Hi Peter,
Some of your shots remind me of my two visits to Wetzlar with Tom and Henning.
Those were good times. How did you like using the M10 compared to the old M8?
Model T to Ferrari perhaps?? Thanks for posting. Bests to Katya.
Howard (and Esther)
From: Peter Klein <boulanger.croissant@xxxxxxxxx
<mailto:boulanger.croissant@xxxxxxxxx>>
Subject: [LRflex] Pilgrimage to Wetzlar
Date: Wed, 24 Oct 2018 16:16:28 -0700
I'm just back home from a few days in and around Wetzlar, Germany, plus
two weeks in Sicily. The International Leica Society had its 50th
anniversary meeting in Wetzlar. Since I've been shooting Leica since
1970, I figured it was a good opportunity to see the factory and a bit
of Germany. Then we headed south to soak in some Sicilian sunshine,
scenery, history, art and food. Pictures will be trickling out for some
time, so watch this space...
I took my now-ancient (in digicam-time) Leica M8, plus my standard Oly
E-M5 outfit. I used the M8 in Wetzlar, along with an M10 Leica loaned me
for a day. The E-M5 was used the rest of the time.
Here's the first batch from Wetzlar. All taken with the M8 and a 1980s
35mm Summicron (47mm equivalent). Click on most photos to see them a
little bigger.
The Leitz Park mirror sculpture:
<https://www.flickr.com/photos/24844563@N04/31669703748/in/dateposted-public/ ;
<https://www.flickr.com/photos/24844563@N04/31669703748/in/dateposted-public/>>
Yours truly in front of a slogan I can get behind:
<https://www.flickr.com/photos/24844563@N04/31669703638/in/dateposted-public/ ;
<https://www.flickr.com/photos/24844563@N04/31669703638/in/dateposted-public/>>
"Culpa":
<https://www.flickr.com/photos/24844563@N04/31669703578/in/dateposted-public/ ;
<https://www.flickr.com/photos/24844563@N04/31669703578/in/dateposted-public/>>
Probably the most subversive photo of Leica HQ you'll ever see:
<https://www.flickr.com/photos/24844563@N04/31669703468/in/dateposted-public/ ;
<https://www.flickr.com/photos/24844563@N04/31669703468/in/dateposted-public/>>
Lecture at Leica HQ:
<https://www.flickr.com/photos/24844563@N04/31669703058/in/dateposted-public/ ;
<https://www.flickr.com/photos/24844563@N04/31669703058/in/dateposted-public/>>
View of Wetzlar from the Land Bridge:
<https://www.flickr.com/photos/24844563@N04/31669703368/in/dateposted-public/ ;
<https://www.flickr.com/photos/24844563@N04/31669703368/in/dateposted-public/>>
The Eisenmarkt, site of the first Leica photo in 1914:
<https://www.flickr.com/photos/24844563@N04/31669703268/in/dateposted-public/ ;
<https://www.flickr.com/photos/24844563@N04/31669703268/in/dateposted-public/>>
Me at Oscar Barnack's grave:
<https://www.flickr.com/photos/24844563@N04/30601286007/in/dateposted-public/ ;
<https://www.flickr.com/photos/24844563@N04/30601286007/in/dateposted-public/>>
Enjoy!
--Peter
