

The expensive digital module for the R8 and R9 analog SLRs is a huge success.

1956: after Ernst Leitz II's death his sons Ernst Leitz III, Ludwig Leitz and Günther Leitz lead the company.1945: After WWII used old Leicas are among the top products traded on Germany's postwar black market.1938: foundation of the Leica school, the later Leica Akademie.1930: The Leica I is reworked for interchangeable instead of fixed lenses.1926: they produce their first slide projector.1925: The new product, the Leica, is launched at the spring fair (Früjahrsmesse) in Leipzig.Leitz decides to produce the viewfinder camera for 35mm film which Oskar Barnack had constructed in 1913 1920: after Ernst Leitz's death Ernst Leitz II becomes chief.1913: Oskar Barnack become the head of R&D.1887: the company produces its 10,000th microscope.1869: Ernst Leitz becomes chief of the company.1865: the precision mechanic Ernst Leitz becomes partner.1855: after Kellner's death his widow leads the company.1849: the mathematician Carl Kellner founds a company in Wetzlar which produces microscopes.Leica Camera AG has production plants in Germany and Portugal, the headquarters of Leica Camera AG is situated in Solms, Germany. The company, formerly Ernst Leitz GmbH, is now three companies: Leica Camera AG, which produces cameras Leica Geosystems AG which produces geodetic equipment and Leica Microsystems GmbH, which produces microscopes. Leica Camera AG is also responsible for Leica Binocular production, Leica began producing binoculars in 1907.
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Leica Camera AG is a leading German optical company that has been designing and developing 35 mm cameras since 1913, and manufacturing them in series production since 1925.
