credits: Leica Leica is rolling out new finishes for four of its well-known M lenses. Three of them, the Summilux-M 35mm f/1.4 ASPH., Summilux-M 50mm f/1.4 ASPH., and Summicron-M 28mm f/2 ASPH., now come in the company’s familiar olive-green “Safari” finish. Leica has used this colourway on and off for decades, and it has become a fan favorite, especially among people who pair these lenses with Safari-edition rangefinder bodies. The fourth lens in this mini-release, the Summi
credits: Canon Canon appears to have a new camera in the pipeline, at least if recent wireless registration filings are anything to go by. Since every upcoming camera with Wi-Fi must pass through regulatory databases before release, these listings have become an unofficial early warning system for new gear. They don’t always lead anywhere (companies sometimes register products that never ship) but they often give a decent hint about what is coming next. In this case, Canonrum
credits: Pixii 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 appare