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Tag Archives: Leica
Leica 1 Model C – The First System Camera
The renowned optical instrument firm of Ernst Leitz of Wetzlar in Germany produced the first modern camera in 1925, the Leica 1 Model A. Designed by two brilliant engineers, Oskar Barnack and Max Berek, it revolutionised photography by using 35mm … Continue reading →
Posted in 1930s photography, Camera, Cameras, Design, Photography, Uncategorized
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Tagged Alexander Rodchenko, Andre Kertesz, Elmar, Hektor, Leica, Leica 1 Model C, Leica Accessories, Leica Catalogue, Leitz, Max Berek, Oskar Barnack, Paul Wolff
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Miniature Masterpieces – Leica APDOO, WINKO, WINTU and AUFSU
A series of posts celebrating the early Leica camera accessory, ingenious and often beautiful small masterpieces of functional design. Ernst Leitz produced the first ‘system’ camera in 1930 (the Leica 1 Model C), and by 1933 the accessory catalogue ran to over 100 pages. These … Continue reading →
Posted in Cameras, Leica, Photography
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Tagged 1930s, APDOO, AUFSU, Cameras, Ernst Leitz, Leica, Leica engraving, Leica Self timers, Leica viewfinders, Oskar Barnack, Photography, WINKO, WINTU, Wismut
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Miniature Masterpieces – Leica VISOR, VIDOM and VIOOH viewfinders
I’m completely besotted with early Leica cameras, as you can tell from the header image (1952 Leica 1f red dial with SBOOI 5cm viewfinder and FOKOS rangefinder). There is a watch-like precision, a combination of delicacy and solidity, about them … Continue reading →
Posted in Camera, Leica
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Tagged Alfred Eisenstaedt, camera design, Ernst Leitz, Leica, Leica viewfinders, Max Berek, Oskar Barnack, Paul Wolff, VIDOM, VIOOH, VISOR, Yevgeni Khaldei
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