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Leica M Monochrom

Leica M Monochrom
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alaScore 88

40 reviews

Apr, 2024

alaTest has collected and analyzed 40 reviews of Leica M Monochrom. The average rating for this product is 4.1/5, compared to an average rating of 4.3/5 for other Digital Compact Cameras for all reviews. Reviewers are impressed by the durability and portability. The performance and design also get good reviews. Comments about the focus and color are different. Many are critical about the usability and screen.

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We analyzed user and expert ratings, product age and more factors. Compared to other Digital Compact Cameras the Leica M Monochrom is awarded an overall alaScore™ of 88/100 = Very good quality.

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Amazon.com review summary for Leica M Monochrom

 

alaTest has collected and analyzed 11 user reviews of Leica M Monochrom from Amazon.com. The average user rating for this product is 4.8/5, compared to an average user rating of 4.2/5 for other Digital Compact Cameras on Amazon.com. Reviews about the low light performance and price are overall positive. The design and performance are also mentioned favorably, but many are critical about the screen and usability. The color and size get mixed views.

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100% of the reviews on Amazon.com give this product a positive rating.

Apr, 2024

Expert review by : Jim Fisher (pcmag.com)

Leica M Monochrom

 

The Leica M Monochrom is a niche version of a niche camera, but well-heeled photographers who see in black and white are sure to fall in love.

Compact. Full-frame CCD sensor. Digital black-and-white image capture. Top ISO of 10000. Bright optical viewfinder. Classic design. Includes Adobe Lightroom and Nik Silver Efex Pro software.

Expensive. Outdated LCD. No video support. High base ISO. Manual focus only.

You may also want to consider dusting off the yellow, red, or orange filters you may have used when shooting black-and-white film. If you're converting color photos to monochrome you can simulate the effects of these filters in software. Yellow,...

Mar, 2013
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Expert review by : Richard Butler (dpreview.com)

Leica M-Monochrom Hands-on Preview

 

Leica has long been a manufacturer happy to exploit niche markets - its M9 may be a fascinating camera to shoot with, but the company's adherence to the near-obsolete, manual focus rangefinder design, coupled with its distinctly exclusive pricing...

May, 2012
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Expert review by : Ilse Jurriën (letsgodigital.org)

Leica M Monochrom

 

Leica M Monochrom with silver chrome body : In response to numerous requests from customers, Leica Camera AG presents a version of the Leica M Monochrom in a second colour variation. Previously available only as a discreet black model, the camera will...

All functions of the Leica M Monochrom are constructed with extreme robustness and a long working life in mind. For photographers, this all adds up to absolute reliability over decades of use. The experienced hands of technicians at the Leica factory...

Jul, 2014
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Expert review by (pdngearguide.com)

Camera Review: Leica M Monochrom

 

It's the outstanding image quality that makes a color-blind, nearly $8,000 camera downright appealing.

Delivers high-quality black-and-white images with depth of information; simple, mostly manual user interface; no lag time; rangefinder viewfinder does not black out during exposure; compatible with some of the best prime lenses in the universe

Insufficient buffer; low-resolution LCD monitor; drains batteries relatively quickly; no autofocus; expensive

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Jun, 2013
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Expert review by : TJ Donegan (reviewed.com)

Leica M Monochrom

 

The Leica M Monochrom: an $8,000 nod to the heyday of black-and-white film.

The Leica M Monochrom is one of the more fascinating cameras we've ever reviewed. It has an impressively well-built body that is designed for a very small niche of shooters who want a camera that does one thing extremely well at the expense of nearly...

Apr, 2013
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Expert review by : Philip Ryan (popphoto.com)

Camera Test: Leica M Monochrom

 

As this issue was being prepared for publication, the Guggenheim Museum in New York was showing an excellent special exhibit called “Picasso Black and White.” Last year, the silent black-and-white film The Artist won the Oscar for Best Picture. And now...

Feb, 2013
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Expert review by : Digital Camera-HQ (digitalcamera-hq.com)

Leica M-Monochrom

 

In the digital age of Photoshop and Instagram, sharing photos wirelessly at the touch of a button or tagging your location through satellite, Leica has released the black-and-white only M-Monochrom. Leica is most likely the only company that could get...

May, 2012
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Expert review by : Darren Rowse (digital-photography-school.com)

Introducing Leica’s M Monochrom Camera

 

Today Leica have announced a range of cameras as well as a lens at an event in Berlin Germany – one of which is causing quite the stir.

It is the new Leica M-Monochrom camera – worth a cool $7990 USD (body only).

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Expert review by : Damien Demolder (techradar.com)

Leica M Monochrom review

 

Superb black and white images from a pared down body with fantastic build quality

Excellent resolution ; Highly flexible raw files ; Attractive grain patterning

Inadequate viewfinder information ; Slow processing ; Lowest ISO at 320

The Monochrom is an awkward beast to handle and essentially it offers little in the way of flexibility. However, the images it produces are extremely good, and even the noise is attractive, but the tonal characteristics are dark and moody.

Jul, 2014
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Expert review by : Libby Plummer (t3.com)

Hands on: Leica M Monochrom review: Hands-on

 

The Leica M Monochrom is the world's first black and white-only digital camera

May, 2012
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