LBJ2 wrote:
I've been reading about this one for a few months now, but incase some others are not aware, another change at Leica's upper echelon includes Stefan Daniel who has the new role at Leica as "Leica Global Senior Brand Representative “Mr. M”"
You can read about this and other interesting tidbits in this article about a recent conversation with Stefan Daniel and Nico Köhler:
Leica new sensor development and a "...large dose of “lost in translation”" ?
"Inevitably, the question about the sensor in the next-generation Leica M12 came up in conversation, as this has been rumoured recently. What was made clear by Stefan is that this rumour contains a large dose of “lost in translation” between what Dr. Kaufmann said and what was reported. Dr. Kaufmann was stating that Leica were developing their own imaging sensor, but this was not connected to any particular camera.
Stefan also stated that Leica was very happy working with Sony, and that Sony had a clear road map for the future. Leica has a certain level of influence on that, but not complete influence. Sony, perhaps obviously from an economic perspective, would not want to make a custom sensor for one client. And that is the reason Leica has started development of its own sensor with its own specific functions."
I don't know the details of what stage the sensor development is, or if it is planned for the M12 or not. I do know, and have met the person hired in a VP level position to lead this development project. He only began working in January this year. Since it is commonly said that sensor development is a 3 to 5 year project, I don't see it being ready for the M12. The M12 sensor was likely selected a few years back. But there is more we don't know that we do know...
Mar 16, 2026 at 09:44 AM
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