tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3067098918914268503.post1186319169243971185..comments2024-03-28T22:50:02.315+11:00Comments on ART and ARCHITECTURE, mainly: Leica cameras and its Jewish employees: 1938Helshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02849907428208235392noreply@blogger.comBlogger19125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3067098918914268503.post-71868015325876728012012-05-11T16:43:57.441+10:002012-05-11T16:43:57.441+10:00Just in case anyone has wondered if Leica cameras ...Just in case anyone has wondered if Leica cameras have kept their value, Country Life (8th Feb 2012) noted a black Leica M3 35mm range-finder camera No.959417 recently fetched £7,404 at auction (USA $12,100).Helshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02849907428208235392noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3067098918914268503.post-91092953492937490232012-01-24T09:34:28.130+11:002012-01-24T09:34:28.130+11:00Theresa
sometimes I despair about the human race ...Theresa<br /><br />sometimes I despair about the human race - economic basketcases in Europe, gun-carrying in America, civil wars in Africa etc. In Australia, the Opposition Party wants to tow all boats crowded with refugees back out to sea and presumably drown the poor sods :(<br /><br />Then sometimes I find a good story, full of hope for the future!Helshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02849907428208235392noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3067098918914268503.post-46224596127697387452012-01-24T00:07:08.621+11:002012-01-24T00:07:08.621+11:00What an uplifting article. I shall go to see this ...What an uplifting article. I shall go to see this movie once it is released. thank you for telling their courageous story.Theresa H Hallhttp://skdd.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3067098918914268503.post-17542211754852390872012-01-14T14:32:30.633+11:002012-01-14T14:32:30.633+11:00marc
there is something wonderful about grandfath...marc<br /><br />there is something wonderful about grandfathers and fathers spending quality time with their children and grandchildren, and sharing helpful information. Leica was clearly top quality equipment, but more importantly, it was something your family shared.Helshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02849907428208235392noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3067098918914268503.post-29852615364685075162012-01-14T02:48:10.979+11:002012-01-14T02:48:10.979+11:00Very moving. My godfather bought a Leica for my fa...Very moving. My godfather bought a Leica for my father in Hong Kong for ten pounds in 1932. I have inherited it. We both used to guess the aperture from the film speed and got many wonderful black and white prints. Sadly, because of digital photography, I never use it anymore. The 90 mm lense was wonderful.marc aurelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03811106443815434007noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3067098918914268503.post-61194823676033178572012-01-13T02:59:11.484+11:002012-01-13T02:59:11.484+11:00Richard,
many thanks. So much to learn and so lit...Richard,<br /><br />many thanks. So much to learn and so little time.Helshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02849907428208235392noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3067098918914268503.post-27280569244415794082012-01-13T02:39:29.378+11:002012-01-13T02:39:29.378+11:00Very interesting. The pink used in Second Empire H...Very interesting. The pink used in Second Empire Homes of the 1870's was a reflection from the colors used in Italy.Richard from My Old Historic House.Richard Cottrellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13055636542951753310noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3067098918914268503.post-50231397130849838352012-01-12T15:45:28.384+11:002012-01-12T15:45:28.384+11:00Nicholas
my husband is a professional radiologist...Nicholas<br /><br />my husband is a professional radiologist and an amateur photogrqapher - he is the one who thinks Leica makes the finest quality products in the world. I don't think I would have known the name Leitz, if it wasn't for him.<br /><br />Great story, isn't it? And all true!Helshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02849907428208235392noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3067098918914268503.post-58356089858679451772012-01-12T13:50:15.701+11:002012-01-12T13:50:15.701+11:00Now I've always liked Leica and Leitz products...Now I've always liked Leica and Leitz products, so all the more reason to now! Not only a good businessman but a humanitarian and a wonderful human being. Great to read about this, Hels.Intellibloghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04262938291462934103noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3067098918914268503.post-13257366344439474502012-01-12T09:52:54.109+11:002012-01-12T09:52:54.109+11:00Chris
