The Leica M camera will be 70 years old next year – expected many new products in 2024

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The Leica M camera will be 70 years old next year: the Leica M mount was introduced in 1954 with the Leica M3 (Wikipedia). Going even further back in time: in 1923, Barnack convinced Ernst Leitz II to make a preproduction run of 31 cameras to test. In 1924 Ernst Leitz decided to produce the camera. The official introduction was at the 1925 Leipzig Spring Fair as the Leica I (for Leitz camera). This makes 2024 an even more important year for Leica (Wikipedia).

Here are the first rumors on what to expect next year:

• Leica is planning a major release for the next generation of M cameras to coincide with 70 years of the platform, so don’t expect anything major to be announced until next year (2024).
• Three cameras will be released in a variety of finishes, including one that has never been used before.
• The 70th-anniversary event will also mark the release of the next generation of Leica watches.
• Thanks to the success of their line of legacy lenses and the newly released Leica M6, the company is now considering new designs based on pre-M cameras but with M-mounts.

Previous coverage on the history of Leica can be found here:

어느덧 2024년이면 1954년에 태어난 라이카 M 카메라가 70세가 되는군요.

내년에 어떤 카메라를 기대할 수 있는지 몇몇 소문들이 있습니다.

- 70주년에 맞춰 차세대 M 카메라를 출시하려고 하기 때문에 그 전까지는 큰 발표는 없을 듯 합니다.

- 기존에 사용된 적이 없는 카메라를 포함해 3개의 카메라가 출시 될 예정입니다.

- 70주년에 시계 출시도 기념한다는 군요 ㅎ

- M6 복각등으로 성공을 하여 이런 방식으로 새로운 디자인을 고려하는 듯 합니다.