Belca is came from the Balda-Werk in Dresden firm which changed its name in 1951 to Belca Werk. The founder of the brand is leaving Balda-Werk Dresden and passes the west side of Germany and founded Balda Kamera-Werk in Bünde.
In 1956 Belca Werk part of the group VEB Kamera-Werk Niedersedlitz.