Welcome to LHSA!

The Leica Historical Society of America is an independent, nonprofit organization dedicated to all aspects of the Leica camera, including photography, research, history, documentation and collecting.

Members’ interests overflow from active hands-on photography to research and documentation of the Leica system, and to collecting cameras, lenses and accessories made for the system. Attention also is given to literature relating to the system and individuals who use it.

LHSA is international in scope, with more than 2,000 active members residing in 32 countries in the Americas, Europe, Asia and Australia, who recognize the special distinction that the Leica camera system carries.