As a passion brand, Leica is not only for people who have a lot of money.
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But stick with the Leica beyond any initial befuddlement for a truly gratifying experience.
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This new model will sit alongside the Leica M9 in the company's rangefinder portfolio.
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Leica photographers are more likely to shoot in black and white, or at night.
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The functions of the Leica M are consistently constructed for extreme durability and a long working life.
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More fun from Leica here at Photokina in Germany -- and this guy is big in every way.
The fitted leather case that Leica makes for the D-Lux 6 is the sexiest compact camera case out there.
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With a Leica M, the photographer becomes a 'part of the action' when capturing challenging, authentic and creative images.
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The Leica M9-P includes a scratch-resistant, sapphire crystal covering on the LCD screen.
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As he looks through the eyepiece of his Leica, the beautiful blonde opens her eyes and smiles at him.
Yesterday, Canon stole the show, but today's darling of Photokina appears to be the just-announced Leica M camera.
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Camera fans worldwide no doubt appreciate Leica's attention to quality and detail when it comes to making high-end film-based rangefinder cameras.
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The Leica M9-P will be available from Leica dealers in two different finishes, black paint or traditional silver chrome, beginning July 2011.
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People who buy Leica fit that bill (once you subtract certain hipsters, midlife-crisers and trophy wives who buy Leicas as expensive necklaces).
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In that sense, the D-Lux 6 is very much a Leica camera.
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Yet, for your ordinary rich Japanese Germany's Leica carries the real prestige.
It's no hobbyist effort, either, with a Leica designer and a former Polaroid factory both involved in making the Lab a reality.
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If you can lay your hands on an early one (the miniature camera was invented by Leica in 1925), so much the better.
We played with razor-sharp German- and Austrian-made binoculars from Swarovksi, Leica and Zeiss to the point where our neighbors must have noticed.
Oh, and there's one more thing: did we mention that the M8 works with "virtually all" Leica M series lenses produced since 1954?
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The highest quality materials, intricate manufacturing processes and meticulous manual assembly at Leica Camera's facility in Germany guarantee functional reliability for years to come.
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Leica has also seen fit to throw in an oh so generous 64MB SD card, as well as a copy of Adobe Photoshop Elements.
Neither model comes with any additional numbers in their titles title, however -- that's a conscious decision on Leica's part to rework its naming policy.
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Fulfilling the needs of many professional photographers to capture the decisive moment as discretely as possible, the Leica M9-P's minimalist styling highlights its most essential features.
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Show attendees flocked to the "new M" demo counter this morning, nudging through the crowd for a chance to check out Leica's first live-view equipped M.
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Solms, Germany (June 21, 2011) - Leica Camera AG is proud to present a new version of the world's smallest, full-frame digital system camera: the Leica M9-P.
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The Leica Duovids come off by comparison as something that a secret agent in a BMW would use to gaze across a canyon at an evil lair.
This new feature is powered by a new 24-megapixel CMOS sensor, and also enables 1080p video capture at 24 and 25 frames-per-second -- another first for Leica.
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Each sports a 12x optical zoom lens (made by Leica, no less), though only the FZ5 (which is pictured above) gets its LCD bumped up to 1.8-inches.
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What finally relegated your correspondent's Leica to the top shelf wasn't having to carry a separate light-meter all the time, but a pair of scissors as well.
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