Leica CL Mirrorless Digital Camera 100 Years of Bauhaus Edition - 19323

Leica CL Mirrorless Digital Camera 100 Years of Bauhaus Edition - 19323 Overview

Leica Camera celebrates the 100th anniversary of the founding of the Bauhaus school of art and design in Germany with a new special edition camera, the Leica CL '100 jahre bauhaus'. The set comprises a silver chrome Leica CL camera with matching silver Elmarit-TL 18 mm f/2.8 ASPH. lens and a black leather carrying strap. The leather covering of the camera and the leather strap are embossed with the Bauhaus word mark. The Leica logo, in keeping with the Bauhaus emphasis on minimalist aesthetics, has been reduced and desaturated to pure black to give the entire camera a monochromatic palette. This edition is strictly limited to 150 sets worldwide and will be sold exclusively through Leica Stores and Boutiques.

Founded in 1919 and operating until 1933, the Bauhaus was famous for its approach to design and thearts. Its philosophy of "form follows function" was influential to the world of art and remains today akeystone of modern design. The "bauhaus" word mark discreetly emblazoned on the camera's front wasoriginally created by Joost Schmidt, one of the famous graphic designers of the Bauhaus and actingdirector of the photography department from 1928 to 1932. The combination of the subtle bauhaus letteringand black Leica logo with the Leica CL's discreet looks and simplified controls make the Leica CL '100 jahrebauhaus' an elegant and iconic piece of German design

Leica Camera expands its APS-C System product portfolio with the introduction of the Leica CL Mirrorless Digital Camera with 18mm Lens (100 Jahre Bauhaus Edition, Silver), a camera which combines Leica’s classic design with ease of use. The Leica CL’s compact design with exceptional picture quality enables a photography experience unique to Leica. The Leica CL is an intuitive camera with a built-in high-resolution electronic viewfinder and all essential controls conveniently located on its top plate, designed to be used with L-mount lenses. Atop the camera are two dials, with customizable buttons in each center, for setting the aperture, shutter speed, ISO value, exposure compensation and shooting mode – making it convenient for the photographer to take pictures without taking their eye away from the viewfinder. An additional display on the top plate instantly provides all relevant photographic settings at a glance. The user has total control at their fingertips when taking pictures with the Leica CL, and the perfectly tuned pressure point of the shutter release brings it all together with a satisfying haptic click. The expansive range of TL lenses and accessories such as the M-Adapter L, R-Adapter L, flashes, straps and camera protector options all enhance the shooting experience with the Leica CL while providing the user with more options for creativity.

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Compact and discrete, it fits in every hand - The Leica CL establishes the unmistakeable simplicity of iconic Leica design within the APS-C system. It’s ideal balance between state-of-the-art technology, mechanical precision and compact construction makes it the perfect everyday companion – especially for spontaneous and discreet pictures.

Brilliant still pictures and video footage - The Leica CL is equipped with a newly 24-megapixel CMOS sensor in APS-C format that in combination with Maestro II series high-performance image processor, guarantees outstanding picture quality with impressive dynamic range, excellent contrast and colour rendition, exceptional sharpness and finest resolution of details. The Leica CL is not only an impressive still picture camera, this also applies to moving pictures captured with its video function at a resolution of up to 4K at 30 frames per second.

High-resolution EyeRes viewfinder - One of the outstanding features of the Leica CL is its electronic viewfinder with EyeRes technology developed by Leica especially for this camera. With a latency time below the threshold of perception and a resolution of 2.36 million pixels, the EyeRes® viewfinder offers an impressive viewing experience.

Connectivity with and without a cable - The Leica CL is equipped with an integrated Wi-Fi module. Pictures and videos can be sent by a wireless connection to smartphones, tablets or computers and quickly and easily shared by email or in social networks with the Leica CL App for iOS or Android.

Extensive portfolio of TL-Lenses available - TL-Lenses offer superior imaging performance and are responsible for the exceptionally high picture quality delivered by the Leica APS-C System. The portfolio of compact and fast lenses with focal lengths from 17 to 200 mm offers infinite opportunities for all kinds of creative photography. The elegant simplicity of the design of the three zooms – the Super-Vario-Elmar-TL 1:3.5–4.5/11–23 ASPH., Vario-Elmar-TL 1:3.5–5.6/18–56 ASPH. and the APO-Vario-Elmar-TL 1:3.5–4.5/55–135 ASPH. – and four prime lenses – the Elmarit-TL 1:2.8/18 ASPH., Summicron-TL 1:2/23 ASPH., Summilux-TL 1:1.4/35 ASPH. and the APO-Macro-Elmarit-TL 1:2.8/60 ASPH. – all of which perfectly complement the Leica CL.

• Leica CL Mirrorless Digital Camera 100 Years of Bauhaus Edition - 19323