This volume: “The History of the Small Camera up to the Leica” by Erich Stenger was one of several books issued upon the centenary of the Leitz firm in 1949. The final section of the book focused upon the Leica camera and its development. The earlier...
In ‘Viewfinder’ 2/16, in my article “Not a Collector”, I told of the consequences of my acquisition, many years ago, of a 28mm Summaron for a Leica IIF that I owned. Imagine my surprise when only a few months after the article was published Leica...
In 2014 my wife and I went on a tour of the Ancient Wonders of Greece along with a group of people from Ireland. In keeping with the classical theme, I brought along my latest Leica, an M240, together with some Leica classic lenses, 28mm and 35mm...
As early as the mid-1930's Leitz Wetzlar offered lens containers composed of material generally known as Bakelite. Prepared for individual focal lengths, the cases feature a screw on cap and exhibit at least two colors (black or brown). Occasionally the black...
The naming convention for early Leica camera models was different in Europe than in the US. I will stay with the European naming convention for this article; the list below provides the equivalent USmodels. TWO VERY DIFFERENT UPGRADES...
Image: by Bill Royce In this installment of the LHSA “How To” video series, Bill Royce shares his 5 tips on improving your Lightroom workflow. Bill has been an LHSA for ten years and is an Adobe Lightroom expert. In this “How To”...
Image: General Patton's Leica In this installment of the LHSA “How To” video series, Jim Lager, longtime LHSA member and Leica expert, shares his 5 tips on utilizing classic Leica lenses on your camera. Jim has been an LHSA member since its beginning...
In this installment of the LHSA "How To" video series, Stefan Daniel of Leica AG, shares his 5 tips on getting the most from you Leica Rangefinder camera. Stefan has been with Leica for over thirty years and is the Global Director of business for Leica...
Image by Ashwin Rao In this installment of the LHSA "How To" video series, Bill Rosauer shares his 5 tips on submitting an article for the Viewfinder, LHSA's quarterly journal. Bill is a photographer, writer, past president of LHSA, and current...
Since the earliest Leicas Leitz has prepared a multitude of advertising material to spread the Leica gospel worldwide. Cameras, lenses, and accessories ( the hardware ) are well known to most Leica enthusiasts. Much of the advertising ( what I call...