Thank you. I can't read primary sources...Chris<br /><br />Thank you. I can't read primary sources in German alas, so I am dependent on secondary sources in English. So far it has not been easy to find evidence of people who acted morally, heroically in immoral times.<br /><br />Were families and companies very reticent to talk about their war-time activities, even decades after the rescuers stopped facing danger themselves? Did the children and grandchildren not know of their parents rescue activities?Helshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02849907428208235392noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3067098918914268503.post-61523175014351928802012-01-12T05:56:09.528+11:002012-01-12T05:56:09.528+11:00I cannot count how many times I have heard that th...I cannot count how many times I have heard that the German people were just dupes and didn't really grasp the horrors of their times. <br /><br />Whenever I hear this again, I will refer to this post. Schindler has come to be seen as an anomaly, unfortunately.<br /><br />Your course sounds wonderful - hmm, at sojourn in Australia to study.ChrisJhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13139508470517226199noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3067098918914268503.post-57782223603345034222012-01-11T10:27:26.126+11:002012-01-11T10:27:26.126+11:00Paul,
not only did Ernst Leitz II take the respon...Paul,<br /><br />not only did Ernst Leitz II take the responsibility of his own heroic decision-making, he also involved just about every member of his world wide sales empire. <br /><br />Staff from the Leica Magazine called all overseas Leitz accounts, to place the new employees in local photographic jobs. Foreign Leica outlets took on the refugees as technicians and salespeople. New apprentices from Wetzlar were trained up by the Leica professionals more quickly than was usual.<br /><br />An amazing effort.Helshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02849907428208235392noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3067098918914268503.post-4240905809959557722012-01-11T10:17:58.036+11:002012-01-11T10:17:58.036+11:00foto fanatic,
isn't it amazing that one compa...foto fanatic,<br /><br />isn't it amazing that one company has kept up its unrivalled standard of excellence since the beginning. I assume it is because Leica focused on scientific perfection in its original lenses and microscopes (mid 19th century), and carried that perfection over to its cameras (World War 1).<br /><br />The company must have invested a GREAT deal of money into training each intake of designers and camera makers.Helshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02849907428208235392noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3067098918914268503.post-38652661525649549232012-01-11T08:12:20.769+11:002012-01-11T08:12:20.769+11:00A fascinating story. And, like many genuine heros...A fascinating story. And, like many genuine heros, what a humble, modest man.P. M. Doolanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16673509230835222713noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3067098918914268503.post-77208097999098610252012-01-11T06:32:37.237+11:002012-01-11T06:32:37.237+11:00To a photo and camera buff, Leica cameras and lens...To a photo and camera buff, Leica cameras and lenses are still amongst the most desirable equipment today. Unfortunately their (justifiably) high price puts them out of reach of Joe Average.<br /><br />How wonderful to find that the company that produces such an icon was so compassionate and its owners so altruistic.the foto fanatichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17234840691455844914noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3067098918914268503.post-65247239929365270812012-01-10T19:08:12.259+11:002012-01-10T19:08:12.259+11:00Andrew
agreed. Leica was soooo respected, it got ...Andrew<br /><br />agreed. Leica was soooo respected, it got away with an amazing rescue project. Perhaps some good reader will tell us which other companies had the confidence to try that. There must have been some.Helshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02849907428208235392noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3067098918914268503.post-15072980912915155242012-01-10T19:03:29.551+11:002012-01-10T19:03:29.551+11:00Hermes
I will be lecturing later this year on the...Hermes<br /><br />I will be lecturing later this year on the history of the inter-war years. One of the lectures will be about the heroes of German-controlled Europe, who at huge risk to themselves, tried to save children, Jews, gypsies and socialists. In doing the research, the Leica Company immediately grabbed my attention!Helshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02849907428208235392noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3067098918914268503.post-31055470276373627102012-01-10T18:29:05.886+11:002012-01-10T18:29:05.886+11:00I knew nothing about that and I suppose Leica wasn...I knew nothing about that and I suppose Leica wasn't the only company to do this. Leica lenses are surely the most respected in the world.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3067098918914268503.post-25694875464840922912012-01-10T17:43:13.750+11:002012-01-10T17:43:13.750+11:00As so often Helen you fill in gaps I had vaguely h...As so often Helen you fill in gaps I had vaguely heard about but are so fascinating. What a great family.Hermeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00968366076064269729noreply@blogger.com