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Coordinates: 50°33′9″N 008°32′11″E. Leica Camera AG (/ ˈlaɪkə /) is a German company that manufactures cameras, optical lenses, photographic lenses, binoculars, and rifle scopes. The company was founded by Ernst Leitz in 1869 (Ernst Leitz Wetzlar), in Wetzlar, Germany.
Future plans of an online virtual exhibition will compliment the Charles M. Messer Leica Camera Collection which documents the intriguing history of Leica cameras through more than 1200 design prototypes, special purpose and military cameras, gold-plated commemorative models and camera accessories.
Wonder what Leica has been up to since 1900s? This Leica timeline helps shed light of what the camera manufacturer has been doing since its inception.
Early models. Leica I: was first introduced to the market at the 1925 spring fair in Leipzig, based on the Ur-Leica prototype developed by Barnack in 1913 and Prototyp 1 developed in 1923. Followed by Leica Luxur and Leica Compur (a total of 60,586 of the Leica I, Luxur, and Compur models were made).
By developing a camera body with detachable and interchangeable lenses, the Leica-II was born. In 1932 came the first Leica camera with a rangefinder, a focusing mechanism which allows the photographer to measure the distance of a subject.
22 maj 2014 · In 1914 optical engineer Oskar Barnack was working for Ernst Leitz when he designed the very first Leica, the Leitz Camera, or so-called Ur-Leica. The small handheld camera, one of the...
16 paź 2024 · Today, the company plays a decisive role in shaping the photography market. But it was a long way from the first analog 35mm camera in 1924 to the modern digital technology of today. In this article, you can find out how Leica cameras have developed from analog to digital over the last 100 years.
