Leica Camera

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Leica Camera AG

Company type	Aktiengesellschaft
Industry	Rangefinder camera, Photography, Digital Imaging, Still cameras, SLR cameras, DSLR cameras, binoculars / Monoculars, binocular telescope, laser rangefinder ophthalmic lenses
Founded	1869 in Wetzlar, Germany (Ernst Leitz Wetzlar); 1986 in Solms, Germany (Leica)
Headquarters	Wetzlar, Germany 50°33′9″N 008°32′11″E / 50.55250°N 8.53639°E / 50.55250; 8.53639
Key people	Andreas Kaufmann (Chairman, Supervisory board), Matthias Harsch (CEO)
Products	Cameras, photographic lenses, binoculars, ophthalmic lenses and other optical equipment
Revenue	€ 400 million[1]
Net income	Unknown
Owner	ACM Projektentwicklung GmbH (55%) The Blackstone Group (45%)
Number of employees	1800[1]
Website	leica-camera.com

Leica Camera AG (/ˈlaɪkʌ/) 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. 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).

In 1986, the Leitz company changed its name to Leica and moved its factory from Wetzlar to the nearby town of Solms.

Leica Camera AG is 55% owned by Austrian investment firm ACM Projektentwicklung GmbH and 45% owned by The Blackstone Group^[2] which licenses the Leica brand name from the Danaher Corporation-owned Leica Microsystems GmbH.