Leica has put a hammertone paint finish on two of its M rangefinders: the film-only M-A and the digital M11-P. Both went on sale worldwide on 12 November 2026 through Leica stores, its online shop and authorised dealers.
The M-A Hammertone has a recommended price of €6,650 including VAT, and the M11-P Hammertone is €9,950.
The paint goes on brass. As it dries, metal pigments and additives settle unevenly, so Leica says no two bodies look quite alike. Both cameras otherwise keep the usual M look, with black leatherette and white lettering.
Leica’s press release says the internals are unchanged. Anyone buying the M-A gets a purely manual film camera. On the M11-P, the sensor is the same full-frame chip, shooting at 60, 36 or 18 megapixels, with 256 GB on board.
The M11-P keeps its sapphire-crystal screen and its Content Credentials support, and pictures reach the Leica FOTOS app over Bluetooth, Wi-Fi or a cable.
One visible difference: the digital body gets rounded edges and a silver-chrome front screw, and its battery is painted to match.
Hammertone is rare on Leica bodies. The company names the 1964 Leica MD, the 2003 MP LHSA, the 2011 M9 Hammertone and the 2016 M-A Vienna Edition as the models these two follow.
For buyers who want the film model, the cheaper of the two, the camera asks you to set aperture, shutter speed and film speed yourself. Nothing on it is automatic, which is the point of the M-A.
Leica stores, its online shop and dealers all carry the two cameras from the launch day.
