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09/09/2026

https://gmpphoto.blogspot.com/2026/09/rare-earth-radioactive-glass-lenses.html

This blog was created by its main editor, Heinz Richter. Heinz has been using Leica equipment ever since his father gave him a Leica III with 50mm f/2 Summar for his fifth birthday. Heinz grew up in the photography business of his father in Germany. Now retired, he used to own his own business, GMP....

09/07/2026

https://gmpphoto.blogspot.com/2026/09/comparison-of-sensor-vs-film-resolution.html

i am amazed how good the Digilux 2 looks, especially when compared to the cropped profile images made with the M3 and Dual Range Summicron. Are you sure those samples were not taken with a higher resolving camera?

09/03/2026

https://gmpphoto.blogspot.com/2026/09/leica-introduces-summicron-m-66-f2.html

This blog was created by its main editor, Heinz Richter. Heinz has been using Leica equipment ever since his father gave him a Leica III with 50mm f/2 Summar for his fifth birthday. Heinz grew up in the photography business of his father in Germany. Now retired, he used to own his own business, GMP....

09/01/2026

https://gmpphoto.blogspot.com/2026/09/leica-barnack-berek-blog-news.html

I am happy to report that the LEICA Barnack Berek Blog achieved a readership of more than half million with a total of 613276 for the month of August 2026.

08/30/2026

https://gmpphoto.blogspot.com/2026/08/the-leica-company-archives.html

08/24/2026

https://gmpphoto.blogspot.com/2026/08/through-lens-of-leica-luneburg-heath.html

This blog was created by its main editor, Heinz Richter. Heinz has been using Leica equipment ever since his father gave him a Leica III with 50mm f/2 Summar for his fifth birthday. Heinz grew up in the photography business of his father in Germany. Now retired, he used to own his own business, GMP....

08/21/2026

https://gmpphoto.blogspot.com/2026/08/how-to-use-flash-on-leicas-without.html

This blog was created by its main editor, Heinz Richter. Heinz has been using Leica equipment ever since his father gave him a Leica III with 50mm f/2 Summar for his fifth birthday. Heinz grew up in the photography business of his father in Germany. Now retired, he used to own his own business, GMP....

08/17/2026

https://gmpphoto.blogspot.com/2026/08/the-best-35mm-enlarger-ever-leitz.html

Excellent article. It definitely got me thinking about dusting off my V35 and to use it again. I wonder how its results compare to scanned negatives with the results perfected in Photoshop or Lightroom?

08/13/2026

https://gmpphoto.blogspot.com/2026/08/a-brief-history-of-photographic-film.html

Do you have any idea how Agfa finally solved the problem of color coupler migration to the other emulsion layers? I understand Kodak's solution with the Kodachrome, but that turned out to be somewhat of a hassle since it required for the film to be sent to a processing lab.

08/10/2026

https://gmpphoto.blogspot.com/2026/08/the-beginning-of-digital-photography.html

This blog was created by its main editor, Heinz Richter. Heinz has been using Leica equipment ever since his father gave him a Leica III with 50mm f/2 Summar for his fifth birthday. Heinz grew up in the photography business of his father in Germany. Now retired, he used to own his own business, GMP....