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Leica M-D camera costs $6,000, does not include rear display
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Apr 29, 2016, 07:47 AM
 
Luxury camera producer Leica has launched its latest high-end digital imaging device, but one that is missing a very common component that usually appears on digital cameras. The Leica M-D (Typ 262) is a 24-megapixel camera with a full-frame CMOS sensor and the Maestro image processor, but unusually the company has decided to purposely leave off any way of being able to review any shots taken on the camera itself, as it lacks displays.

No "Live View" is available at all through the camera, as it has neither a rear LCD screen nor a electronic viewfinder, instead relying on a single optical viewfinder. This limitation also means the camera is incapable of recording video of any kind. Leica claims "By deliberately omitting technical features such as Live View or video capture, the Leica M-D takes photography back to its purest level – allowing photographers to concentrate solely on the subject before them," without being tempted to immediately check the image.




Since there is no menu system, the on-camera controls are more important than usual. On the top are dials for the shutter speed and aperture, along with a hot shoe, while a large ISO dial on the back sits where the display would usually be. Despite the limitations, it offers an ISO range of 200 to 6,400, and records all images in DNG Raw format.

Shipping in May, the Leica M-D (Typ 262) will cost $6,000.
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Apr 29, 2016, 08:03 AM
 
Wow. Unreal. And people think Mac is expensive. This camera is speechless.
     
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Apr 29, 2016, 08:06 AM
 
What are the sensor dimensions?
     
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Apr 29, 2016, 11:01 AM
 
As has always been the case with Leica, you're pretty much just paying for the glass and the name running around its circumference. Maybe all the hype really is worth it, but I'll never know. I skipped on what was probably my one and only chance to score an "affordable" used Leica in the early 90's. In the long run, I'm happy I went with Canon.
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Apr 29, 2016, 11:41 PM
 
Coffeetime: There are many other cameras that cost a great deal more than that -- a friend of mine has one that costs $12,000 (and yes, it takes great pictures). I too am more of a Canon guy, but actually this Leica reminds of the first "real" camera I ever used, which of course was before the digital era, and thus you had to know how to adjust the knobs and such and bracket things a lot.

And.reg: I'm not sure, but if it is the same sensor found in the Leica M (which is also 24MP, then it is 36 x 24 mm², corresponding to the full-frame 35mm format.
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