Head of the Leap tracking team here - we actually unlocked the UVC drivers for our cameras a while back! https://github.com/leapmotion/leapuvc

> LeapUVC gives you access to the Leap Motion Controller image data through the industry standard UVC (Universal Video Class) interface. This gives you low level controls such as LED brightness, gamma, exposure, gain, resolution, and more.

Oh wow! That is great news! Great job, will dig out my leap motion once I get back and try it out!