Haus Friedwart, the Wetzlar home built by Ernst Leitz II, is well known to students of Leica history. It stands on the hill above the old factory in Wetzlar, known as the Kalsmunt, at 4 Lauferdorfer Weg, with a commanding view of the factory, Wetzlar...
Manfred Heiting, who is compiling a definitive bibliography of everything that Dr. Wolff published, has turned up two more catalogs from the famous 1934 Leitz-sponsored first exhibition of Dr. Wolff ’s Leica enlargements. These pamphlets in Spanish and...
During the preparation of my first book I had to choose the front cover illustration. I wanted a Leica that would attract attention. Among the rarest and eye catching were the Leica 250, Compur, IId, 72, MP, and Luxus. I chose the LUXUS. The front cover...
During the years 1942-1945 the Leica IIIc within serial numbers 385001 - 386000 was sent to numerous destinations. In addition to Germany, the delivery records carefully preserved at the Leitz Park Archive list the following: Albania, Austria, Bulgaria,...
During my employment at E. Leitz, Inc. Rockleigh New Jersey (1971-1975) it was necessary to regularly visit the Photo Stockroom to inspect newly arrived Leica equipment. One “visit” is especially remembered. #11309 Leitz Canada M mount 35mm 1:2 Summicrons...
In the pantheon of 35mm Leica cameras over the past century the Leica M3 of 1954 stands supreme. Only the prototype Ur Leica of 1914, the first production Leica (model A) of 1925, and the Leica II (model D) the first screw-mount Leica with built-in coupled...
They say Leica lost money on every one it made, so they just quit making it! Back in the late ‘90s Leica thought they had a brilliant idea, namely unveiling a short-range (2:1) moderately-wide-to-longish constant-f/2.8-aperture zoom lens for R-mount...
The original Leica I (model A) created a sensation the instant it was unveiled at the Leipzig Fair of 1925. Its phenomenal success was based on its ingenious and forward-looking design concept, superb mechanical and optical execution, amazing image...
When he found out that I was writing about Kurt Kühn and Photographia, our friend Lars Netopil from the German Leica Historica notified me that he had some related materials. What he has sent me included scanned images of several cameras and accessories...
Who was Snyder and what connection did he have to Leitz Wetzlar? Indiana native Paul Snyder served with the United States Army in the European Theatre (France from 1944). A few days after Wetzlar, Germany was liberated, Lt. Snyder was assigned to be the U.S....
