Leica Camera
Leica is a company in Wetzlar, Germany that makes cameras, optical lenses, photographic lenses, binoculars and rifle scopes. The name Leica is derived from the first three letters of the founder's surname (Leitz) and the first two of the word camera: lei-ca (LEItz CAmera).
| Company type | Aktiengesellschaft |
|---|---|
| Headquarters | Wetzlar, Germany Coordinates: 50°33′9″N 008°32′11″E / 50.55250°N 8.53639°E |
Key people | Andreas Kaufmann (Chairman, Supervisory board), Matthias Harsch (CEO) |
| Products | Cameras, photographic lenses, binoculars, ophthalmic lenses and other optical equipment |
| Owner | ACM Projektentwicklung GmbH (55%)
The Blackstone Group (45%) |
| Website | leica-camera |
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Leica Camera Media
Leica M9 with 50mm Summilux f1.4 Type 2 (1969-1991)
First image taken from the Ur-Leica by Oskar Barnack 1913, Eisenmarkt, Wetzlar, Germany
An advert in Time magazine for Leica's new Summar lens, March 5, 1934
Leica Mod. Ia (1927), production number 5193, production time 1925-1936, Leitz Elmar F=50mm, 1:3.5
Very rare Leica soft-focus Thambar lens from the 1930s with original leather case. In front, left to right: Rear cap, special dot filter, lens shade, front cap
Ur-Leica ("original Leica"), from 1914
Leica I, from 1927, with collapsible Leitz Elmar 1:3,5 F=5 cm lens
Reproduction of the Leica Prototype, 1913, 1:3,5
Leica IIIf (1950), one of the last screw-mount Leicas, with 50mm/f1.5 Summarit
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 (in de) Umbrüche in Fortoindustrie: Kamerahersteller Leica streicht 80 Stellen. 13 September 2019. https://www.kleinezeitung.at/wirtschaft/wirtschaftktnhp/5689668/Umbrueche-in-Fortoindustrie_Kamerahersteller-Leica-streicht-80-Stellen. Retrieved 17 September 2025.
Other websites
- Official website
- Leica Cameras collection at the Smithsonian National Museum of American History
- Leica History and Heritage
