veraikon
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LUF member poseidon made yesterday some pics of the move back to Wetzlar. Customer Care is already back, academy is just moving. The moving of the production will start in late March/April http://www.l-camera-forum.com/leica...2-leitz-park-am-18-02-2014-a.html#post2632554
Just like the Midland Leicas,
the Solms marked Leicas will eventually be considered collectible.
Stephen
the Solms marked Leicas will eventually be considered collectible.
Stephen
KoNickon
Nick Merritt
Didn't know this was in the works. So are they leaving Solms completely?
kdemas
Enjoy Life.
Looks much nicer than the artists drawings did when they announced the new HQ.
veraikon
xpanner
yeah - its about branding (Leitz-Wetzlar)
KoNickon
Nick Merritt
I figured as much.
Mackinaw
Think Different
Good news. Leica and Wetzlar just seem to go together.
Jim B.
Jim B.
KoNickon
Nick Merritt
So do Carl Zeiss and Jena, but that's long over. At this point I don't know where Zeiss is located. (It's really just the Stiftung -- they don't actually make anything themselves anymore, right?)
I'll settle for Leica being anywhere, so long as they're still in business.
I'll settle for Leica being anywhere, so long as they're still in business.
mbisc
Silver Halide User
They make lots of things -- high-end lenses mostly in Oberkochen, and their high-end binos (AFAIK) are still made in the old Hensoldt factory in Wetzlar :angel: ...
jaapv
RFF Sponsoring Member.
Carl Zeiss AG in Oberkochen and Carl Zeiss GmbH in Jena and Heidenheim.
maddoc
... likes film again.
The old Leitz factory in Wetzlar.
FrozenInTime
Well-known
Anyone got a google maps/earth link to the new plant ?
veraikon
xpanner
I´didn´t look. But the building and the place is quite new. In Former times (3-4 years ago?) it was a military aera. It is near the "Autobahn" (motorway) exit no 31 of the A45/E41 (exit Wetzlar Süd/Münchholzhausen) .
veraikon
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it is imho not the problem. The "Leica" brand doesn´t belong to Leica Camera AG but imho to Leica Microsystems. It is only left over on certain conditions (remember the black Leica spot story) . With the use of the "Leitz-Wetzlar" brand Leica Camera avoids some problems (and the licence fee ?
). The use of Leitz-Wetzlar needs a production in Wetzlar.veraikon
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Official opening of Leitz Park is anounced for friday 23.05.2014 .
Some topics are an auction of Leica gear by westlicht (100 Jahre LEICA) and an exhibition "10x10" by Julia Baier in the new Leica Gallery at Leitz Park, Wetzlar http://www.juliabaier.de/recently/recently.html
Some topics are an auction of Leica gear by westlicht (100 Jahre LEICA) and an exhibition "10x10" by Julia Baier in the new Leica Gallery at Leitz Park, Wetzlar http://www.juliabaier.de/recently/recently.html
rybolt
Well-known
That old building turned out alot of stuff that made alot of pictures.
The 1 litre platinum crucible made glass for the Noctilux lenses.
shutter tests on an M6.
The 1 litre platinum crucible made glass for the Noctilux lenses.
shutter tests on an M6.
CrisR
Well-known
Cool shots, I'd love to see more?
rybolt
Well-known
Leica Schule 1986. I spent a week with Walter Heun and it is still one of the coolest things in my life.
russelljtdyer
Writer
I like the shot of the woman working on a camera, with a Peanuts comics calendar on her desk. It gives such a personal feeling to the scene and to the cameras.
Rodchenko
Olympian
Great pictures.