When will the rumored Leica M11-V camera with EVF be officially announced? There are three possibilities so far:
Keep in mind that there is still a small chance that the new camera will be called “Leica M-V” and not “Leica M11-V”.
Leica has scheduled an event for May 3rd. 2025:
Here is an updated list/recap of expected/rumored Leica cameras and lenses (see all previous reports here):
The silver Leica MP camera is now officially discontinued. B&H Photo still has them in stock in case you are interested in getting one:
Other Leica M film cameras that are currently available:
The latest Voigtlander Color-Skopar 35mm f/3.5 Aspherical VM lens for Leica M-mount is now available for pre-order:
Additional information on the new lens can be found here:
→ 90% trade-in Leica M-System promo at Leica Store Miami.
→ 7Artisans will announce a new AF 85mm f/1.8 lens for L-mount on March 25th – another L-Mount Alliance candidate?
→ The new Kipon Leica S to GFX AF adapter will start shipping on April 1st (additional information | Kipon adapters are sold at B&H).
→ Is there a new Chinese-made FOCA PLAREX 5cm F1.9 lens for Leica M-mount coming soon based on the legendary FOCA OPLAREX 5cm F1.9?
→ Topaz Labs released Gigapixel 8.3.0 with a $15 discount (additional informtion).
The name of the upcoming Leica M camera with EVF is rumored to be Leica M11-V. Some internal sources referred to the camera as Leica M-V, but I believe the final model version will be Leica M11-V, just like the M11-D, M11-P, and the M11-M (the M with EVF model will be based on the M11-P).
The official announcement is coming soon: the latest beta version of the Leica Fotos App already contains references for the Leica M11-V model, which suggests the official announcement will be in the next few weeks.
I already posted several leaked pictures from a recent Leica survey where they described different design update options, and one of them included an EVF:
If the rumors I received are correct, the new M11-V will have a clean top plate and no ISO dial. This makes sense becuase they probably needed more space to fit the EVF unit – see one of the leaked pictures:
The Leica M12 and Leica with EVF (M11-V) are two different models. There will be no Leica M12 this year (2025), and maybe not even next year (unless it comes very late in 2026).
The rumored Leica M camera with EVF doesn’t mean the optical rangefinder is dead
