Leica's $8,995 M11 rangefinder touts a 60-megapixel full-frame sensor

(Pocket-lint) - Leica has introduced the latest procreation of its M rangefinder.

The caller model, called the M11, looks a batch similar the M10, with its biggest upgrade being a caller 60-megapixel backside-illuminated full-frame CMOS sensor that captures 14 stops of dynamic scope astatine afloat resolution. The M11 besides allows you to seizure RAW files astatine 36 oregon 18 megapixels. File sizes scope from 70MB to 120MB for a 60-megapixel DNG RAW file, portion the 18-megapixel mounting tin bring that down to arsenic debased arsenic 20MB per image.

Leica included an ultra-thin UV filter connected apical of its caller sensor, which volition seemingly effect successful a much earthy colour reproduction. 

Other features see an optical viewfinder and a agleam 3.0-inch LCD surface connected the backmost for accessing the menus and utilizing unrecorded view.

The ISO scope starts astatine 64 and goes up to 50,000, and the batter is 64 per cent larger than the M10's. It tin past for up to 700 captures utilizing unrecorded presumption connected the rear show oregon 1,700 erstwhile utilizing the rangefinder. There's besides a USB-C larboard for information transfer, including from an iPhone and iPad.

Leica besides built successful 64GB retention into the camera, oregon you tin take to prevention images to an SD card.

In presumption of design, the metallic exemplary has a brass apical plate, portion the achromatic 1 has a lighter aluminium one. Another cardinal quality betwixt the M11 and its predecessors is the deficiency of Leica’s bottommost plate, which provides nonstop entree to the M11’s battery, representation paper bay, and USB-C port.

Leica M11 specs:

• 60.3-megapixel full-frame representation sensor
• UHS-II SDXC cards (up to 2TB supported)
• 64GB interior memory
• USB-C artillery recharging and information transfer
• Leica M-mount lens compatibility
• 540g value (black exemplary with battery)
• Optical rangefinder viewfinder
• 2.95-inch LCD display
• ISO speeds from 64-50,000
• Shutter velocity from 1 hr to 1/16,000 (with physics shutter)
• 4.5 frames per 2nd burst mode
• 1,800-mAh battery

The M11 is the archetypal successful the caller enactment of M-series cameras, with the institution lone announcing this 1 exemplary arsenic of close now. But Leica said the M11 is disposable present (starting 13 January 2022), with a terms tag of $8,995. You tin acquisition it done authorised Leica dealers specified arsenic B&H.

Writing by Maggie Tillman.