Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2005/12/22
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]In case anyone missed it, here's the Leica Newsletter...regards, bob cole Dear Leica friends, Today we would like to inform you about: __Winner of Leica European Publishers Award for Photography 2005 chosen __Last column on the subject Leica R-lenses by Erwin Puts now available __Don?t miss LFI 1/2006. Available 14 December! Seasons greetings and a Happy New Year 2006! __Winner of Leica European Publishers Award for Photography 2005 chosen In cooperation with Leica Camera AG, the European photo book publishers Actes Sud (France), Apeiron Photos (Greece), Dewi Lewis Publishing (UK), Edition Braus im Wachter Verlag (Germany), Lunwerg Editores (Spain) and Peliti Associati (Italy) have chosen the winner of the ?Leica European Publishers Award for Photography 2005?. Besides having his book project 'Paradiso' published, the Italian Lorenzo Castore will receive prize money of 10,000 euros and an engraved LEICA M7 rangefinder system camera. Previously known under the name ? European Publishers Award for Photography 2005?, the competition has been one of the culture projects of Leica Camera AG ever since it was initiated in 1994. This year, 'Leica' is being added to the name for the first time to show the involvement of the Solms company in one of the most important photo book awards in Europe. The closing date for the next competition is January 31st, 2006. The application form for the Leica European Publishers Award for Photography 2006 is available at: http://www.leica-camera.com/kultur/events/wettbewerbe/epa/index_e.html __Last column on the subject Leica R-lenses by Erwin Puts now available Read the last column on the subject Leica R-lenses by Erwin Puts! The column is available in English and German Language and can be downloaded in the form of a PDF- document. ?In a series of articles I have covered the design and characteristics of the current Leica R lenses. These lenses comprise a period of about thirty years, a timespan that saw some fundamental changes of direction in optical design and lens manufacture. In this last chapter I will review these changes and chart the impact they may have on Leica lens design, so the Dutch photojournalist Erwin Puets. The last chapter ?Closing words? is available at: http://www.leica-camera.com/produkte/rsystem/objektive/index_e.html __Don?t miss LFI 1/2006. Available 14 December! The current issue includes: Interview: ?We will face the digital world.? How Leica prepares for the future. - New Series: Today?s M lenses. Part 1: 21 to 28 mm focal lengths. - Avoid camera shake: Eight tripods under pressure. - Digital workflow: Using raw files. - Portfolio: Sebasti?o Salgado ? The children of Exodus. Sensitive child portraits by the great Brazilian Leica photographer. More on the current issue at: http://www.leica-camera.com/markt/magazine/lfi/index_e.html With best regards, Leica Camera AG Corporate Communications http://www.leica-camera.com/ ______________________________________________ Do you have friends, colleagues or acquaintances who might also be interested in this service? If so, please forward this communication to them, or kindly alert them to the free subscription service at the following address: http://www.leica-camera.com/produkte/service/newsletter/index_e.php3 You will receive this mail if you have entered your name on the distribution list offered by Leica Camera AG on the internet. If your mailing address changes, or if you wish to re-subscribe or cancel your free subscription, you can find the appropriate instructions at the following site: http://www.leica-camera.com/produkte/service/newsletter/index_e.php3 If you have questions or suggestions concerning Leica Camera AG offerings, please sent us an e-mail. http://www.leica-camera.com/mail/index_e.php3 Leica Newsletter v1.2