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LEICA M MONOCHROM AND
LEICA APO-SUMMICRON-M 50 mm f/2 ASPH.
Technical data.
Product Leica M Monochrom
Order no. 10 760.
Camera type Compact digital rangefinder system camera with a dedicated black-and-white image sensor.
Lens mount Leica M bayonet with additional sensor for six-bit coding.
Lens system Leica M-Lenses from 16 to 135 mm.
Image format/
image sensor
Active area approx. 23.9 × 35.8 mm, 5212 × 3468 pixels (18 megapixels). Infrared blocking filter for invisible light with
wavelengths longer than 700 nm, no low-pass filter.
Resolution Selectable, DNG™: 5212 × 3468 (18 megapixels), JPEG: 5216 × 3472 (18 megapixels), 3840 × 2592 (10 megapixels),
2592 × 1728 (4.5 megapixels), 1728 × 1152 (2 megapixels), 1280 × 864 (1 megapixel).
Data formats DNG™ (raw data), uncompressed, JPEG with quality-preserving compression.
File sizes DNG™: 18 MB (compressed), 36 MB (uncompressed), JPEG: approx. 2 –10 MB.
Colour space sRGB hardwired.
Storage media SD cards up to 2 GB, SDHC cards up to 32 GB.
Menu languages German, English, French, Spanish, Italian, Japanese, traditional Chinese, simplified Chinese, Russian.
Exposure metering Through-the-lens (TTL) metering, centre-weighted at working aperture.
Centre-weighted TTL metering for flash with system-compatible SCA-3000/2 standard flash units.
Metering range At f/1.0/ISO 320/26°: EV 1 to 21.
The left triangular LED in the viewfinder blinks when light levels are outside the lower metering range.
Sensitivity range ISO 320/26° to ISO 10000/41°, selectable in 1/3 ISO increments, in aperture priority automatic mode (A) and manual
exposure setting, optional automatic control or manual selection. ISO 160 also available as a pull function.
Exposure modes Aperture priority (A)/Manual (M)
Flash exposure
control
Flash unit connection Hot shoe with centre and control contacts.
Synchronisation Choice of first or second curtain sync.
Flash sync speed
= 1/180 s, longer shutter speeds may be used.
Flash exposure
metering
Control by centre-weighted, TTL preflash metering (with SCA-3501/3502 adapters or SCA-3000 standard flash units,
e.g. Leica SF 24D/Leica SF 58).
Flash metering cell Two silicon photodiodes with condenser lens in camera base.
Flash exposure
correction
± 3 1/3 EV in 1/3 EV increments, adjustable on SCA-3501/3502 adapter. Settings in computer mode for Leica
SF 24D, ± 3 EV in 1/3 EV increments, or from 0 to –3 EV in 1 EV increments, with Leica SF 58, ± 3 EV in 1/3 EV
increments may be set in all modes.
Displays when
using flash
Flash ready: constant illumination of flash symbol LED in the viewfinder, flash confirmation: constant illumination or
temporary rapid flashing of LED after exposure, underexposure indicated by temporary extinguishing of LED.
Viewfinder
Viewfinder principle Large, bright, combined bright-line viewfinder with automatic parallax compensation.
Parallax compensation The horizontal and vertical differences between the viewfinder and the lens are automatically compensated for in
accordance with the focusing distance set, i.e. the bright-line frame of the viewfinder automatically moves to match
the subject field covered by the respective lens.
Image field framing By projection of two bright-line frames with each lens attached: for 35 and 135 mm, for 28 and 90 mm, or for 50 and
75 mm. Automatically displayed when lens bayonet locks into the lens mount. Any of the pairs of bright-line frames
can be displayed by moving the frame selection lever.
Eyepiece Set to –0.5 dioptres. Correction lenses for –3 to +3 dioptres available.
Correspondence
between the viewfinder
and the actual image
At a focusing distance of 1 metre, the size of the bright-line frame corresponds precisely to the sensor size of approx.
23.9 × 35.8 mm. At infinity, and depending on the focal length of the lens in use, more of the sensor is covered than the
bright-line frame actually shows, the opposite is the case for focusing distances of less than 1 metre, i.e. somewhat less.
Magnification 0.68 x (for all lenses).
Long base rangefinder Bright rectangular spot (RF spot) with coincident and superimposed image rangefinder in the centre of the viewfinder.
Effective
rangefinder base
47.1 mm (mechanical rangefinder base 69.25 mm × viewfinder magnification 0.68 x).
Displays
Viewfinder
LED symbol for flash status (on lower edge). Four-digit, seven-segment digital LED display, display brightness adapts to
ambient light conditions, for: exposure compensation activation warning, display of automatically determined shutter
speeds in aperture priority mode, reminder of activated exposure value lock.
LED light balance with two triangular outer and one round central LED for manual exposure setting.
Camera back 2.5" monitor (colour TFT-LCD) with 230,000 pixels.
Shutter/
shutter release
Shutter Microprocessor-controlled, particularly low-noise, metal-leaf, vertical focal-plane shutter.
Shutter speeds In aperture priority mode (A), continuous from 32 s to 1/4000 s. In manual mode, 8 s to 1/4000 s in half increments,
B for time exposures up to max. 240 s,
(1/180 s) shortest flash sync speed.
Continuous shooting Approx. 2 fps, ≤ 8 frames in sequence.
Shutter release Three steps: activation of metering – store metering values (in aperture priority mode) – shutter release.
Standard internal thread for remote release.
Self-timer 2 s (in aperture priority or manual exposure modes) or 12 s delay menu setting option, countdown is indicated by a
flashing LED on the front of the camera and a corresponding display on the monitor.
Camera power on/
power off
With main switch located on the top plate, optional sleep mode for camera electronics after 2/5/10 minutes,
reactivation by tapping shutter release button.
Power supply Rechargeable lithium-ion battery, nominal voltage 3.7 V, capacity 1900 mAh. Charge level displayed on monitor screen,
when shutter locked in open position (for sensor cleaning), additional acoustic warning signal for insufficient capacity.
Battery charger Inputs: 100–240 V AC, 50/60 Hz, automatic adaptation, or 12/24 V DC; output: 4.2 V DC, 800 mA.
Camera body
Material Full-metal housing in die-cast magnesium alloy with synthetic leather trim. Brass top plate and base plate, black
chrome finish. Sapphire glass protective cover on the monitor screen.
Tripod thread A 1/4 (1/4") DIN, stainless steel, integrated in base plate.
Operating
temperature range
0 to +40°C.
Interface Five-pin, high-speed mini USB 2.0 socket for fast data transfer.
Dimensions (L × H × D) Approx. 139 × 80 × 37 mm.
Weight (with battery) 600 g.
Software licenses
provided
Adobe
®
Photoshop
®
Lightroom
®
, Nik Silver Efex Pro™, as downloads (high-speed Internet connection required).
Compatibility Windows
®
7 SP1, Windows
®
Vista
®
SP2, Windows
®
XP SP2, Mac
®
OS X 10.6.8 (Snow Leopard) or later.
Package includes 100–240 V battery charger with two power cables (EU, USA, may differ in some export markets) and a car charging
cable, rechargeable lithium-ion battery, USB cable, real leather carrying strap, original print of an image from the Leica
M Monochrom campaign, instruction manual, information leaflets on registration and software downloads.
We reserve the right to make changes in the construction, features and ranges without advance notice.
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