hepcat Posted January 23, 2013 Share #1 Posted January 23, 2013 (edited) Advertisement (gone after registration) I mentioned in another thread that I'm not a collector, and then in a different thread yet, someone mentioned 1966 prices and I thought I had an old Leitz price list lying about. So I went to check and found that the price list I had was a 1970s vintage Canon price list, but I found a number of old Leitz books and advertising ephemera I thought someone might be interested in seeing. I accumulated these over the course of the last forty years, and I obtained all of these from shops when the products were current. As I've lived in many places since then, looking back, it's amazing that I even still have these on a bookshelf. In any event, I thought it might be interesting to collect images of this kind of Leica ephemera in a single place here to document the various things Leitz has done over the years in marketing. So... without further ado, here are the books, catalogs, pamphlets, owner's manuals and fliers I found on my bookshelf. The first is my 1971 copy of The Leica Book by Theo Kisselbach. The book is comprehensive up until the M4, and then it has a separate insert at the back on the M5. Welcome, dear visitor! As registered member you'd see an image here… Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! Edited January 23, 2013 by hepcat enlarge the thread title Quote Link to post Share on other sites Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! ' data-webShareUrl='https://www.l-camera-forum.com/topic/196737-leica-ephemera/?do=findComment&comment=2222679'>More sharing options...
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hepcat Posted January 23, 2013 Author Share #2 Posted January 23, 2013 The next piece I have is called "A Brief Leica Chronicle" that was published by E. Leitz in New Jersey, probably from the mid-1970s It is a brief illustrated history of Leica cameras and includes the M5 from 1971. Welcome, dear visitor! As registered member you'd see an image here… Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! Quote Link to post Share on other sites Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! ' data-webShareUrl='https://www.l-camera-forum.com/topic/196737-leica-ephemera/?do=findComment&comment=2222681'>More sharing options...
hepcat Posted January 23, 2013 Author Share #3 Posted January 23, 2013 Then I have an original M4 sales brochure. It is undated, but is probably circa 1970. Welcome, dear visitor! As registered member you'd see an image here… Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! Quote Link to post Share on other sites Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! ' data-webShareUrl='https://www.l-camera-forum.com/topic/196737-leica-ephemera/?do=findComment&comment=2222683'>More sharing options...
hepcat Posted January 23, 2013 Author Share #4 Posted January 23, 2013 Then I have a brochure/illustrated history called "50 years of Leica" that I believe is circa 1974. It too includes the M5. Welcome, dear visitor! As registered member you'd see an image here… Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! Quote Link to post Share on other sites Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! ' data-webShareUrl='https://www.l-camera-forum.com/topic/196737-leica-ephemera/?do=findComment&comment=2222686'>More sharing options...
hepcat Posted January 23, 2013 Author Share #5 Posted January 23, 2013 And next is an M4-P brochure that is circa 1981 or '82 when I bought my first M4-2 from Pacific Camera in La Jolla, CA. Welcome, dear visitor! As registered member you'd see an image here… Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! Quote Link to post Share on other sites Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! ' data-webShareUrl='https://www.l-camera-forum.com/topic/196737-leica-ephemera/?do=findComment&comment=2222688'>More sharing options...
hepcat Posted January 23, 2013 Author Share #6 Posted January 23, 2013 (edited) And next is a really high quality full-line advertising booklet from Leica featuring the M6 on the cover. This is also undated, but it includes the M6TTL and the M8 from 2000. Welcome, dear visitor! As registered member you'd see an image here… Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! Edited January 23, 2013 by hepcat Quote Link to post Share on other sites Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! ' data-webShareUrl='https://www.l-camera-forum.com/topic/196737-leica-ephemera/?do=findComment&comment=2222694'>More sharing options...
hepcat Posted January 23, 2013 Author Share #7 Posted January 23, 2013 Advertisement (gone after registration) Next is a Leica View magazine from Fall 2002 that features an ad for the Digilux-1. Welcome, dear visitor! As registered member you'd see an image here… Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! Quote Link to post Share on other sites Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! ' data-webShareUrl='https://www.l-camera-forum.com/topic/196737-leica-ephemera/?do=findComment&comment=2222700'>More sharing options...
hepcat Posted January 23, 2013 Author Share #8 Posted January 23, 2013 And last is a brochure advertising the M7 which is probably also circa 2002. Welcome, dear visitor! As registered member you'd see an image here… Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! Quote Link to post Share on other sites Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! ' data-webShareUrl='https://www.l-camera-forum.com/topic/196737-leica-ephemera/?do=findComment&comment=2222705'>More sharing options...
hepcat Posted January 23, 2013 Author Share #9 Posted January 23, 2013 An original Leica M2 instruction book that came with my 1965 vintage M2. It apparently didn't go with the camera when I traded it in at a camera store in Tamuning, Guam in 1977. Welcome, dear visitor! As registered member you'd see an image here… Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! Quote Link to post Share on other sites Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! ' data-webShareUrl='https://www.l-camera-forum.com/topic/196737-leica-ephemera/?do=findComment&comment=2222709'>More sharing options...
jc_braconi Posted January 23, 2013 Share #10 Posted January 23, 2013 Then I have an original M4 sales brochure. It is undated, but is probably circa 1970. Check the last page under printed in Germany the X1/69/LY/HSwhere 69 is the year of printing You can usually find this code on Leica leaflets at this place and you will date the pictures you posted. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael Geschlecht Posted January 24, 2013 Share #11 Posted January 24, 2013 Hello Jean Claude, And the XI is for the 11th month - November. Best Regards, Michael Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jc_braconi Posted January 24, 2013 Share #12 Posted January 24, 2013 Hello Jean Claude, And the XI is for the 11th month - November. Best Regards, Michael Obviously Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
philipus Posted January 29, 2013 Share #13 Posted January 29, 2013 I'm not sure if this is of any interest but this brochure was in the outfit case which my Leica II with lenses and accessories came in. Welcome, dear visitor! As registered member you'd see an image here… Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! ' data-webShareUrl='https://www.l-camera-forum.com/topic/196737-leica-ephemera/?do=findComment&comment=2228235'>More sharing options...
inglis Posted December 7, 2013 Share #14 Posted December 7, 2013 So nice to see this Die neue Leica - Mit automatischer Scharfeinstellung für alle Leica Objective"!!!!!! Thanks much! Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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