On June 1, 2018, Allen Bourgeois’ work was featured at the Leica Gallery at Dan Tamarkin’s here in Chicago. I was there for the opening night event along with scores of other attendees. It was also the official launch of Allen’s first book, Streets,...
You have been using your Leica M with screw mount lenses via the Leitz screw to bayonet adapters IRZOO (50mm), ISBOO (90mm), or ISOOZ (135mm). Somehow you have jammed the adapter to the camera and are having difficulty removing it. Do not reach...
Those of us who have enjoyed Lars Netopil’s two prior books displaying notable rare to unique Leica items in beautiful large-format images will be most happy to learn that he has recently published yet another volume in what might be thought of as a series....
This past June in Wetzlar at the opening of Leitz Park III, I had the pleasure to meet Douglas So of Hong Kong. Douglas is the proprietor of the Museum F11 and Gallery F22 in Hong Kong. In June, Douglas hosted a photo exhibition of images from Lars Netopil’s...
Image by Jason Schneider From elegant to over-the-top, they celebrate the Leica’s unique heritage Leica has offered special editions ever since the Leica Deluxe (more commonly known as the Leica Luxus) of circa 1930-1931. Essentially an exquisitely...
LEICA has been creating incremental updates of their digital M cameras since the M8.2 added a sapphire crystal rear display, different framelines and a quieter shutter in 2009. Of course, there have also been many limited-edition cameras, but they haven't...
Digital heart, analog soul- Leica Camera is proud to announce the new Leica M10-D, a camera that transports the analog experience into the world of digital photography. Stripped of the display screen, the Leica M10-D frees photographers from all distractions...
A rangefinder 135mm lens is particularly useful for amateur sports work. Not big and heavy like a 200 with Visoflex, or a 180 on a reflex camera, and not so short as a 90, it serves to replace all of those. Add a 50 on a second camera to take care of close...
Cleaning out closets can be very rewarding and that is how I got lucky to get some neglected older Leitz material. The dust on the Bellows II had done no harm to it and after cleaning, it turned out to function as it should together with the Visoflex...
Image by Richard Rejino For any Leica user, Leica enthusiast, or Leica history buff, the Wetzlar meeting was precisely why we belong to the International Leica Society. It is the culmination of why so many people are lifelong members. It is why we are who we are....
