Leica Boutique Stuttgart to Open

Submitted by Double Negative on October 11, 2013 - 2:01pm

On November 2, 2013 - Stuttgart, Germany will see its first Leica Boutique open, located at Photo Planet (across from the central train station). It will be headed by Mr. Rudi Arndt. To celebrate, they will hold a "VIP Evening" event on November 5, 2013 with a talk by Mr. Dipl. Ing. Stefan Thonesen (a longtime employee of Leica Camera GmbH and photographer) and will cover the Leica M and X Vario cameras. Soft drinks will be served. The event is free, but space is limited and you are requested to register if planning to attend. Read more below for additional details.

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Vanity Fair Interview with Newson and Ive

Submitted by Double Negative on October 10, 2013 - 2:12pm

You may recall that on Tuesday we brought you the story, Leica (RED) M Revealed! (which we've also updated) about the collaboration between Apple designer Sir Jonathan Ive and Marc Newson to produce the Leica (RED) M camera, set to auction on November 23, 2013 via Sotheby's. The pair have selected or made more than 40 objects for an auction to benefit Bono’s (of U2 fame) Product (RED) anti-H.I.V. campaign. Meeting with Newson and Ive, Paul Goldberger explores the shared obsession and philosophy behind everything from iPhones to jumbo-jet interiors in Vanity Fair's "Designing Men" article.

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Andreas Kaufmann Honored by Wetzlar

Submitted by Double Negative on October 10, 2013 - 1:32pm

Mittelhessen.de reports, Andreas Kaufmann Receives Honorary Gift of the City (in German). The honorary gift of Wetzlar is awarded to individuals who have made outstanding contributions to the social, political and economic development of the city, and has been awarded 49 times to date. This time it was Andreas Kaufmann, Chairman of Leica Camera AG who was due to receive it. In a ceremony on October 8, 2013 (Tuesday) at the Palais Papius, city mayor Wolfram Dette said of Kauffmann, "You are a person who has left a mark in Wetzlar... and made an outstanding contribution to the improvement of this business location, to securing and creating jobs, urban development and not least, through its capital contribution in difficult times." About 100 million Euros were invested in Wetzlar, and the development of the city was affected most positively with the creation of the new Wetzlar Park headquarters. Read more below for the translation.

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Peter Karbe Seminar in Singapore

Submitted by Double Negative on October 10, 2013 - 1:02pm

In photography, lenses often play an unassuming role in capturing the moment. But unknown to most, lenses interpret the light streaming into the camera and have an important part to play in shaping the photo. Peter Karbe, Chief Optical Designer with Leica Camera AG (since 2002), will deliver a one-night-only seminar to discuss the challenges met through the years of optics design and how Leica has stood at the forefront to maintain itself as the world's leading lens designers for cameras. Karbe, you may recall, was instrumental in the introduction of the APO-Summicron-M 50mm f/2 ASPH, Noctilux-M 50mm f/0.95 ASPH, Summilux-M 50mm f/1.4 ASPH and X Vario/Vario-Elmar lenses. Read more below for the details!

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