Almost two years ago, the French startup PIXII announced the development of a "radical" M-mount digital rangefinder that had neither a rear display nor any sort of memory card slot. Now, this strange camera is finally available for brave early-adopters to order... if you're willing to drop 3 grand, that is.
The Leica M-D (the digital rangefinder with no LCD screen)—all hype, or the real deal?
Leica has just debuted the much-anticipated and much-rumored Leica M-D (Typ 262). It's the first production M-Series Leica that leaves out the LCD screen—a camera for photographers with a love of simplicity, a dislike of chimping, and a desire to live in the past and future of photography simultaneously.
It's a big day for rumors and leaks. In addition to details about Canon and Olympus, photos of the upcoming Leica M-D Typ 262 have leaked, and they show the first production M-Series digital Leica without an LCD on the back.
60 years ago, in 1954, the very first M-Series rangefinder made its debut, and Leica has decided to celebrate this occasion by releasing a digital rangefinder that is as close to that original M3 as possible. So say goodbye to the LCD screen and embark on a journey back to the 'essence of photography' with the Leica M Edition 60.
How's this for a strange rumor? According to the folks over at Leica Rumors, several sources have been tipping them off to the existence of a Leica digital rangefinder without an LCD -- a limited edition camera that will supposedly arrive at Photokina.