Tag: Leitz

A century-old Leica I, stripped down and made whole again

Leica Mike Evans -
Leica’s own YouTube channel spends two and a half silent hours repairing a Leica I that belonged to the Leitz family, replacing perished shutter curtains by hand.

How a Kodak Baby Brownie led me to Leica

Leica Ed Schwartzreich -
Above all Leica represents a sense of community. You become part of a group that enjoys photography. Enjoys history. Enjoys travel. and enjoys technical prowess.

How four generations of the Leitz family shaped a century of photography 

Leica Editorial Team -
The story behind the birth of Leica can be traced in “Four Generations Leitz in Company Management 1869–1986”

Leitz Photographica Auction: My top-ten favourites

Film William Fagan -
My Top 10 favourites in the next Leitz Photographic Auction. I have tried to depict the many steps along the way for cameras and optics since the 1850s...

Leitz Photographica Auction: Half million record price for military Leica M4

Leica Mike Evans -
Military green Leica M4 sells for over half a million euros at last Saturday's 41s Leitz Photographica Auction held in Vienna...

41st Leitz Photographica Auction: Checking the highlights for the November 26 event

Canon William Fagan -
William chooses some interesting and unusual lots from this month's Leitz Photographica Auction which takes place in Vienna on November 26...

Opening of the Ernst Leitz Museum in Wetzlar

Leica William Fagan -
A new, larger Leica Museum is now open to the public and is situated right in the heart of Leicadom, in the Leitz Park at Wetzlar, Germany...

Vintage Cameras: 86-years-old and still Perfekta

Feature Articles William Fagan -
Vintage Quest: An outing with the venerable Welta Perfekta and a brief dalliance with the Contessa Nettel Cocarette