The hunting experience Hunting is your passion, and you know only too well how difficult it is to address game with any degree of cer-tainty. Our aim to bring mankind closer to nature and the very specialLeica know-how make our optical instruments ideal companions. Theywithstand the severest challenges, like the stresses of impacts and ofextreme temperature variations. All Leica binoculars, spotting scopes,and laser rangefinders are the result of years of experience, uncomprom-ising high quality standards, as well as ongoing development by inter-national innovation teams of experts and users. The latter have led tonumerous patents, for example, the unique combination knob for centralfocusing, the dual focusing feature of Televid spotting scopes, and thefunctioning principle of the laser rangefinder.

Observe and preserve We also consider it to be one of our re- sponsibilities to protect and to preserve our natural environment. Leicaabides by this philosophy by using high-grade materials and technologiesthat are environmentally safe. In this context, for instance, the use ofoptical glasses that contain lead or arsenic were discontinued long ago.Leica participates in numerous nature-conservation projects around the world, with emphasis on the protection of endangered species andhabitats. In Germany, for example, Leica sponsors the nature conser-vation center at Katinger Watt, in England Leica supports organizationsfor the protection of butterflies, and in the USA Leica fosters severalbird protection projects.