Leica Debuts New $23,000 S2 Digital SLR Camera
Aug 11, 2009 | 05:58 PM
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Leica Debuts New $23,000 S2 Digital SLR Camera
"For the cost-is-no-object photography crowd, Leica is the be all and end all. We've reported on some of the high-end German optics company's products before, but they've just delved into the professional field of digital Single-Lens Reflex (SLR) cameras with its new S-System, announcing prices for its initial line-up.
Packed inside a body smaller than most SLRs is a 37.5 million pixel sensor that measures 30x45mm – more than 50% bigger than the industry standard. The camera body alone costs a whopping $23k – and as any serious photog worth his flashbulb will tell you, that doesn't even include a lens. Those start at around five grand, while the cheapest accessory in the catalog is the $400 charger. Upgrading to the sapphire crystal display and what Leica calls its Platinum service costs another five grand, which would be enough to buy a good Nikon or Canon with all the lenses and extra kit you could ask for. But then, of course, they're not Leicas."
LEICA Camera AG - Aktuell
Packed inside a body smaller than most SLRs is a 37.5 million pixel sensor that measures 30x45mm – more than 50% bigger than the industry standard. The camera body alone costs a whopping $23k – and as any serious photog worth his flashbulb will tell you, that doesn't even include a lens. Those start at around five grand, while the cheapest accessory in the catalog is the $400 charger. Upgrading to the sapphire crystal display and what Leica calls its Platinum service costs another five grand, which would be enough to buy a good Nikon or Canon with all the lenses and extra kit you could ask for. But then, of course, they're not Leicas."
LEICA Camera AG - Aktuell
Aug 11, 2009 | 06:16 PM
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Sounds sweet. Would love to see the pics this bad boy takes as I'll never spend the dough to actually own one. Wonder what you get for the Platinum Service. Is that like going to the Champagne Room at my local tittie bar?
Aug 11, 2009 | 07:52 PM
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Seriously. Change it.
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Come one UBC, a baller like you needs to have a camera like this....
