Compact Leica Q2 Monochrom

£4,995/$5,995

Why make a brilliant camera black-and-white only?

1 The Q2 Monochrom’s Summilux 28mm f/1.7 lens shares the same name as a range of Leica M rangefinder lenses, but it is a very different lens that has both autofocus and image stabilisation built in – Leica’s M lenses have neither.

2 The shutter action is extremely quiet and soft. Because the lens is not interchangeable, Leica has been able to use – we understand – an in-lens leaf shutter rather than a bigger, noisier focal plane shutter.

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Specifications

Sensor: 47.3MP full-frame monochrome sensor

Image processor: Maestro

AF points: 225-field contrast AF with face detection

ISO range: 100 to 100,000 (50,000 for video)

Video: Uncropped 4K UHD up to 30p

Viewfinder: EVF, 3.68m dots, 100% coverage

Memory card: SD/SDHC/SDXC UHS-II

LCD: 3-inch fixed touchscreen, 1.04m dots

Max burst: 10fps

Connectivity: Wi-Fi

Size: 130 x 80 x 92mm

Weight: 734g (with battery)

The Leica Q2 Monochrom (like the regular Q2) does not form part of Leica’s regular camera ranges. It might look closest in design and audience to the Leica M range, and the Summilux lens bears the same name as some legendary M lenses, but this is a compact camera with an electronic viewfinder and a fixed lens, and is about as far from the M rangefinder design as you can get.