Leica M11-P Camera¶

maker: Leica
sensor: 35.8 x 23.9 mm CMOS
mega pixels: 60
capture rate: 4.5 fps
format: digital
af points: none
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The Leica M11-P camera is a cross between contemporary technology and classic design that goes back to the Leica M3 camera first designed with Henri Cartier-Bresson in mind.

Featuring the high-resolution design seen in the M11, the M11-P’s 60MP full-frame CMOS sensor also features a back-illuminated (BSI) design that offers improved noise performance and faster readout speeds. The higher resolution suits more detail-oriented applications, like landscape and architectural subjects, and the noise-reduction benefits of the BSI design improves clarity and color accuracy when working in low-light conditions with higher ISOs.

The sensor’s physical design also includes an updated ultra-thin dual-layer filter glass, which absorbs UV and IR wavelengths for greater clarity and more accurate rendering from the M lenses.

The optical viewfinder is a large and bright 0.73x-magnification rangefinder with automatic parallax compensation and bright-line frame lines, which are set to match the image sensor size at a focusing distance of 6.6’.

Despite the M11-P’s similarity to past M cameras, it features a variety of notable changes to its body design: The M11 line is the first M camera to not feature a removable baseplate; instead, the M11-P borrows a design from the Q and SL systems and uses a new BP-SCL7 battery that is inserted directly into the base of the camera body. Built-in 256GB memory means you can forgo using a memory card altogether, or use the internal memory in conjunction with an SD card to simulate having dual card slots for splitting file types or for overflow storage. Image files can also be transferred from the internal memory to the SD card for easy backup.

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