NZDavid Posted May 17, 2007 Share #1 Posted May 17, 2007 Advertisement (gone after registration) Does anyone have a contact for visiting Leica in Solms? Has anyone made a site visit who could share their experiences? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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gdb Posted May 17, 2007 Share #2 Posted May 17, 2007 I intend to visit them in July because I want my R-Telyt 350 be ROM-ed. I certainly will report this visit on the forum when I come back Cheers Gérard Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
guywalder Posted May 17, 2007 Share #3 Posted May 17, 2007 David, what do you want to do there? For customer service, or the Leica gallery, you can just turn up. If you want to do one of the tours then try info@leica-camera.com I presume they do them in English. I did a tour a few years ago, before the M8 and when the Portugal factory was still assembling cameras, so the tour was all about glass. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
NZDavid Posted May 17, 2007 Author Share #4 Posted May 17, 2007 Tour might be good if I have time. I'll email them. Many thanks. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
bradreiman Posted May 17, 2007 Share #5 Posted May 17, 2007 im visiting them as well, on june 11 to hand my m8 over for sensor board replacement. when will you be in solms? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
marknorton Posted May 18, 2007 Share #6 Posted May 18, 2007 AFAIK, tours are held relatively infrequently and may or may not be in English. The Leica wall is in the foyer area of the plant, as is the Leica Shop. Interesting, but not a huge amount to see and if I were them, I'd be restricting factory tours, just in case. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan States Posted May 18, 2007 Share #7 Posted May 18, 2007 Advertisement (gone after registration) The tours are available in English, and are excellent. See this link: http://www.leica-camera.us/service/leica_plant_germany/ Well worth the trip if you are already in the area and like the brand. Dan Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
fastdap@mac.com Posted May 22, 2007 Share #8 Posted May 22, 2007 I was very fortunate (because of making a film involving the Leica story) to have a very special tour of all the Leica factory facilities: from the original Wetzlar building, to the large Wetzlar factory where the microscopes are still made, to the new factory in Solms. The Solms factory lobby is open to the public where you will find the Leica factory store and the Leica Museum, which is basically a long wall with many beautiful and rare items behind glass. Beyond that a tour can be arranged, usually in groups for the behind the glass tour. This tour is great but for contanimation purposes (things must be kept very clean) it is behind glass. It is a great tour that really illustrates how the cameras and lenses are made by hand. I highly recommend it! mark Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
dfarkas Posted May 22, 2007 Share #9 Posted May 22, 2007 Agreed. The tour is eye-opening and really shows how much thought, care, work, and time goes into each Leica lens. Lenses are made by hand, not on an assembly line. I had an opportunity to take the short tour while I was in Germany for Photokina and the LHSA annual meeting this past fall. I will be returning for a longer, more in-depth tour in a few weeks as part of the Leica/Porsche trip. The museum is interesting as well. The first prototype 35mm camera (1 of 1), built by Oskar Barnack was brought out of the vault for our LHSA tour. Truly amazing piece of history. David 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! 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/24369-vist-to-leica/?do=findComment&comment=261882'>More sharing options...
k_g_wolf ✝ Posted May 22, 2007 Share #10 Posted May 22, 2007 Great shot, David, thx for showing .. Best Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
leicapages Posted May 22, 2007 Share #11 Posted May 22, 2007 yes I have participated in a Leica Akademie course in English, a full report is available on my web site. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
leitz_not_leica Posted May 24, 2007 Share #12 Posted May 24, 2007 Sounds like fun if you're in the neighborhood. I wouldn't travel there just for the tour. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
NZDavid Posted May 25, 2007 Author Share #13 Posted May 25, 2007 I'm planning to be in Germany in September, just wondering if Wetrzlar/Solms should be on my itinerary. Stuttgart (Mercedes museum) is also a possibility. Cheers, David Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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