Leica launching new Leica M in early 2013, Leica M-E out now

Do you need a stylish, undoubtedly expensive German camera early in 2013? Perhaps right now? Leica's got you covered on both fronts, announcing today that it's Leica M line is getting a new iteration in "early 2013" and a budget version is already available, starting today, in the Leica M-E. The M model (above) is outfitted with the company's first 24-megapixel "Leica Max CMOS image sensor -- what Leica calls "a completely new development in sensor technology" (also present in the Nikon D600 and Sony A99). The M-E model (below the break) comes paired down with an 18-megapixel CCD sensor, though both are 35mm in size. Neither model comes with any additional numbers in its title, however -- that's a conscious decision on Leica's part to rework its naming policy. "In [the] future, Leica M and S model names will omit the number suffix to emphasize the enduring and long-term significance of the respective systems," the announcement says. We're calling it "The iPad 3 approach."

The cameras were revealed along with a slew of new products that Leica's showing during Germany's Photokina convention, including a range of new accessories (the Leica R-Adapter M, the Leica EVF2 electronic viewfinder, the multifunctional handgrip-M with optional finger loops, and the Leica Microphone adapter set). Neither camera was given a price.

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