an integral part of the corporate culture of E. Leitz, Wetzlar and Leica Camera from the very beginning....
The Leica II & lll vs. the Contax l: You can’t always judge a camera by its spec sheetWhen Leica announced the Leica l (model A) in 1925 few would have suspected that this Spartan, brilliantly engineered, innovative machine would, in short...
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...
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