Leica’s Q2 Monochrom is the company’s latest black-and-white-only camera
Leica Q2 Monochrom | Photo: Leica Leica is no stranger to releasing cameras that buck the norm, such as its M10-D which lacks an LCD screen entirely or the various generations of M Monochrom cameras that only capture black-and-white images. The company is now expanding that Monochrom line with the new Q2 Monochrom, available starting on November 10th for $5,995.
The Q2 Monochrom is the company's first autofocus Monochrom camera, with all of the previous models having been based on M-series rangefinders. As you can expect, it's based on the standard Q2 and shares the same design, handling, viewfinder, autofocus system, processor, battery, software, and more. The fixed 28mm f/1.7 lens is unchanged, as is the IP52 weather resistance rating.
The difference, of course, is...