When I first wanted to explore using rangefinders it was very intimidating. I spent a lot of time searching the web for help. Some of the sites I found then are listed here.
Leica Camera’s official blog.
Post-World War II British intelligence report on the Leica factory.
Leica Historical Society of America, a non-profit “dedicated to the appreciation, use and study of LEICA photographic products, their history, and the people that have made LEICA what it is today.”
Schedule for Leica’s 2010 North American Road Show, a traveling demo promotion for the M9 & S2.
Nikon guru Thom Hogan writes on LuminousLandscape.com about the future of Leica.
Dan Colucci’s antiquecameras.net, a trove of information on Leica and other old cameras.
An online library of Leica camera manuals.
The Online Photographer tries to make us feel better about Leica prices.
LeicaMagazines.com sells back issues of Leica-related magazines.
Oldtimercameras.com sells manuals for thousands of old and obscure cameras.
Ken Rockwell explains M viewfinder magnifications; very helpful if you’re new to the M world.
British Journal of Photography on Leica UK prices going up in 2010.
Fred Parker’s back to basics guide to life without a light meter, great for those shooting with pre-M5/M6 meterless Leicas.
An old anti-Leica rant from Paul Ross.
lensauction.com tracks Leica and other lens auctions on eBay; an attempt to sort through the crap so you don’t have to.
British Journal of Photography looks at Soviet-era Zeiss & Leica knockoff film cameras.
Marc Rochkind’s Classic Camera site, which includes scans of some original Leica ads.
An M6 review from Kirk Tuck in 2001 that’s a good starting point for those new to rangefinders.
The New Yorker attempts to explain the Leica legend.
An M3 review from Edwin Leong laying out the pros & cons of rangefinders – very good article if you’ve never tried a rangefinder.
British wedding photog Jeff Ascough on why rangefinders are not for him anymore.
ReidReviews by Sean Reid (no relation) is a pay site with a modest price and thoughtful, real-world tests of M system and other photo equipment as well as thought-provoking articles on photography; I found it invaluable when making the decision about buying the M8 and lenses for it.
Erwin Puts wrote the book on Leica glass, “Leica Lens Compendium”. His website is a very thoughtful exploration of Leica Camera’s history and philosophy mixed with detailed technical analyses of Leica cameras and lenses as well as other makers’ M lenses.
CameraQuest deals in Voigtlander products and used equipment but he also has excellent quick reviews of older and new Leica camera bodies and lenses.
Andrew Nemeth is a photographer in Australia who has some very helpful Leica info on his site.
Nemeth’s writeup of Leica warranty information
Ken Rockwell writes a popular photo blog with a large database of equipment reviews, focusing mostly on Nikon but his Leica database is growing.
Rockwell’s Leica lens review page; not exhaustive like Bjorn’s guide is for Nikon lenses but useful.
Leicaportal, a new web destination for Leica fans.
LeicaRumors is an ongoing roundup of Leica news — good to check what might be coming next before you buy.
ZeissRumors similar to LeicaRumors (but not connected); a place to go for updates on whether Zeiss will produce an M-mount digital rangefinder
Photoethnography has some good suggestions on buying on a budget.
Joseph E. Reid — my blog, sometimes touching on Leica matters.
Leica corporate site, U.S. version.
Cosina-Voigtlander English corporate site; CV designs and makes Voigtlander-branded M-mount lenses & cameras as well as makes some Zeiss-designed & branded M lenses.
Leica Academy, Leica-run workshops in Germany.
Thorsten Overgaard’s Leica pages, a gold mine I wish I’d known about when I was first getting into this. Especially helpful are his History, Camera Compendium, Lens Compendium, and Leica Definitions pages.
LFI Gallery, online gallery of images made using Leica equipment.
A great list of Leica lens serial numbers & dates of production.
Video of the 9/9/9 announcement.
Erwin Puts’ essay calling for a new standard for lens testing in the high-res digital age.
Lenstip.com, Polish language site (with English mirror site) reviews cameras & lenses.
Oskar Barnack Award home page.
An excellent primer on L-Camera Forum on dealing with printer resolution.
