Leica Minilux 35mm Camera
by Leica

List Price: $799.99
Category: Digital Camera
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Digital Photo Product Details

• High-quality 35mm compact camera with handsome titanium body
• High-speed Leica Summarit 40mm lens (f/2.4)
• Automatic exposure or aperture priority (preselected aperture setting)
• Manual or automatic focusing from 28 inches to infinity
• Automatic lens protection cap

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Digital Cameras Photo Reviews of Leica Minilux 35mm Camera

Customer Review: Old school cool
Summary: 4 Stars

The Leica fits the bill. The look and feel of the camera is old school, with a heavy, titanium, tank-like body. While I really don't care what my cameras look like, I find the classic look of the camera to be a refreshing change from the high tech polished metal look of most point and shoots on the market. No zoom lens--just a high quality, super fast f2.4 40mm Summarit lens. No frills, but all the essential, basic features are there: aperture priority, auto or manual focus, flash, red eye, timer. My first several batches of shots have turned out fabulous.

Yes, you will have to move your feet to frame shots correctly and you'll miss out on some shots that only a zoom lens can get you, but the shots you do get will be top notch. This is not the camera for you if you like to stand in one place, use your zoom lens to frame shots, and count on all the automatic settings to pick everything for you. The camera allows you to set it for autofocus and autoexposure, but photographers who like to go manual will have a lot more fun with it.

I ding the product one star for a few minor reasons. It is indeed heavy and somewhat bulky, so it won't fit in just any pocket. Second, the red eye feature confuses just about everybody--there's a long delay between the first and second flash, and I've found that no matter how much you warn your subjects, they'll still assume the first flash is the one and start moving. I don't shoot that many straight on portraits in dark lighting, but when I have I've lost a few shots to this. Third, it's not always clear that a shot has been taken, and when I loan the camera to folks to take a shot for me I often get two or three shots back because they held the shutter release down too long. Lastly, the camera is fairly pricey for a point and shoot.

But quality costs. And if you know what you're doing with a camera, want to learn what to do with a camera, and/or demand top-notch optics in a point and shoot, this is your baby.

Description of Leica Minilux 35mm Camera

About Leica:
Seventy-five years ago, the first Leica camera was introduced to the public at the 1925 Leipzig Spring Fair. At the time, it was by far the most innovative 35mm camera ever produced (as well as one of the very first). Since then, no camera in the world has been more widely acclaimed for continuously meeting the highest standards of excellence in both optical precision and design quality.

Notably, many internationally acclaimed photographers such as Henri Cartier-Bresson and Sebastião Salgado have used Leica cameras throughout their careers. We think you'll find that Leica compact cameras maintain the same integrity as the M and R models used by the pros, but at more affordable prices. The lenses in all Leica 35mm cameras are still designed by the Leica optical department in Solms, Germany. Every compact camera is also tested for quality in Germany before being released. When you choose Leica, you are buying into one of the great traditions in the history of photography.

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