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The most popular LeicaRumors posts of 2025

By LR admin | Published: January 2, 2026

Here are the most popular LeicaRumors posts of 2025:

Leica is developing its own camera sensor again (most likely for the Leica M12 camera)

By LR admin | Published: January 1, 2026

In a recent podcast, Dr. Andreas Kaufmann (Chairman of the Supervisory Board and majority shareholder of Leica Camera AG) confirmed that Leica is again developing their own sensor, most likely for the next Leica M12 camera (Google translation):

Furthermore, as has already become somewhat known, we are also developing our own sensor again. […] Up until the M10, we had a sensor of European origin. It was manufactured by AMS in Graz, or rather, developed by their Dutch development office. And the foundry itself was in Grenoble, a French company. And then there was the transition with the M11 to Sony sensors. It’s no secret that they’re in there. At the same time, we started developing our own sensor again, in a more advanced version. I think we’ve made significant progress with that. We can’t say more at the moment.

You can listen to the related part of the podcast in German here:

Posted in Leica M12| Tagged Leica M12| 32 Comments

Happy New Year!

By LR admin | Published: January 1, 2026

Dear friends, readers, sources, contributors, and everyone who’s walked this journey with me along the way – Happy New Year! Thank you for being a part of this little community. Stay safe!

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2024 Year in Review

Posted in Other Leica Stuff| 18 Comments

Zeiss lenses for Leica M-mount holiday savings: up to $505 off

By LR admin | Published: December 31, 2025

The following Zeiss lenses for Leica M-mount have holiday savings of up to $505 off:

The Zeiss savings for other mounts can be found here.

Posted in Deals, Leica Lenses| Tagged Zeiss, Zeiss lenses for Leica M-mount| 12 Comments

Kondor Blue cages and accessories for the Leica SL/SL2/SL2S cameras

By LR admin | Published: December 30, 2025

Kondor Blue has a line of cages and accessories for the Leica SL/SL2/SL2S cameras (sold also at B&H Photo):

Posted in Leica Accessories, Leica SL, Leica SL2, Leica SL2-S| Tagged Kondor Blue| 37 Comments

Leica digest #213

By LR admin | Published: December 28, 2025

→ ON1 Photo RAW 2026.2 is now available with support for the new Leica M EV1 camera (additional information).

→ Topaz Labs has a new Holiday Sale that includes Topaz Studio, Studio Pro, and all single apps (valid until January 7th).

→ Vote for the worst camera of 2025.

→ Henry Cartier Bresson’s book “The Europeans” was reissued after 70 years.

→ The 50% off Etsy sale is still going on for three more days:

Posted in Other Leica Stuff| Tagged Artizlab Classic 35mm f/1.4 lens for Leica M-mount by Funleader, Leica digest| 78 Comments

New from Owlkrown: M-EyeCup for Leica M cameras with M14 × 0.5mm rangefinder eyepiece thread

By LR admin | Published: December 28, 2025

Owlkrown released a new product, the M-EyeKup, designed specifically for digital Leica M bodies that use the M14 × 0.5mm rangefinder eyepiece thread.