It has a paltry guide number of about 15 feet, and it is easily blocked by larger lenses anyway. Next to the power switch is a record button for video, and then in front of that are two spinning dials that are user-programmable depending on your shooting mode. From an operational standpoint I'm also very glad that Leica designed the flash to only operate if you choose to pop it up it will never under any circumstances pop up because it "thinks it should." Frankly, you're not going to want to use it much anyway. Since it's hidden flush with the top plate, you'd never even realize it was there without activating it. This is possibly the coolest and most clever flash I've ever seen in a compact. On top, you get a power switch that snaps between "off" and "on." If you push the switch past "on" the flash will pop-up. If you work in particularly humid climates or have oily skin, you may want to take some extra precautions with a case of some sort. Switches are just where they should be within finger reach. The integrated hand grip is just smooth, pure anodized metal with no additional features that would assist with traction, but for some reason it doesn't feel all that slippery slippery and you get a remarkably sure "footing" on the camera. Ergonomics are well-thought-out and everything is designed to fit the average human hand pretty perfectly. The camera may be expensive, but at least it feels and looks the part.
In your hand the T feels unlike anything you've ever felt before there's not an iota of flex. This cuts down on weight and materials, but most critically it creates an astonishingly stiff piece of kit. While a traditional camera is a box that houses the camera's electronics, the Leica T is a frame in which the electronics are then attached to. You can see this polishing process in action by watching " the most boring advertisement ever made." What allows Leica to take such a striking manufacturing departure from traditional cameras is by literally thinking outside of the box. Leica has made a lot of fuss over the fact that each and every T is carved out of a solid two and a half pound block of aluminum and becomes a svelte chassis of just over three ounces that spends 45 entire minutes being hand-polished before being anodized in either silver or black. The industrial design was done by Audi Design and the result is a camera that will likely end up in a modern art museum at some point. It appeared that almost overnight Leica had come into the 21st century, and not just on paper. So you can appreciate the gravity the T produced on announcement. Even the Leica M of today has seen remarkably little change since the first M3 in 1954. While Leica revolutionized photography by, essentially, inventing the 35mm camera, the word "revolutionary" became relegated to a footnote in their history. After inventing auto focus technology in the 1970s, they sold off the patents to Minolta because the idea of auto focus didn't really fit their principles. Leica has stayed committed to their aluminum wonder, and it has slowly evolved into a serious little machine worth a second glance.įor nearly 100 years, Leica was a company with a pretty singular, conservative vision. But that was two years ago, and a lot's changed. While the camera was universally praised in most regards, particularly for the body and interface design, there were certainly some unpleasantries in the way of performance. Touting an undeniably sexy unibody design and a brand new lens mount, the T showed that Leica was serious about staying relevant in a technology-focused climate. It's been two years since the Leica T was revealed.
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