We Like – The Leica M Monochrom

Leica have brought us the first digital camera that has been designed exclusively for full-frame black and white photography.

At £6,120 for a camera that only shoots black and white photography, you would be right in thinking that this is a little ridiculous. However Leica might have seen a market that is calling for this sort of camera. What makes the M Monochrom so special is whilst other digital cameras have monochrome filters, their filters take images on a colour RGB sensors. The Monochrom sports a newly designed 18 million pixel CCD sensor that doesn’t ‘see’ colours, in order to capture light in its purest form.

There is no doubt that this is a specialised camera for the hardcore photographer, however it is worth remembering that black and white photography is still very popular and looks great. With Leica attention to detail and the vastly improved image, maybe the M Monochrom might appeal to a few more people than first thought? £ 6,120 leica-camera.com