The couple of threads here on the series of meetings with Leica seem to have focused more on the whole idea of doing the series and on the hardware, but very much less on the cultural side of what Leica stands for and the contribution the company has made to the culture of photography. Part of Kevin's discussion with Dr. Kaufmann was exactly on this subject, and one item in particular that attracted my attention was the mention of the "Eyes Wide Open!" book, published and manufactured in Germany by Kehrer commemorating 100 years of Leica. When I looked it up and saw that it is big, heavy and expensive I wondered whether I should buy it, but decided to make the plunge and did so. I'm very pleased that I did. Notwithstanding that my photography library already has "75 Years of Leica Photography" and the now historical Dr. Paul Wolff book "Meine Erfahrungen mit der Leica", published 1934, this latest volume from Kehrer is the most comprehensive and sumptuous of the lot. For those interested, I can highly recommend it - very informative essays (for example, did you know that the optical side of it began back in 1849?), a well curated selection of photographs (major orientation to European photographic culture), creative layouts and high quality print job. The second revised edition of 2017 is the one now available.