Best Digital Camera for Christmas - Leica S2 DSLR
Which are the best digital cameras for Christmas? If, like me, you are thinking of buying a digital camera for Christmas then you might like to consider the best digital SLR on the market today. By which I do not mean the Nikon D3X at a measly $8,000, but the glorious German colossus that is the Leica S2 at $30,000 with the lens or $20,000 without the lens (although quite what you would do with a camera without the lens I don't know - even a swanky $20,000 Leica S2 DSLR).
They are supposed to be available sometime now in December and there will only be around 200 on offer in the first batch, so make sure you get your order in early.
How good is the Leica S2 ? Very good is the simple answer. Leica take pride in producing the best possible quality for people for whom money is no object. The Leica S2 has probably the best lenses in the world and a 37.5 megapixel sensor, compared with the Nikon's 25 megapixel, but it is about half the weight of a Hasselblad so can be carried about with no problem for great landscape shots half way up a mountain withot a tripod.
Some people call it a medium format camera but I don't think Leica do, they still see it as a 35mm. According to the BJP it is in fact a new format - 30x45mm format, but with the old 3x2 Leica ratio. As a result the capture area is nearly 60% larger than Canons or Nikons and 74% larger than the Hasselblad (36x48mm).
For more details about the Leica S2 DSLR see Leica S2 - or for a full review check out the BJP link above.
Happy shopping !
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