Leica Professional Camera Price

Small, great, professional camera!!! Price affordable.

This camera is a heavy duty, professional camera for a great price!

I use it for 2 Leica M camera.

seems to be very professional for the price

I wobbled over this purchase for some time because of the price. In March 2021, I purchased my first digital Leica, used. While I know the price tag is high on everything even remotely associated with Leica, I debated the necessity of the thumb grip purchase at this cost. I have had it on the camera for a week now and I can't stop picking it up just to hold it. This is truly the best addition to a camera I have ever made. The ergonomics; the comfort and security this grip provides, it's worth its weight in gold. I am not normally one to write reviews, but I have loved this product so much I felt compelled to share. I always read reviews extensively before making a purchase, trying to determine if any given product is the right choice for me based on the feedback of others. Perhaps this review will help others who find themselves on the fence. For reference, I have small hands and this fits and feels great. My partner has larger hands, and he say it feels great for him too. I got the black flat top version to match my black paint M-P typ 240, and it feels like it is simply part of the camera's design and build. Great job Match Technical. Thank you for this wonderful product!

I have been an amateur photographer for about 25 years, and in the past few years have become more serious than ever in collecting gear and finding what works for my own artistic tastes.Although I shoot regularly with a digital SLR, I enjoy the slower pace and deeper involvement of using a rangefinder camera.I have owned several rangefinder lenses in the past few years, and when I was looking for a nice 50mm for my Leica M6, I did tons of research. I ended up buying a Zeiss 50/2 instead of a comparable Leica product.Let me just say that this lens is incredibly underrated. It excels in so many ways, it's crazy that Zeiss can sells it for their price point.This lens produces a 'wow' factor in a way that few other lenses can. Sharpness is incredible. Color depth is rich. Contrast is intense but controlled. The bokeh effects are neutral but pleasant.Is this lens for every rangefinder fan? No. Some people will not like the way it renders. I will definitely say this lens has that certain 'Zeiss' character -- strong color, razor sharp, and bold contrast.I find many of the Zeiss rangefinder lenses share these same qualities. They produce a 'modern' look that's not soft and relatively forgiving like a 1950's Summicron, considered by many (including myself) to be a fabulous 'classic' lens. The Zeiss almost seems clinical at times, in how it captures the image. Is this a bad thing? Not in my opinion.So who would really buy this lens? I think it's for open-minded camera enthusiasts (and pros) that don't want to break the bank and still get a fantastic price / performance ratio. Is it worth it to spend almost $1000 to get a Summarit, and lose 1/2 a stop on the aperture ring, not to mention more plastic on the body on 1/2-stop clicks? I really don't think so.This lens is world-class and Zeiss has knocked it out of the park with this product.

Originally I had a Olympus 50mm 2.0f 4/3 macro adapted to a Olympus EPL-1 camera. The pictures it took were fantastic (this is also echoed by reviewers), but the auto focus was so bloody slow that it was frustrating to use. Initally I figured that I'd keep using manual focus on the olympus lens since everyone online says macro work requires a lot of manual focusing. But boy was it frustrating; I eventually stopped using the Olympus lens despite the awesome pictures I got from it. I saw this lens, but the price turned me off completely. I figured that since it was branded a Leica lens, that it would always be expensive. Then the regular price dropped, I'm assuming courtesy of panasonic. I took a chance and bought it, being totally frustrated with such useless autofocus. It was TOTALLY worth the price. Pictures look just as good as the Olympus, focus speed was MUCH better, and although the F stop was higher on this lens, for macro work, having more depth of field is usually a asset rather than a hindrance anyway. I gave my girlfriend the Olympus, but after she tried out this lens, she is now seriously considering it as well. The only downside to this lens that I can find is that if you shake it, you can hear 2 of the lenses moving around. I understand this happens with lens based stabilized lenses, but I still can't help but wonder if this lens is more prone than most to shattering if dropped. The plastic body certainly feels solid. on a personal note: I don't believe the Leica hype one bit - In this case the Leica branding means no software correction is done with the lens to make the picture you see, but the trade-offs of software correction in the camera are so minimal as to be a non-issue in my opinion unless you are VERY picky about your picture quality.

I have the M10 Monochrome, and yes, I feel like a camera snob, but this lens is wonderful particularly for portraits. And honestly I haven't done much with the higher f stops. The bokeh is what one would expect from an f0.95, and the process and results for focusing is just like name brand Leica glass in the M10. At a price less than 10% of the Leica Noctilux, if you're seriously torn between the two, it would totally be worth your time and money to get on a plane, visit B&H, and try this lens! Or better yet, just buy it. High likelihood you'll giggle with delight at what this lens can do, particularly at this price!

I bought this lens seven years ago, and at the time I shot with it mounted to a Leica M9, the first digital M. When I could nail focus, the images it produced were breath-taking, but for me, focusing the lens wide open was difficult with the rangefinder. Fast forward a few years to the release of the Leica SL2 and it's highly effective electronic viewfinder, and the Noctilux adapted to that camera became much easier to focus. Combined with the SL2's incredible sensor, this lens is stellar with a character like no other. While it felt heavy on M cameras, it is a perfect match for the SL, and is my favorite combination of camera and lens, producing images that are truly unique. I can scroll through 15,000 photos I have stored on my computer, taken with dozens of camera/lens combinations, and pick them out from all the rest strictly by the character of the images. As a side benefit, the price has increased by 50% since I acquired my copy, but knowing what I know now, I would purchase it at its current price. It's that good.

Helps with grip and also keeps camera from tipping over with longer lenses. Should be half the price, but that's Leica