When we think of Leica, the first thing
that comes to mind are Leica cameras.
Many are unaware that the name Leica encompasses a lot more than that,
that Leica actually consists of four independent companies,
Leica Camera AG
Solms, Germany
Leica Microsystems GmbH
Wetzlar, Germany
Leica Geosystems AG
Heerbrugg, Switzerland
Leica Biosystems Nussloch GmbH
Nussloch, Germany
Leica Camera AG is the one we are most
familiar with as the manufacturer of Leica cameras.
The predecessor of the company, formerly
known as Ernst Leitz GmbH, was split into four companies: Leica Camera AG,
Leica Geosystems AG, Leica Microsystems AG, and Leica Biosystems, producing
cameras, geosurvey equipment, microscopes, and anatomical pathology solutions
and automation, respectively. Leica Microsystems AG is the owner of the Leica
brand, and grants licences to Leica Camera AG Leica Geosystems and Leica
Biosystems.
It is interesting to see what the other
Leica companies are manufacturing. Today
we will take a look at the Leica RCD30 series camera for airborne imaging. Here is what Leica has to say about it:
Leica RCD30 Series
Multispectral. Metric. Modular.
The new Leica RCD30 Series – imaging
revolution from the leader
The new Leica RCD30 Series of medium
format cameras represents a true revolution in airborne imaging. Just like the
RC30 has once set standards in film based airborne imaging, the new Leica RCD30
is setting new standards in what you and your customers can expect from a
medium format digital camera.
A true Masterpiece
The Leica RCD30 Series is not only true
imaging innovation, it‘s a masterpiece. The Leica RCD30‘s offers performance
that is otherwise only known from large-format airborne sensors at a lower cost
and thus makes digital multispectral photogrammetry available to everyone.
The Leica RCD30 boasts quite a number of
innovative and unique „world‘s first“ features and is the only suitable medium
format camera for photogrammetric and remote sensing applications:
>60 MP single camera head delivers
co-registered, multispectral RGBN imagery
>2D mechanical motion compensation along
two axis
>Ruggedized and thermal stabilized lens
system with innovative bajonet mount and user replaceable central shutter
>Modular concept for single standalone
and multihead-configurations
>Full integration with Leica ALS LIDAR
and other third party sensors
Optics
Lens configurations
NAG-D 50 mm
NAT-D 80 mm
Ruggedized and temperature compensated
for high accuracy performance between –10 °C and +30 °C
Shutter
Central shutter, user replaceable
>200’000 cycles
Aperture
2.8, 4.0, 5.6, 8.0 for NAT-D 80 mm
4.0, 5.6, 8.0, 11 for NAG-D 50 mm
Automatically controlled aperture
Capacity of Mass Memory
500 GB MM1 for up to 6000 images RGBN
1000 GB MM1 for up to 12000 images RGBN
Leica Geosystems AG
Heerbrugg, Switzerland
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