Leica unveils M Monochrom black and white camera | Digital Camera World

Leica has ended weeks of speculation and confirmed the launch of its new black and white camera, the Leica M Monochrom
The new Leica camera features a monochrome CCD sensor with a native resolution of 18 million pixels, as well as programmable tones.

Sample image taken with the Leica M Monochrom black and white camera

“As its sensor does not ‘see’ colours, every pixel records true luminance values – as a result, it delivers a ‘true’ black-and-white image,” the company says.
Leica also claims the M Monochrom’s images are ’100% sharper’ thanks to direct processing of raw data with no interpolation or colour filter array.
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