![]() ![]() The Leica S1 took Leica R and M lenses, as well as Hasselblad, Nikon, Canon, Minolta, Zeiss, Olympus, Pentax, Sinar and Mamiya. The price was about $30,000 and 146 was made of them. The Leica S1 was meant as a studio camera that delivered a digital scan (30-60 seconds) directly to an Apple computer (using Silverfast software), and thus not a camera made for carrying around. The biggest of the three versions (Pro, Alpha and Highspeed) packed a 36x36mm sensor as 75 megapixels – quite something cosidering the digital SLR cameras had from 1 to 4 MP back then. (Photo from Digital Photography)Įarly S: In 1996, as the digital photography revolution began, Leica introduced its Leica S1 digital camera to the market. ![]() Leica S2 working prototype of a 37.5 MP medium format digital camera as presented at Photokina 2008 with the 70mm Summarit-S ASPH CS autofocus lens. The name is a bit curious because Leica produced an entirely different "large format" camera ten years earlier, the Leica S from 1996-1999 ( see further below). Leica S and Leica S2 is the medium format Leica Camera AG introduced in December 2009 with the Leica S, and with Leica S2 in December 2009. Leica S demonstration at the Photokina 2012 by Stephan Schulz who has been the midwife of the Leica S system since the S2 prototype. Also Red Dot Forum maintained by Leica Store Miami is a great resource for Leica S information beacuse the owner, David Farkas, has used the Leica S since it's relase.Īlso, here is an Interview in Forbes with Stephan Schulz, Head of Professional Photo at Leica Camera AG, from May 2013: "How Leica Camera Is Reinventing The Medium-Format Market On Its Own Terms" The main attraction of the Leica S is the extremely high dynamic range it performs (15.3 stops).įor updated tips and tricks on the Leica S system, I recommend visiting the GetDPI Photography Forums where there are a lot of medium format and large format users. I have never used the Leica S system seriously for more than just a few hours at the time. ![]()
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