Leica Camera AG and Gpixel, a leading global provider of CMOS image sensors, have announced a new strategic partnership. The two companies are working together to co-develop a new high-performance image sensor for next-generation Leica cameras. Just before last Christmas, Dr. Andreas Kaufmann, the Chairman of the Supervisory Board and majority shareholder of Leica Camera AG, appeared on the German-language podcast “Leica Enthusiast Podcast” to discuss a wide range of topics. When chatting with podcast host Michel Birnbacher, Kaufmann said that Leica was once again developing its own image sensor . At the time, PetaPixel speculated about what this news actually meant. It is one thing to design an image sensor, and another thing altogether to fabricate and manufacture one. Leica has used off-the-shelf Sony image sensors for its M11-generation rangefinder cameras, which was a departure from the M10 series, during which Leica worked with AMS OSRAM to develop a 24-megapixel full-frame image sensor.…