eric_hurtado Posted July 9, 2006 Share Posted July 9, 2006 Hello, does someone knows if the ancient "historic" Leitz factory in Wetzlar still belongs to Leica (since they left to Solms)? Is there some activity into ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
malcolm_denton Posted July 9, 2006 Share Posted July 9, 2006 Leica Microsystems AG are still headquartered in Wetzlar. Leica Microsystems AG is the owner of the Leica brand, and grants licenses to Leica Camera AG and Leica Geosystems. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
terry_rory Posted July 9, 2006 Share Posted July 9, 2006 Wetzlar...<div></div> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
terry_rory Posted July 9, 2006 Share Posted July 9, 2006 Not my own Pic I should add. I think it came from an old Leica page that I cannot find anymore. I just have it filed away. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
terry_rory Posted July 9, 2006 Share Posted July 9, 2006 Here is a link to a movie clip of shutter assembly and testing in the old Leitz works.... http://www.leica-camera.com/imperia/md/content/obe/3.mpg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
terry_rory Posted July 9, 2006 Share Posted July 9, 2006 The shutter testing depicted in that little movie clip is described here..... "The timing of the fast range of the shutter is carried out with the aid of a stroboscope of somewhat antique design. By means of this the 1/200, 1/500 and the 1/1000 speeds are checked. The stroboscope consists of a revolving drum placed horizontally, with 33 horizontal slits in its surface, illuminated from inside by a lamp of approximately 20 watts. The drum is driven by a belt from an electric motor which may be controlled by a rheostat. The drum is also coupled to a speedometer in order that its speed may be set. The correct speed for the drum to rotate at was 280 r.p.m. The camera is held on a wooden block in such a manner that the light from the rotating drum falls on the blinds of the focalplane shutter. The shutter is then fired and a series of stroboscopic lines are seen in the aperture. If the shutter is correctly set these lines appear vertically but if the shutter is incorrectly set the lines will curl down either to the left or to the right according to whether the shutter is set too slow or too fast." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Karim Ghantous Posted July 9, 2006 Share Posted July 9, 2006 Thanks for your posts Trevor, that pic has a beautiful pre-war art deco feel (who knows when it was actually taken, though). And I love that technical stuff. Makes me regret getting rid of my screw mount bodies. ::sigh:: Every time I see something like that I want to buy another Leica. Must. Resist. Urge. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peter_bongard Posted July 9, 2006 Share Posted July 9, 2006 Oooh - this brings up memories. I used to live in Giessen (about ten minutes away from Wetzlar) and used to play in a rockband that had its rehearsal-room in the old Leitz-Building. However - this was before my Photog-Days - otherwise, I'd searched every corner for some thrown-away lenses... Regards Peter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jerry_lehrer Posted July 9, 2006 Share Posted July 9, 2006 Eric,-- That picture of yours is what the factory looked like in 1959 when I was there. Though I can't quite recall that freeway (Autobahn) running near the buildings. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
35mmdelux Posted July 12, 2006 Share Posted July 12, 2006 cool. I used to live in Frankfurt and hungout at a bar downtown Sachsenhausen. Das Bier, das bier. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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