Leicas of London

The Leica Society International (LSI) Spring Shoot conference took place in London this week.

The presentations, panels and talks have been impressive and inspirational. Meeting lots of members of the Leica family, including people I have only known for years only online, has been fantastic.

It was my first ever LSI event and I wanted to say hello to as many attendees as possible. As an icebreaker, I decided to take photographs of some of the many Leicas that people had with them. The variety of cameras (and rarity of some) was a sight to behold for anyone interested in photography, and heaven for Leica-lovers. There were many M bodies as you might expect, with some very exotic versions and lenses on show. A few SLs, a very nice CL, and a flurry of Qs. There was also an X-U which I’ve never seen in the flesh. It’s a good job I spent all my money on my recent Vietnam holiday otherwise I’d have been over at Leica Mayfair looking to add a Q3 43 to my bag.

Here is a selection for of pictures for you. Thanks to everyone who was happy to let me photograph their pride and joy. I'm sure you'll let me know if I have misidentified any of them. Enjoy…

Kenny’s custom red leatherette M11 and 50 Summicron

Henning’s M10 Monochrom with 35 Summicron

Aaron’s M11-P Safari and 35 Noctilux

Samson’s M11-D special edition (1 of 100 copies) with new Anastigmat 50mm

Samson’s 1A with original Anastigmat 50mm.

Wayne’s X-U

Jono’s prototype M11 with 35 Summicron and yellow leatherette.

Mike’s M11D with 75 Summicron

Scott’s M11-P with 35 Noctilux

Richard’s M10-R with 50 Summilux

Fred’s M11 and 35 Summilux in an adapted leather case.

Nicole’s 1963 M3 with modern 50 Summilux and light meter

Tareg’s M11P and 50 Summilux

Samson’s personalised M9 with 35 Summicron

David’s M11P and 35 Nocilux, and M11 mono black paint with 28 Summilux.

Adam’s M11-P with 35 Noctilux.

Kenneth’s SL3 with 28-70 Vario Elmarit SL

Subhash’s Q3 43mm and M11 with 35 APO Summicron

Henning’s M11 and 35 APO Summicron

David’s M11P and 90 Summicron AA

Aaron’s M11M with 1968 50mm Noctilux f/1.2, and Jim Marshall M240 in unfinished bronze with matching 50 Summilux

Hans’s CL with silver 35 Summilux

Roger’s M-EV1 with 35 APO Summicron

Colin’s 1962 M3 with 1967 50 Summicron Dual Range, SL2S Reporter with 21 Summilux, and M11P with 35 Summicron V1 and Goggles

Adam’s M11 Black Paint Milan Version with 75 Noctilux

I hope you enjoyed that as much as I enjoyed seeing all these cameras in the flesh.

All images shot with my Samsung S25 Ultra as my Q3 is in Scotland right now.