[Leica] Pilgrimage to Wetzlar

[Peter Klein]

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/>

Yours truly in front of a slogan I can get behind:
<https://www.flickr.com/photos/24844563@N04/31669703638/in/dateposted-public/>

"Culpa":
<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/>

Lecture at Leica HQ:
<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/>

The Eisenmarkt, site of the first Leica photo in 1914:
<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/>

Enjoy!
--Peter