Hans-Kurt Uellenberg
Uellenberg died in car crash - 1989 hös
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"Yesterday I bought a copy of "50 Jahre Leica M" and have only 'browsed' through it so far. However, the index has several references to Heinrich Janke and when I checked them discovered that he was responsible for the design of the M3, M4, M4-P and M6. But I think he was part of a design team as Hans-Kurt Uellenberg (at left in picture) is also mentioned as a designer of the M4. On page 77 "stylist Heinrich Janke" (standing) is mentioned with a picture of his wooden camera model incorporating a selenium meter. Page 93 mentions Dr Ludwig Leitz being a sculptor and him meeting master student sculptor Heinrich Janke in a Hannover studio where Janke was preparing to cast a bronze bust. He impressed Dr Leitz sufficiently to be offered a job with Leitz as a stylist/designer. Page 95 shows a photograph (ed. note - believed to picture shown above) of Leitz stylists Hans-Kurt Uellenberg, Heinrich Janke and Bernd Nickel plus three award certificates one of which, for the M4-P, shows Heinrich Janke and Hans-Kurt Uellenberg as designers.
Text source - [2] #3 dkpeterborough
E. Leitz Photographic Patents by Hans-Kurt Uellenberg
- 1975 MAY 29 - PHOTOGRAPHIC CAMERA
- 1980 JUN 03 - MIRROR REFLEX CAMERA with Heinrich Janke (see R4)
- 1981 SEP 25 - BINOCULAR with Heinrich Janke and Alfred Hengst (see Trinovid 8 x 20 BC.)
- 1981 SEP 25 - BINOCULAR with Heinrich Janke and Alfred Hengst (see Trinovid 8 x 32 BA)
- 1984 MAY 03 - BINOCULAR with Heinrich Janke and Alfred Hengst (see image above)
- 1984 MAY 23 - BINOCULAR with Heinrich Janke and Alfred Hengst (see Trinovid 8 x 20 BCA.)
