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| Company type | Aktiengesellschaft |
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| 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 |
Key people | Andreas Kaufmann (Chairman, Supervisory board), Matthias Harsch (CEO) |
| Products | Cameras, photographic lenses, binoculars, ophthalmic lenses and other optical equipment |
| Revenue |  € 400 million |
| Owner | ACM Projektentwicklung GmbH (55%)
The Blackstone Group (45%) |
Number of employees | 1800 |
| Website | 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).
