Leaked press release confirms partnership between Panasonic, Leica and Sigma

The usually reliable Japanese blog Nokishita has published a leaked press release in which Panasonic, Leica and Sigma confirm their collaboration on a new full-frame camera system for the Leica L mount.

nokishita has posted a link to the press release on its own Twitter account. In the message, the three companies confirm their collaboration on the L-mount developed by Leica, although they do not mention any concrete new products yet. The existing Leica SL Typ 601 camera already uses this lens mount.

Sigma reports that it is joining the alliance because of its ability to develop mirrorless cameras that use the L-mount flange spacing. This distance between the lenses and the sensor is 20mm, which corresponds to the flange distance of, for example, the Canon RF mount of the new Canon EOS R full-frame camera.

According to previous rumors, Panasonic will announce two new full-frame cameras for the Leica L mount on Tuesday afternoon. Rumor website L-rumors reports based on unconfirmed information that it is a camera with a resolution of 24 megapixels and a more expensive, high-end model with a resolution of 48 megapixels.

Both cameras are rumored to have a 4k-60fps movie function and a stabilized image sensor. The top model would get a pixel shift mode with which photos in a 150-megapixel resolution can be taken. Nothing is known yet about any Sigma cameras.