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Leica M-E

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User ratings:
42
4.2 out of 5
42 user ratings
5 stars
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4 stars
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3 stars
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2 stars
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Editorial reviews:
6
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6 editorial reviews
Leica M-E (Typ 220) review, find out how the M-E (Typ 220) stacks up against the competition in our real-world review with in-depth image quality comparisons.Read more
Leica M-E Typ 220 is a 18.0MP Pro Mirrorless camera with a Full frame sized CCD sensor and Leica M mount. Read our M-E Typ 220 review to find its pros and cons.Read more
Leica's new M-E (Typ 240) replaces the M-E (Typ 220). It comes with updated features and a smaller price, making it a little less painful on the wallet to hop on the Leica bandwagon.Read more
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Pros

  • upgrades and a nice surprise a lower price
  • Menu driven functions are easy to follow and major features can be invoked intuitively
  • great in the hand

Cons

  • lack of an anti-aliasing filter
  • Full-Frame Mirrorless Camera
  • relying too heavily on the water resistant feature

Key specs

  • CCD
  • Full frame
  • 36x24 mm
  • 18 Mpx
  • 5212, 3472 px
  • Leica M
  • 2.5 in
  • no

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Leica M-E - Pros & Cons

Leica M-E

Pros

  • upgrades and a nice surprise a lower price
  • Menu driven functions are easy to follow and major features can be invoked intuitively
  • great in the hand
  • is beautifully balanced and is a pleasure to use
  • S are extraordinarily well thought out modern bodies with good menus
  • f these stores are in the Seattle area and are very trustworthy
  • timelessly elegant aesthetic and high-end construction
  • solid and well-built
  • Portraits seem beautiful and 'alive'
  • their old film cameras go up in price and are a good investment
  • make it easy to shoot compelling lifestyle images

Cons

  • lack of an anti-aliasing filter
  • Full-Frame Mirrorless Camera
  • relying too heavily on the water resistant feature
  • Telephoto Lens MISTAKES that Spoil Travel
  • Image cropped at top and bottom
  • the script Leica logo is sharply embossed
  • Is it difficult to use manual focus lenses
  • and stock clearance sales often push the camera price considerably down
  • Many modern cameras are not only capable of taking still images
  • feedback is on many occasions incomplete
  • inconsistent

Leica M-E - Technical Overview

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IconScreen size
2.5 in
Best:
Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W710
Screen size: 6.7 in
IconISO maximum
2500
Best:
Pentax KP
ISO maximum: 819200
IconEffective pixels
18 Mpx
Best:
Hasselblad H6D-100c
Effective pixels: 100 Mpx
IconMax resolution
5212 x 3472 px
Best:
Leica M11
Max resolution: 9528 x 6328 px

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Leica M-E - Full Specifications

