Every Leica that mattered, on one timeline.

The original compact portrait telephoto — six decades before "travel tele" was a phrase.

The most affordable Barnack Leica: fixed, non-removable back — simplified construction made the 35mm system accessible to a wider market.

The long reach of the screw-mount era — the lens that stretched the rangefinder to 135mm.

The first Leitz f/2 lens — a groundbreaking fast standard for 1933, now prized for its characterful vintage rendering.

The wartime successor to the Summar — sharper and better corrected, bridging the pre-war and early post-war Leitz eras.

The IIIc introduced the die-cast zinc alloy body — a manufacturing revolution that made precision production faster and more consistent.

The last and most refined screw-mount Leica — a swan song for the Barnack platform, made alongside the new M3.

The fast portrait tele of the film era — four decades of f/2 at 90mm before the APO age.

The sensible fast-enough portrait tele — nearly fifty years in the catalogue across two optical generations.

The stripped-down technical M bodies: no rangefinder (M1/MD) or no viewfinder at all (MD), for scientific and copy-stand work.

The pocketable 90 — Mandler's Canadian tele-design in "fat" and beloved "thin" versions.

The first 28mm lens for the M system — wider than any prior M lens, opening a new compositional vocabulary for street photographers.

The 29-year pre-ASPH — same dreamy optics as the Steel Rim in a standard barrel, and the longest-lived 35 Summilux.

Mandler's six-element redesign of the 35 Summicron — smaller, simpler, and the template for a decade of Canadian production.

The long-lived standard 50 — three mechanical generations (1969, 1979, 1994) of one optical lineage, ending only with the APO era.

The first metered M body — a technical milestone that was commercially unloved due to its larger, non-traditional body.

The refined six-element Canadian 35 — nearly identical to the v2, the quiet middle child of the lineage.

A compact, affordable M-mount camera co-developed with Minolta — Leica's attempt to reach a wider market.

The production ASPH that replaced the unmanufacturable AA — one molded aspherical surface, sixteen years in the catalogue.

The camera that launched Leica's SLR system: the original Leicaflex introduced the R bayonet mount in 1964.

The first Leicaflex with a through-the-lens meter — Leica's serious answer to the professional SLR market.

The first R-series camera with aperture-priority AE, developed in partnership with Minolta on the XE platform.

The final major R-system SLR — a large, capable, and distinctively shaped camera that closed the chapter on Leica's SLR ambitions.

The modern 35mm f/1.4 with floating element — optically state-of-the-art, digitally corrected, the definitive modern 35 Summilux.

The first CMOS digital M — added video and Live View, beginning the transition away from CCD.

A stripped-down digital M: 24MP sensor from the M240, but no live view, no video, quieter shutter — the essentialist digital rangefinder.

The current 35 Summicron — 2016 refresh of the ASPH for high-resolution digital sensors.

The discreet M10: no red dot, sapphire glass LCD, whisper-quiet shutter — the photojournalist's digital M.

No rear screen — the M10-D is a digital camera designed to feel like shooting film: shoot first, review later on your phone via WiFi.

The current flagship digital M — 60MP BSI sensor, USB-C charging, and a removable baseplate that finally accepts modern straps.

A refined Summilux-M 50 — closer minimum focus (0.45m), a clickable macro near-focus range, and classic rendering preserved.

The 28mm f/2 refreshed for high-resolution digital sensors, announced alongside the M11-P.

A digital M with no rear LCD — a deliberate subtraction that forces the photographer back to the optical viewfinder and the decisive moment.

Leica Announces Noctilux-M 35mm f/1.2 ASPH

The SL-system counterpart to the M APO-Summicron — autofocus, weather-sealed, and optically equivalent to one of the world's best 50mm lenses.

The 47MP full-frame mirrorless SL: Leica's professional L-mount body with IBIS, weather sealing, and 5-axis stabilisation.

The Q2 with a dedicated monochrome sensor: 47MP without a Bayer filter, for maximum B&W resolution in a compact fixed-lens body.

The speed-focused SL: 24MP BSI sensor optimised for low-light and action — the "S" stands for sensitivity and speed.

The third-generation Q — 60MP sensor, articulating display, and the most capable fixed-lens Leica ever made.

Leica's hybrid instant camera — shoot digital, choose what to print on Instax Mini film.

Leica's third-generation full-frame L-mount mirrorless — 60MP BSI sensor and phase-detect AF bring it fully up to date.

A Q-style redesign of the D-Lux compact — Leica's most affordable new camera in years, now with a cleaner modern aesthetic.

The telephoto zoom that completed Leica's f/2.8 "holy trinity" for the SL system.

A 24MP speed-oriented sibling to the SL3 — faster burst rates and better high-ISO performance for action and low-light work.

The Monochrom treatment comes to the Q line — a 60MP black-and-white-only fixed-lens compact.

Leica Introduces the APO-Macro-Elmarit-SL 100 f/2.8

A 44MP speed-focused SL3 variant: hybrid phase-detect AF, 40 fps bursts, and 8K open-gate video.