The Leica M system has been with us since 1954. It rapidly became, and has remained the favorite instrument of photographers, especially photojournalists, who, like Henri Cartier-Bresson, seek to ""catch life in the act"", to record ""the decisive moment"". In this Leica M Compendium Jonathan Eastland describes the whole Leica M system from his experience as a professional photographer. He explains how to use, enjoy and get the best out of the cameras and lenses, regardless of age. The latest lenses can be used on the earliest cameras, and vice-versa, and the Visoflex, although no longer made, is now much easier to use with the M6 and its TTL metering. Advice on planning and shooting a story with the Leica and extensive tables of technical data complete this ideal companion for the practical Leica M photographer, as well as for the Leica collector and enthusiast.

81/2 x 10Since publication this title has proved to be very popular for both the serious lens user wishing to understand more about his lenses, as well as the Leica enthusiast considering which lens would be suitable to add to his outfit.Do you know your "Coma from your Aberrations"? If "Yes," then part 2 of Erwin Puts' new book will be of considerable interest to you. Either way you may find this section easier to understand than you expect; the illustrations and diagrams do help.Part 1 goes into the optical history of E. Leitz, Wetzlar and the Leica Camera of Solms in detail with all the personalities involved. This section is well illustrated with some new pictures. The commercial demands are always battling with the perfectionists at Leica who created some of the world's most famous lenses.Part 2 is an optical digression explaining the lens and glass design features, problems and terms and the continual battle to ensure that Leica users end up with the highest possible standard of lens.Part 3 is the largest part of the book. Puts has tested Leica lenses from 1925 to date; each lens, in most cases with diagram, is detailed with its performances at the critical apertures.

The complete guide to Leica reflex cameras for Leica enthusiasts, from the original Leicaflex to the latest Leica R models. Operation of the cameras, exposure metering, viewfinding, use of motor drives, etc., are described by an author who has earned his living from Leica equipment. There is advice on visual thinking with a Leica SLR camera, on close-up and macro work - including the unorthodox when the right equipment is not at hand, and on telephotography with the wonderful and varied range of telephoto lenses now available for the Leica R camera.

The first guidebook that explains the features and capabilities of Leica's widely acclaimed compact digital camera covers all features, functions, and controls of this remarkable camera.

Researched and written with the full co-operation of the factory, here in definitive detail is the story of the SLRs that saved the Leica brand, along with the numerous lenses sold alongside them. All variations are covered, including official limited editions, allowing collectors to use the book for reference, or simply enjoy the stunning photography - mostly contemporary and original, some taken specially for the book - gathered from all over the world. Successful immediately, these SLR models ran alongside the legendary M-series to defend Leica's honour in the showrooms at a time when it looked like the Japanese had the camera market sewn up. Today, the R-series (1976-2009) is becoming more and more collectable, so this authoritative guide is timely.

With new color pictures and improved print quality, this book covers the early history of Hasselblad, from the very early cameras before the Hasselblad name was used on them, and camera numbers manufactured are also listed. It covers the huge amount of camera lenses and the many accessories made by Hasselblad, which are listed in this most exhaustive book on this famous manufacturer. The sales literature as well as instruction books have been catalogued with illustrations going right back to the early material, and some of the promotional items are illustrated and listed. Finally, a very comprehensive index both of the Hasselblad code numbers and item index, as well as a comprehensive bibliography are included. Tables showing all the lenses available over the years with starting and finishing manufacture numbers and dates. This book will appeal to the camera user as well as the enthusiast and collector as it is the complete reference to Hasselblad with virtually every item manufactured illustrated.

How to turn an exhibition into an experience - an analytical, structured and attractively illustrated guide for designers. An exhibition does not fascinate us purely through the presence of exhibited objects, but through the opportunity it gives us to make our own discoveries. Communication, education, experience and contemplation interact productively and dynamically. This book shows the preliminary stages of exhibitions from the designer's perspective. Topics include the presentation and staging of exhibitions, displays and education, texts, graphics, typography and layout, lighting and acoustics. Sketches, diagrams, and plans of wall arrangements, installations, collections, and models in appropriate scales and photos of realised projects are used to illustrate the process. Bertron Schwarz Frey/Group for Design (Berlin and Schwabisch Gmund) rank among the leading German offices of visual communication, museography and exhibition design. Amongst their projects are the Science Centre in Bremen, the natural,history museum in Berlin, and temporary exhibitions for the Germany's Haus der Geschichte foundation.

An inspirational bible for monochrome photography - this second edition almost doubles the content of its predecessor showing you the path from visualization to print

"This book takes you on a photographic voyage through my life so far." –Keegan Allen Keegan Allen is currently known to fans of the ABC Family hit television series, Pretty Little Liars. He has also appeared in numerous independent films and made his New York Stage debut in the acclaimed MCC production of Small Engine Repair. Keegan was given his first camera at age nine, and began a lifelong study and pursuit of photography. life.love.beauty is a selection of photographs taken since his childhood. It's a photo journey through the life of an intensely creative soul whose expression finds various forms: in acting, in poems and stories, lyrics and music, but above all in photography. This book's content resonates in the commonality we all share on our own journeys while unveiling an inside look into a world that very few experience. Organized into three broad groups—life, love, and beauty—the book ranges over the public and private side of Keegan Allen and his world. A child of Hollywood, whose father was also an actor and his mother a painter, Keegan roams freely through that realm, photographing his fellow actors on set, behind the scenes; and recording the amazed, gleeful, sometimes weeping fans that flock to his television and career related events. Allen also has an eye for the anonymous and the unexpected: the woman gazing dreamily from the balcony of a run-down hotel; the rifle-toting dog walker who seems to have emerged from the 19th century; the performers and denizens of Venice Beach and also the streets of New York, some of them chasing the dream of fame, others having long-since abandoned it; the little boy amid in the crowd in an enormous airport; portraits of lovers kissing on subways, in parks, and on the streets. Traveling from California to New York to Paris and back, as well as through the American west, he finds beauty in both urban and rural places: from large-scale landscapes to glimpses of light transforming what it touches. Keegan's poems, stories, captions and musings, song lyrics, and journal pages complement the photographs on this journey. He provides an account of growing up just off the Sunset Strip, coming into his own as an actor/artist, dealing with public recognition while maintaining a very private life, falling in and out of love, and acknowledging the influence of his family, friends, fans, and loved ones. life.love.beauty is an unusually intimate and revealing book: a delight for anyone who values photography, and a gift for the many fans who already follow Keegan's career. Keegan's real passion comes through in both his photographs and candid story telling in this unique photo-journal.