Leitz Wetzlar 1986

rybolt · Nov 22, 2017

I was going through some boxes a few days ago and found this album of photos from Leitz Wetzlar. I attended the Leica Schule in 1986 as a dealer and this was part of the materials that were given to us. It provides a pretty cool snapshot into the production of the cameras and lenses of that era.

wintoid · Nov 22, 2017

Wonderful! Thanks for sharing.

Timmyjoe · Nov 22, 2017

Very cool. Thanks.

Bill Clark · Nov 22, 2017

Thanks for sharing the links.

Ko.Fe. · Nov 22, 2017

Nice!

Incredible quality of pictures. Must be taken with Leica glass.

Bill Clark · Nov 22, 2017

I put them all in a folder on my iPad.

css9450 · Nov 22, 2017

Ko.Fe. said:
Nice! Incredible quality of pictures. Must be taken with Leica glass.

I'd laugh if someone recognizes them and chimes in. "Oh, I remember those! Rolf took them with his Konica Big Mini."

rybolt · Nov 22, 2017

They really needed an FLD filter on some of the pictures. I shot quite a bit in the factory and corrected the white balance when I scanned the slides.

rscheffler · Nov 23, 2017

rybolt said:
They really needed an FLD filter on some of the pictures. I shot quite a bit in the factory and corrected the white balance when I scanned the slides.

It's a characteristic of that era with all the fluorescent lighting, etc... Quite the contrast to the starkly monochromatic look seen in most images from Leica's current facility. Also interesting to see the transition from colorful frocks to white lab coats.

Range-rover · Nov 23, 2017

That's great, thank you for sharing. When Leica was Leica!

giganova · Nov 23, 2017

Slide 4:

“… with more than $400,000 worth of electronics and optical test equipment …”

Wow, $400,000!!

Leitz Wetzlar 1986

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Lenses 35/21 Gears 46/20

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