Leica S2

performance, durability, usability, design, battery

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54% of the reviews on Amazon.com give this product a positive rating.

Extremely sharp. Wide-angle field of view. Very little distortion. All-weather design

Expensive. Heavy

The Leica Summarit-S 35mm f/2.5 ASPH. ($7,250) is a must-have lens for Leica S system owners who prefer capturing images with a wide field of view. When paired with the large sensor of the S-E (Typ 006) and other S bodies, the Summarit records images...

Leica lenses deliver fantastic sharpness, contrast and colours ; DSLR-like handling allows fast, fuss-free shooting ; Relatively compact design allows medium-format shooting in the field ; DNG workflow gives multiple software options ; Choice of...

Limited ISO range compared with conventional DSLRs ; Some gaps in existing lens range ; USB connectivity too slow ; Styling is too minimalist in some areas

Twenty grand is a lot of money. By today's prices that will buy you a brand-new Mini Cooper, a deposit on a house, or even a university education.

The Leica S2 ships from the end of September 2009, and pricing has been set at about US$23,000 body-only with a 12-month warranty. A premium package which extends warranty coverage to 24 months and allows product replacement in the first three months...

The Nikon D3x or the Canon EOS 5D MK II still have advantages over the S2 in some field applications and it is my guess that the threefold price difference will not win over many current DSLR pro users. With DSLRs reaching for ever higher resolutions,...

The Leica Summarit-M 50mm f/2.5 is a lens for enthusiasts. Its execution is next to perfect and you can feel that it was made with passion rather than task-work and that's despite the rather "low" price tag for a Leica lens. However, even an low-priced...

A unique and expensive camera that is capable of amazing image quality. Will surely appeal to those shooting top-end fashion and advertising work.

The LEICA APO-MACRO-SUMMARIT-S 120 mm f/2.5, also priced at £4,541, and the LEICA SUMMARIT-S 35 mm f/2.5 ASPH., priced at £3,612, will reach the market in late 2009. The CS variant models of the S lenses will be introduced successively over time

There's much more to photography than pixels and price however so let's have a look at what the S2 system has to offer. Like Hasselblad, Leica's sensor has been created and customized by Kodak. The 30 x 45mm KAF-37500 CCD image sensor in the S2...