Leica C is a fancy camera with built-in Wi-Fi and NFC

Leica C Dark Red and Light Gold. Image: m43gear.com

Discover Leica C a fancy camera for celebrity and serious photographer. 

Leica Camera AG (a German company) is known as the maker of the famous camera lens with high quality, but we also know about the camera manufactured by Leica. Leica Camera is collected and used by many celebrities such as movie stars, artists and wealthy people. 

Leica cameras are often made unique, retro, and there are several types that are made in limited editions. Some models of Leica cameras are also create camera together with other luxury brand and other famous fashion products. Leica camera prices in general over a thousand US dollars. 

Leica's reputation as a maker of lenses and materials used on each camera, making the price of the Leica camera is more expensive than other brands with similar specifications. Leica X Vario Black for example selling for about US $ 3.139 with key specifications: Leica Vario-Elmar 18-46 mm f/3.5-6.4 ASPH, CMOS sensor, APS-C size (23.6 x 15.7 mm) with 16.5/16.2 million pixels , MP4 format video recording, and of course can be for shooting manually. This camera is on par with the Sony DSC-RX100M2 Cyber-Shot Black with a price of about $ 769.99 or Canon PowerShot G16 is priced around US$ 469 or Pentax Ricoh GR with a price range of US$ 759.95.

Leica C Dark Red and Light Gold is made for lovers of luxury

If you object to a price above a thousand dollars, but you want to be part of a unique user, so on this occasion we can see the Leica C Dark Red with prices around US$ 779.95. With the price of "affordable", let's look at this camera feature so that you feel "special effects" were spread by the elite users like movie stars and other famous celebrities.

Leica C Dark Red or Light Gold is an enthusiast compact with a 12MP 1/1.7" MOS sensor, 28-200mm equivalent F2.0-5.9 zoom, and built-in 200k dot EVF, which it's calling simply the Leica C (Typ 112). If the specs look familiar, that's because this is essentially Leica's reworking of the Panasonic DMC-LF1.  It offers such goodies as Full HD movie recording, optical image stabilization, built-in Wi-Fi and NFC, and RAW format recording. It'll be available in October with a choice of two rather fetching finishes, 'Dark Red' and 'Light Gold'.

In the press release mentions that The Leica C is the first Leica camera to feature an integrated Wi-Fi and Near Field Connection (NFC) module. This module allows the wireless transfer of images and videos to tablets and smartphones via a Wi-Fi connection. To use this feature, all users have to do is download the Leica Image Shuttle C app and install it on their iOS or Android device. The photographer can then connect to a Wi-Fi network and the image transfer can begin. Another highlight of this technology is that the Wi-Fi in combination with the app Enables remote control of the Leica C from a smartphone or tablet-ticularly practical for remote-release photography and shooting with the self-timer.

Great for low light condition

Leica C luxurious and captivating. Image: digitaltrends.com

Leica C features a superb zoom lens, which offers almost unlimited opportunities for creative expression, even in low light. At the same time, the 7x zoom is outstanding for capturing intimate portraits, expansive interiors, and fascinating landscapes. 

The Leica C has an unusually large sensor for a pocket-sized camera, guaranteeing wonderfully sharp pictures with outstanding contrast.  The Leica C captures everything including tiny details because of its extremely fast autofocus and ability to shoot up to ten frames per second in continuous shooting mode. Of course this camera is suitable to accompany you on vacation or a variety of other activities. 

This camera also features a full-HD video, so you can be creative to make a movie or a video clip in high resolution. The 3 "camera monitor offers photographers complete control during the exposure and recording. The camera's integrated viewfinder is an additional aid to composition and assessment of scenes in brightly lit Situations. Videos and still pictures alike can be creatively processed either in the camera or with the Adobe Photoshop Lightroom professional imaging software supplied with the camera.

The Leica C which is available in two finishes, light gold or dark red features an integrated Wi-Fi and Near Field Communication (NFC), a first for Leica compact cameras plus a high performance zoom lens and a larger sensor. The Leica C. Small enough to fit in a pocket, the Leica C offers a sophisticated feature package in an impressively stylish design, making it the ideal camera for discerning photographers and aficionados of exquisite design.

 

Leica C VS Panasonic LF1. Image: snapsort.com

This camera can you compare with the Panasonic LF1. Indeed, The Leica C matches the LF1 exactly in specs. It has a 1/1.7-inch 12.8-megapixel MOS sensor, 7x (28-200mm) f/2-5.9 optical zoom lens, 3-inch LCD, electronic viewfinder, and Wi-Fi with NFC support. 

As you know, the price of Panasonic LF1 only about US$ 499, while for Leica C you should have to spend money of US$ 779.95.  If the Leica name and unique design aren’t enough to justify the extra $200, you can always get the Panasonic LF1. But Leica does throw in a copy of Adobe Lightroom, which actually makes the Leica C a good value for the money. According to Pop Photo, the body and accessories are created by Audi Design. The accessories include matching “fashion” bags, straps and cases.

Although you will find commonality of technology and features, on both cameras, but you'll consider some of the other advantages of additional accessories and software included in the package that you will buy, as well as the design and color of the Leica C is more complete and more interesting than Panasonic LF1. Of course up to you, whether you will choose to follow the lifestyle of celebrities, or you are more concerned with the price factor, which is Panasonic LF1 more affordable than Leica C.