Leica
As early as 1849, Carl Kellner founded the Optical Institute in Wetzlar, Germany, from which the »Ernst Leitz Werke« emerged in 1869 under Ernst Leitz. Both the Institute and the Ernst Leitz Werke were initially concerned exclusively with the manufacture of microscopes. Since 1907, Leica has been producing high-quality binoculars, regularly impressing with innovations in the optical field, and is one of the top manufacturers in this field today. Nowadays, Leica is known for producing cameras, binoculars, spotting scopes, microscopes and also range finders.
