Leica X Vario Camera: APS-C Compact Isn’t Cheap, But It Is a Real Leica

I love good digital cameras, and you definitely get a lot of value for what you pay for, since mine has lasted me about 7 years. That being said, it’s no Leica (just a Nikon.) With their latest announcement, Leica showcases another elegant take on compact cameras.

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Leica M3 16GB USB Flash Drive

There are a lot of different kinds of USB flash drives, and it’s fun and easy to find one that’s quite unique. The Leica M3 USB Flash Drive is based upon the legendary Leica M3 35mm camera, which was introduced in 1954, and combined a rangefinder and viewfinder into a single window.

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Leica M Monochrom: The Ultimate Black & White Camera

If you’re the kind of person that really loves black and white photography, then this is the camera for you. The Leica M Monochrom Camera will probably break the bank, but it’s the first digital camera that was exclusively designed for full-frame, pure black and white photography.

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World’s Most Expensive Camera Sold for $1.9 Million

How much would you pay for an old Leica? Hundreds? Thousands? How about $1.9 million (€1.3 million)? That’s how much this Leica 0-Serie Nr.107 fetched at auction. This camera is one of only 25 that were made back in 1923.

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Leica BMW X1: Another Ultra-Expensive Camera We’ll Never Buy

Once again, we’ve got information about another ultra-exclusive Leica camera that almost no one will be able to afford. This time around, it’s so limited – 600 to be precise, and ultra-expensive. This particular one was listed for $3179 (USD) over on eBay.

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Leica M8 Review

This is a thorough review written by Michael Kamber,  a freelance photojournalist who spent time in war zones covering them for the NYT.

That being said, I have found the Leica M8 to be unreliable, poorly designed, and to deliver substandard results in most of the situations in which I have used it.  I can’t think of any camera–or for that matter any electronic device I have recently used–that so thoroughly fails to live up to its potential and its heritage.

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{via Craig Mod}