Leica D-LUX 5 Digital Camera 18150

Description

The Leica D-Lux 5 Black Digital Compact Camera is a true Leica, not only in terms of its design but also in its superior optical performance. This results in images of outstanding quality. This versatile compact camera, features a fast Leica Summicron f2 (max) zoom lens with a 35mm focal-length zoom range from 24 - 90 mm. This makes the best zoom range for a broad spectrum of photgraphic situations - from macro and wide angle architecture shots to landscape images. From photo-reportage to portrait and low-light photography. There is a full manual setting option and an extensive range of accessories to provide even greater creative freedom. With such versatile performance in such a compact package, the Leica D-Lux 5 Black Digital Compact Camera from Leica is the perfect companion whenever you seek photographic inspiration all in a superbly finished exquisite body. Leica sets yet another new benchmark in the history of compact cameras.

This Leica D-Lux 5 Black Digital Camera is equipped with the same high-performance technical specifications as the includes the top performance, fast f2 Summicron 5.1 - 19.2mm f/2 - 3.3 ASPH. zoom lens with a focal length range from 24 to 90 mm in 35 mm equivalent, so is suitable for a wide variety of photo applications including wide-angle landscape pictures, and close-up macro photography.

The camera is equipped with a 1/1.63” CCD image sensor, with a resolution of 10.1 megapixels.This is an unusually large mega-pixel count for a compact model, and is perfectly attuned to the Leica lens together with the electronics and software, and so produces images of outstanding natural colour rendition, superb sharpness and high contrast. The exceptionally fast maximum aperture of f2 in a compact camera makes this an ideal camera for ‘available light’ photography.

With clearly laid-out menus and easy operation this D-lux 5 camera features full manual settings too. The versatile Leica D-Lux 5 Black offers intuitive handling in all photographic situations from creative image design to spontaneous reportage-style shots. The camera also offers a super 1,280 x 720 pixel HD movie recording feature for even greater creativity.

The camera offers formats of 4:3, 3:2, 16:9 as well as 1:1, a particularly useful format for creative composition. Furthermore, the 3” LCD screen, with its wide viewing angle and 460,000 pixel resolution, enables accurate framing and composition, as well as high quality detailed image to review your images.

The Leica D-Lux 5 Black Digital Camera comes with (as a download) Adobe® Photoshop® Lightroom® 3, professional processing software that allows photographers to develop RAW image files and maintain complete control over the development process applied to their images. The high quality grey case in calf leather to compliment the titanium finish of the camera, is included in the set.