![]() ![]() The history of Leica reads like an exciting boys’ book. Barnack dreamed of a compact camera that could use a film roll, that was portable. Also they could only use plates, each plate making only one picture. Barnack himself was a passionate travel photographer, but the cameras that existed were big and heavy and only used on tripods. It has all it takes to live and love photography.Īlready back in 1913 the UR-Leica was invented by Oskar Barnack, engineer at the Ernst Leitz Optische company. More of the same of something unique (again)? Leica II. At least, it was in the opinion of Leitz and Barnack. It ends up in Granddads drawer and is finally passed on to a next generation. Your most precious moments caught with this small companion. In those days a camera deserved a second life, even after 20 years. All carried out by by Leica professionals. I look at my Leica IIIa, a beautiful 1934 chrome version, converted in 1954 to a leica IIIf, in an at that time very common process for hardware updates in cameras to modern, new technology, such as a faster shutter speed or a connection for flash. It would change the history of the Leitz company forever. Following the Leica I with a simple viewfinder, Oskar Barnack succeeded in integrating a rangefinder into his camera. ![]() In the central German town of Wetzlar, the first Leica IIs roll off the production line. ![]()
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