In a German language podcast, a Leica shareholder and chairman dropped a bombshell that has sparked a frenzy of internet speculation: Leica is developing its own camera sensor.
The insight comes from a podcast interview between Leica Chairman of the Supervisory Board and shareholder Dr. Andreas Kaufmann and podcaster Michel Birnbacher. In the interview, Kaufmann revealed that around the same time the Leica M11 transitioned to using Sony-made sensors, Leica “started developing our own sensor again, in a more advanced version.”
