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Leica Launches 18MP M Monochrome Digital Rangefinder with Black-and-White Sensor

Leica launched its latest digital rangefinder in Berlin today with a special “monochrome” CCD sensor designed to shoot images in black and white. Called the Leica M Monochrome, the newly developed black-and-white-specific CCD has a native resolution of 18 million pixels.

“It has a sensor designed exclusively for black and white photography. It has no color filter,” said Dr. Andreas Kauffman, Leica’s Chairman at a special product unveiling event in Berlin today.

“This allows twice the amount of light to reach the sensor. So we combined this special sensor with our rangefinder system and we present you the M Monochrome with the maximized image quality available with Leica lenses.”

Kauffman later added that the new Leica M Monochrome “doesn’t mean the death of black-and-white film.”

Read more and see exclusive photos of the Leica M Monochrome digital rangefinder here.

PDN is currently in Berlin covering the launch and we’ll have more on Leica’s other announcements soon.

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This entry was posted on Thursday, May 10th, 2012 at 3:00 pm ET by and is filed under Products.

4 Responses to “Leica Launches 18MP M Monochrome Digital Rangefinder with Black-and-White Sensor”

  1. Leica Launches 18MP M Monochrome Digital Rangefinder with Black-and-White Sensor | The Click Says:
    May 10th, 2012 at 3:57 pm

    [...] Link: PDN Pulse “This allows twice the amount of light to reach the sensor. So we combined this special sensor with our rangefinder system and we present you the M Monochrome with the maximized image quality available with Leica lenses.” Posted by Trent Nelson Posted in Leica [...]

  2. Jerome M. Says:
    May 11th, 2012 at 12:49 am

    News from Leica is generally great. But I am really concerned about the price tag. Close to $8000, and nothing more, for instance, than a 2.3″ LCD Screen.
    Have a look for yourself in this comparison chart with all the other competition :
    http://www.photoexposition.fr/slr-dslr-reflex/

  3. Mike Says:
    May 11th, 2012 at 5:09 am

    All that Leica is saying is “We give up, we cannot improve on the M9.” The competition is moving forward, and Leica, who relies on Kodak for their sensors, is unable to create an upgrade to their M9.

  4. John Says:
    May 11th, 2012 at 6:41 am

    Does anybody remember Leica? They used to make great cameras in the 20th and early part of the 21st century.

    I wonder what happened them?