[Leica] Wetzlar visit

[Ken Iisaka]

There was an exhibit of some historically significant cameras on display,
in the main building. Many cameras used by war photographers, etc, and I
could not help but feel the gravity of the brave souls who brought their
Leicas to battlefields, risking their own life, to bring back images.

They also had quite a few used Leicas for sale, including many special
editions.

I was not in a market for any new equipment, so I didn't buy anything,,
however.

On Sat, May 13, 2023 at 2:45 PM Don Dory via LUG <lug at leica-users.org>
wrote:

> Possibly from the most photographed spot in Wetzler.  Did you have a chance
> to visit the Leica shop; they have had some of the most collectible and
> interesting odd bits of Leica around?
>
> On Fri, May 12, 2023 at 4:23 PM Ken Iisaka <ken at iisaka.com> wrote:
>
> > I was on a road trip around Germany and visited Wetzlar last week. Stayed
> > at the "Ernst Leitz Wetzlar" hotel in the Leitz Park complex, ate
> breakfast
> > at "Oskar's", had a tour of the museum and the factory and strolled
> around
> > Wetzlar.
> >
> > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/kiisaka/europe2023/IMG_5069.jpeg.html
> >
> > The older former Leitz complex is now occupied by Leica Microsystems, on
> > Ernst Leitz Strasse, while there really seems to be no sign of
> Leitz/Leica
> > left in the neighboring Solms any more.
> >
> > I was a little surprised to see that Zeiss had a significant presence in
> > Wetzlar as well. The Carl Zeiss Wetzlar was formerly the Moritz Hensoldt,
> > and continues to produce binoculars and other scopes.
> >
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