Rare Find on Evilbay : 1945 Booklet ~ Leica Techniques by Heinrich Stockler

[LeicaTom]

Happy to have found this copy of this seemlying very rare original 1945 era Leica booklet ~
Leica Technique "Hints on using the Leica Camera, Making Negatives, Enlargements & Color Transparencies".

By Heinrich Stockler & Leica School & Research Labor. ~ Printed and Published in September 1945 by the 7th Army Command Germany.

Heinrich Stockler published another interesting Leica book,
The Leica in Professional Practice (which is very well known),
but this small booklet`s the only publication printed espeically by the US Army for new Leica owners
*Which were all US Army Officer`s* in 1945.

It`s also unique as it`s the only Postwar English printed publication that shows a "Stepper" Leica IIIC ~ the pretty girl (she has amazing fingernails) shows you the "right" and the "wrong" way to hold a Leica.
(She`s holding a what I see to believe to be a #391xxx or #392xxx Chrome IIIC K "Non-Stamp".....TOO BAD there wasn`t a IIID sitting around when they shot these photos! ~ Well a 45' "Stepper`s" fine enough!). 😉

The rest of the manual has to do with Darkroom techniques which I asume was also very helpful to the Americans developing their own film
"over there" ~ while there was`nt a one hour photo in Germany, let alone the Photo Shop left standing in 1945.....

Enjoy!

Tom

 

[xayraa33]

What are those two black dots on the fast shutter speed dial?

In some of the pics the Elmar lens face looks as large as the one from the 50mm Zeiss Tessar for the Contax.

 

[LeicaTom]

What are those two black dots on the fast shutter speed dial?

In some of the pics the Elmar lens face looks as large as the one from the 50mm Zeiss Tessar for the Contax.

Hehehhee that`s just the chrome "reflection" hahahahha that 45' was
BRAND NEW! when she held that 😉

And funny there`s no "retouching" done to the photos either, (ELNYC did/had alot of retouch done on their ads and brochures - on lenses and camera bodies)
but this one was a real simple booklet, more than likely some American secretary at OMGUS Frankfurt, posed for this,
(her fingernails are immaculately groomed, along with her hair) ~ I`m pretty sure, or perhaps she`s one of the Leitz Office secretary`s with an "indoor" job? ~
while remember 98% of most of the German women at that time (August/Sept.1945) ~ living in the big cities were "trummer madchen" working in the rubble of destoryed Germany. 🙁

Tom

 

[xayraa33]

No that is not chrome reflecting, those are two black dots on the fast shutter speed dial in the first and third photos. (same pic.)

wonder why ?

 

[bmattock]

If this helps:

http://www.flickr.com/photos/wigwam/sets/72157608800502436/

 

[Drewus]

I hold my verticals like she does in the first shot, except I use my right eye and press my nose up against the back of the camera.

Does this mean the Leica gods would be angry at me for not doing it the "right" way? 🙁

 

[LeicaTom]

No that is not chrome reflecting, those are two black dots on the fast shutter speed dial in the first and third photos. (same pic.)

wonder why ?

I have this booklet laying on the table in front of me now........no black dots 🙂

Tom

 

[LeicaTom]

I hold my verticals like she does in the first shot, except I use my right eye and press my nose up against the back of the camera.

Does this mean the Leica gods would be angry at me for not doing it the "right" way? 🙁

The first shot (on the cover and inside the book) are of the "right" way to hold the camera, the photo to the left with her pushing the shutter button down with her thumb are well....the "wrong" way.

The Girl just used her left eye, which looks strange, but the girl I had also reproduce shots similar to this also used her left eye for shooting as well 😉

Tom

Tom

 

[LeicaTom]

it was ten to four when they took pics? just before knock off time eh

Yeah, just about time to let the girls at OMGUS go home.......LOL!!!! 😀

Tom

 

[LeicaTom]

If this helps:

http://www.flickr.com/photos/wigwam/sets/72157608800502436/

I`M CONFUSED......

Why the leitz catalog from 1967????🙄

Tom

 

[xayraa33]

I have this booklet laying on the table in front of me now........no black dots 🙂

Tom

hmmmmm.......

 

[LeicaTom]

hmmmmm.......

I think this website`s acting up again, I can`t post large photos right into the threads, take the part you are seeing and mark it with some arrows when you can and send it to my email:

winkermeister@aol.com

🙂

Tom

 

[LeicaTom]

Tom was your girl, actually shooting with film though, or just modeling, left or right handed, when they model they dont think about actually using the camera (sighting the RF etc), perhaps innately they like to keep there dominant eye uncovered and think they look prettier 😛

Hahhahahahahahaa!!!!! 😀 Maybe???? 😉