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Leica M Monochrom
40 reviews
Apr, 2025
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. Opinions about the low light performance and durability are overall positive. The performance and design are also appreciated, but the color and size get mixed comments. Some have doubts about the viewfinder and usability.
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price, screen, usability, viewfinder
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. People really like the low light performance and price. The design and performance also get good opinions. There are some mixed views about the color and size. The screen and usability get less positive comments.
image quality, performance, design, price, low-light
usability, screen
100% of the reviews on Amazon.com give this product a positive rating.
Apr, 2025
Expert review by : Jim Fisher (pcmag.com)
Leica M Monochrom Review
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.
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
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
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
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
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
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
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).
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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