2014

Leitz-Park, Wetzlar

Back Again – But in a New Home!

Leica celebrates its return to the birthplace of 35 mm photography with guests from all over the world. On May 23rd, 2014, exactly 100 years after inventing the original Leica camera, Leica Camera AG moves into the newly built Leitz-Park in Wetzlar. This modern campus initially brings together administration, development, and production under one roof, and is an architectural statement of renewed self-confidence and “Made in Germany” quality.

Black-and-white image: A large, round sculpture with raised, circular elements is positioned in front of the curved main building and a paved square at the Leitz-Park.
© Horst Hamann

The Leica Experience


The 2018 expansion ultimately transforms the Leitz-Park into a vibrant meeting place for the global Leica community, enthusiasts, and the general public. With a museum, gallery, manufactory, and hotel, the Wetzlar site is now a Mecca for Leica photography, history, culture, and spirit, where people from all over the world can immerse themselves in the World of Leica.

Black-and-white image: Exterior of a modern building complex with clear lines, large windows, and wide concrete surfaces in harsh sunlight.
© Horst Hamann
Black-and-white image: A round skylight interspersed with struts casts soft shadows and arcs of light onto a curved interior wall.
© Horst Hamann
Black-and-white image: A highly distorted mirror image reflects the surrounding buildings and the sun’s rays. The lettering “Leica Welt” can be seen on a façade.

Leica T

Function in Form

The Leica T unites design and technology in a rare fusion of form and function. Milled from a solid block of aluminum and polished by hand, it is a design object with precise inner workings. It is the first camera within the new APS-C system and the origin of today’s L-mount.

Minimalist close-up: Section of the front of the Leica T showing its smooth, rounded aluminum body, the engraved LEICA T logo, and the small circular openings in its housing.
Minimalist close-up: Section of the front of the Leica T showing its smooth, rounded aluminum body, on/off switch, Leica logo, and parts of the lens.
Minimalist close-up: A detail of the top side of a Leica T showing its ribbed dials, on/off switch, and round, red shutter button on its silver aluminum housing.







The Leica T camera housing is photographed from above without a lens so that the flat, minimalist user interface and its controls are visible. Below is an aluminum block from which the Leica T body is milled.

It is the first camera to be milled from a block of metal, with a completely aluminum housing.

This shot shows the top of a Leica T with its ribbed dials, on/off switch, and round, red shutter button on the silver aluminum housing.
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