Leica cameras never get long in the tooth–the M1, which came out in 1959, still sells for thousands of dollars at auction. Still, we were waiting for the successor to the beautiful M9. Today, Leica unveiled two new lust-worthy cameras at Photokina.
In a move reminiscent of Apple’s iPad “3” announcement, the Leica M drops the numerical suffix and assumes its place as Leica’s flagship camera. It’s packing a full-frame sensor (35.8mm x 23.9mm, the same size as 35mm film) that produces 24 megapixel images, an improvement over the M9’s 18 megapixel output. In addition, Leica’s improved the camera’s image processing and it gains the ability to film 1080p video at 30 fps. (more…)
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