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Sensor
Sensor typeCCD
Image sensor formatFull frame
Sensor size1.42 in
Sensor photo detectors19.0 Mpx
Effective pixels18.0 Mpx
Image ratio w:h3:2
Max resolution5212 x 3472 px
Other resolutions
  • 3840x2592
  • 2592x1728
  • 1728x1152
  • 1280x846
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Optics and focus
Lens mountLeica M
Focus adjustmentManual
Contrast adjustmentyes
Saturation adjustmentyes
Focal length multiplier1x
Manual focusyes
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Photography features
Minimum shutter speed4.0 s
Maximum shutter speed1.0 s
Shutter priorityno
Aperture priorityyes
Manual exposure modeyes
Exposure compensation plus3
Exposure compensation minus-3
Expousure compensation steps1/3
Self-timer delay
  • 2
  • 12
WB BracketingNo
Subject / scene modesno
Built-in flashno
Flash modesPre-flash
External flash connectionHot shoe
External flashyes
Continuous drive2.0 fps
Self-timeryes
Metering modesCenter-weighted
Self-timer options
  • 2
  • 12
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Audio features
Built-in microphoneno
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Dimensions
Weight20.64 oz
Width5.47 in
Height3.15 in
Depth1.46 in
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Power
Power source typeBattery
Battery technology
Lithium-Ion
Battery capacity1860.0 mAh
Battery voltage3.7 V
Start-up time1000.0 ms
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Other features
Timelapse recordingno
GPSno
Orientation sensoryes
Energy Star certifiedno
Tripod mounting supportedyes
On Screen Display (OSD) languages
  • CHI
  • CHI
  • DEU
  • ENG
  • ESP
  • FRE
  • ITA
  • JPN
  • RUS
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Image
ISO
  • 160
  • 2500
  • Auto
ISO Autoyes
ISO minimum160
ISO maximum2500
Boosted ISO minimum80
Maximum image resolution5212 x 3472 px
White balance presets6
White balance modes
  • Auto
  • Cloudy
  • Daylight
  • Flash
  • Fluorescent
  • Manual
  • Shade
  • Tungsten
Custom white balanceyes
Supported image file formats
  • DNG
  • JPG
Image stabilizerno
Image stabilization typeNo
Supported aspect ratios3:2
Uncompressed formatRAW
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Screen and viewfinder
Screen size2.5 in
Articulated LCDno
Screen technologyLCD TFT
Screen dots230000
Touch screenno
Live viewno
ViewfinderOptical
Viewfinder magnification0.68 x
Dioptre correctionyes
Diopter adjustment (D-D)0.5 - 0
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Videography features
HD typeNot supported
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Design
Body typeMILC
Body material
  • Leather
  • Magnesium
Colour of productBlack
Environmentally sealedno
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Storage
Compatible memory cards
  • SD
  • SDHC
Memory slots1
Storage types
  • SD
  • SDHC
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Connectivity
HDMIno
Remote controlNo
PictBridgeno

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Leica M-E Leica - Editorial Reviews (6)

3.5
Based on 6 reviews
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Leica M-E Leica M-E (Typ 220) Review
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Imaging Resource
Published: 17.09.2012
Leica M-E (Typ 220) Review

Leica M-E (Typ 220) review, find out how the M-E (Typ 220) stacks up against the competition in our real-world review with in-depth image quality comparisons.

Leica M-E Leica M-E Typ 220 Review | Camera Decision
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Camera Decision
Leica M-E Typ 220 Review | Camera Decision

Leica M-E Typ 220 is a 18.0MP Pro Mirrorless camera with a Full frame sized CCD sensor and Leica M mount. Read our M-E Typ 220 review to find its pros and cons.

Leica M-E Leica launches the M-E (Typ 240), a more budget-friendly M-system rangefinder
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DPReview
Published: 24.06.2019
Leica launches the M-E (Typ 240), a more budget-friendly M-system rangefinder

Leica's new M-E (Typ 240) replaces the M-E (Typ 220). It comes with updated features and a smaller price, making it a little less painful on the wallet to hop on the Leica bandwagon.

Leica M-E Leica M-E (Typ 220) Review
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PCMAG
Published: 15.08.2013
Leica M-E (Typ 220) Review
3.5

The Leica M-E (Typ 220) is the least expensive digital rangefinder in the company's lineup, appealing to CCD devotees and Leica shooters who have no need for live view.

Leica M-E Leica M-E (Typ 240) Full-Frame Digital Rangefinder Camera Review
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Shutterbug
Published: 15.08.2019
Leica M-E (Typ 240) Full-Frame Digital Rangefinder Camera Review

Leica recently announced the latest M-Series camera, a stunning anthracite gray full-frame digital rangefinder based on the Leica M which launched in September of 2012. The new Leica M-E (Typ 240) has a few welcomed upgrades and a nice surprise—a lower price. In fact, the new Leica M-E, priced at $3995 (body only), is the lowest-price full-frame Leica camera on the market.

Leica M-E Leica M-E review
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Amateur Photographer
Leica M-E review

Released simultaneously with the Leica M, the M-E is pitched as Leica’s entry-level rangefinder, but at £3,900 it doesn’t come cheap. Richard Sibley sees how it fits into the range. Read the Leica M-E review...

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