Showing posts with label Leica cameras. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Leica cameras. Show all posts

Tuesday, 21 September 2010

Leica D-Lux 5

  • Launched: September 2010
  • Type: Fixed lens hybrid
  • Sensor size: 1/6.3-inch
  • Resolution: 10 megapixels
  • Lens: 24-90mm equivalent f2-3.3
  • Key features: Aspect ratio switch, Adobe Lightroom licence included
  • Links: Product page
Summary: Leica-branded version of the Panasonic Lumix LX5. A good high-end compact with the extra cachet of the Leica brand/styling and an Adobe Lightroom 3 software licence included.

    Sunday, 13 September 2009

    Leica M9

    • Launched: September 2009
    • Type: Rangefinder compact
    • Sensor: Full frame, 36 x 24mm
    • Resolution: 18 megapixels
    • Lenses: Leica M mount
    • Key features: Rangefinder focussing, direct vision viewfinder
    • Links: Product page
    Summary: Full-frame digital version of Leica's classic rangefinder camera. The M9 is expensive and specialised, but the Leica brand is in a class apart in the world of photography.

      Thursday, 10 September 2009

      Leica X1

      • Launched: September 2009
      • Type: Fixed lens hybrid
      • Sensor: APS-C, 24 x 16mm
      • Resolution: 12.2 megapixels
      • Lens: 36mm equivalent f2.8
      • Key features: Fixed focal length lens
      • Links: Product page
      Summary: The X1 combines a fixed focal length lens with an APS-C sensor in a top-quality body, though it works like a conventional hybrid rather than Leica's M-series rangefinders.

        Thursday, 14 September 2006

        Leica M8

        • Launched: September 2006
        • Type: Rangefinder compact
        • Sensor size: APS-H, 27 x 18mm
        • Resolution: 10.3 megapixels
        • Lenses: Leica M mount
        • Key features: Manual rangefinder focussing
        • Links: Product page
        Summary: The first digital version of Leica's classic rangefinder camera design, now superseded by the full-frame Leica M9.