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First Digital Rangefinder Camera Thursday, October 08, 2009 - Anuradha Menon Home >> Picture Of The Day >> Gadgets   
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| Leica Camera AG today announced the world’s first digital rangefinder camera with a full-frame 24 x 36mm sensor. The company says that as the world’s smallest full-frame system camera, the LEICA M9 "continues the long heritage of the Leica rangefinder system, and unites more than 50 years of continuous technical improvements to the M System with cutting-edge digital technology." | ||||||||||
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| According to the company, the 18 megapixel image sensor was specifically designed for the M9 and enables capture of the full 35-mm film format "without any compromise". All M lenses mounted on the LEICA M9 therefore offer the same focal length as originally intended, and the potential performance of the current M lens portfolio, with focal lengths from 16 to 135mm, is now fully exploited in an M digital camera for the very first time. Furthermore, the M9 sensor features a newly developed glass sensor cover designed to guarantee the suppression of the infrared portion of the light spectrum, avoiding the need to mount special UV/IR filters. (Source: Leica Camera) |
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