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...
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....
The Leica Society is proud to announce the recipient of the second annual LHSA Photography Grant: Mark Kauzlarich. The announcement was made during the annual meeting in Wetzlar, Germany, home of Leica AG, at the Saturday night closing banquet. Mark will...
The winners of the 2018 LHSA Annual Photo Contest were revealed on Saturday, October 7th, at the Leica Society annual meeting in Wetzlar. This year's judges were Wilbur Norman, Dan Tamarkin, and David Spielman, who selected the winners from two categories:...
A NEW ERA OF CREATIVE FREEDOM Developed by Leica Camera in collaboration with Panasonic and Sigma, the L-Mount Alliance marks the start of a new era of photographic freedom and flexibility. Never before has one lens mount standard allowed for a wide...
images by Rick May Why I Joined LHSA I first learned about LHSA – The International Leica Society while in my local Leica store. A flyer was on the counter and I picked it up. My first thought was, “Cool, a group of like-minded individuals.” After...
