No New Pixii Camera In 2025

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Pixii is putting the brakes on its yearly release cycle and won’t launch a new camera in 2025, a first since the company began its annual update rhythm back in 2020. In a newsletter to users, founder David Barth joked about whether Pixii had accidentally turned itself into “the Apple of photography” with its consistent timing, before explaining why 2025 will be a gap year. The team is deep into developing what he calls a genuinely new successor, one that apparently needs more time than a normal refresh. Barth says the goal is to stay true to Pixii’s philosophy, a modern rangefinder with neither a pixel-heavy rear screen nor the “blind camera” experience of fully screen-less concepts, but to rethink that formula in a way that actually moves things forward.

According to Pixii, the new model is planned for summer 2026, assuming development stays on track. Until then, the company is leaning on its current lineup, especially the Pixii Max, which has become the brand’s fully realised take on the digital rangefinder. Pixii stresses that it already offers photographers a choice between full-frame and APS-C models, and that both share the same upgraded 64-bit architecture, improved rangefinder, and award-winning sensor. Rather than rush out an incremental update, Pixii says it wants to “prepare properly” for whatever new hardware and design direction the next camera demands.

To soften the wait, Pixii has discounted all current bodies through the end of the year. The Max now starts at €3,499 for the 32 GB version and €3,749 for 128 GB, while the Pixii Plus drops to €2,499 and €2,749 respectively. Pixii also reiterates that its cameras are among the few digital models designed with genuine upgrade paths, meaning buyers can carry parts of their investment forward once the new model arrives. And just to keep things interesting, the company quietly teased an outline of a display-less camera on Instagram in October, possibly hinting at a lower-cost addition to the future lineup.