Ernst Leitz
photograph by Oskar Barnack, made with the Ur-Leica
Today would have been the 170th
birthday of Ernst Leitz. It was his
vision to hire Oskar Barnack against his reservations about coming to Wetzlar,
and it was his vision that we have to thank for the Leica becoming a reality
when against considerable arguments to the contrary, he said, “Barnacks Kamera
wird gebaut (Barnack’s camera will be built).”
In a statement today, Leica Camera said that “his influence and passion
still shape our products today.” May he
continue to do so.
For more on Ernst Leitz go
to:
OSKAR BARNACK AND THE EARLY
HISTORY OF PHOTOGRAPHY
Hello,
ReplyDeleteErnst Leitz I died in 1920. It's his son Ernst Leitz II that said the famous sentence “Barnacks Kamera wird gebaut (Barnack’s camera will be built).” in 1924.
Oops, of course you are correct. Thank you for letting us know.
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