The Official Newsletter of LHSA, The International Leica Society
A Message from the President
Gary Hough

Greetings LHSA Members,

I hope that all of you have had a wonderful summer and that it was filled with unforgettable photographic opportunities. Now that the fall season is upon us, I hope you are looking forward to the Annual Meeting in Vancouver, which is only a few weeks away. If you haven't already registered, there is still time, and there is still time to reserve a room at the Hyatt Regency Vancouver at the LHSA rate.

Don't miss this opportunity to hone your skills with sessions by Bill Royce, Brad Weeks, Cradoc Bradshaw, and Richard Chalfan; or be inspired by our Saturday presenters, Anna Mia Davidson, Bill Rosauer and Jim Lager, grEGORy Simpson, and our keynote speaker, the renowned John Lehmann. We have also scheduled two photo walks, a Vancouver city bus tour, our annual Trade Fair and more. 

Lastly, I want to let you all know that our board has been hard at work forging an exciting new path into the future for LHSA. I've summarized our recent activities, which you can view by clicking here. Please let me or any of our board members know if you have any ideas or would like to be a part of our exciting efforts that will make our Society a hub of activity for all Leica enthusiasts.

See you at the meeting!

Gary Hough, President
LHSA - The International Leica Society
49th Annual Fall Meeting
Vancouver, BC, Canada
October 5-8, 2016

Join us for our annual meeting in Vancouver, British Columbia. To learn more about about the meeting and to register, click here.
2016 LHSA Photo Contest Deadline Extended!
Win a Leica D-Lux (Typ 109)!

LHSA Photo Contest: 2nd Place Winner from 2015
Due to a last minute surge of interest, we have extended the contest deadline until 
10 pm Central Standard Time, Monday, September 12. 

Leica D-Lux Typ 109
Don't miss out on the chance to win a Leica D-Lux camera!

The theme for this is year's contest is Documentary photography, which is defined as follows:  A single photograph of an unstaged situation that has a high human interest element and/or a fresh view of an everyday scene. To enter the contest, click here.

LHSA Members Featured at This Year's Annual Meeting

The LHSA membership is full of talented and experienced photographers. We are pleased to have some of our brightest starts presenting at this year's Annual Meeting.

On Friday, October 7, Bill Royce presents his session: Deeper Into  Lightroom.

Bill Royce, former Air Force fighter pilot and retired Boeing test pilot, has been a lifelong amateur photographer for over 50 years. His photography focuses primarily on street photography, but his body of work also includes numerous airplane images from his years as an Air Force pilot. As a teacher, Bill conducts periodic courses in Street Photography at Kenmore Camera, Kenmore, WA, addressing both the artistic and technical aspects. He has also conducted instructional classes on Silver Efex Pro and Color to Monochrom Digital Conversion. In 2013 he was named a certified expert in Adobe Lightroom. A member of the LHSA - The International Leica Society, his work has been featured in the Viewfinder several times. Bill is active in the local Seattle photography scene, serving as Past-President for the Puget Sound Camera Club, from 2012-2014.  In 2014 he participated in the Photographic Cultural Tour of Cuba.

On Saturday, October 8, hear Bill Rosauer and Jim Lager's presentation on
Walther Benser and the SLR Avalanche. 

Jim Lager is the world renowned authority on all things Leica, the author of numerous books and articles about the Leica. Jim is a past president of the LHSA and along with Rolf Fricke, president emeritus of the Society.


Bill Rosauer is a past president of the LHSA, and has been editor of the LHSA quarterly journal since 2000. Bill has been a Leica user for almost fifty years, and has been a Leica collector for forty years, and a Leica dealer. Bill has been a consultant to Leica Camera AG on the LHSA Special Edition models.

Click here to see the complete Program Schedule.
Null Series Leica No. 122 
by Jim Lager
Over 20 years ago Dr. Robert Bingham supplied negatives of Leica No. 122 to aid my research efforts. A photo of the top of this historic Leica appears on page 14 of my Volume I - Cameras. Additional views are included. By Dr. Bingham's admission, the photos are just snapshots that he took of the camera outside in the sunlight. This surviving O-Series model represents (along with the Ur-Leica ) where it all began.  Read the full article here.
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