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Leica has officially announced their latest APS-C mirrorless camera today . The new Leica CL , joining the TL2  , is aimed at casual photographers who love what they shoot with . The new camera , designed with retro aesthetics and a 24MP APS-C sensor  with Leica's Masters II image processor delivers exceptional image quality and good autofocus  tracking thanks to its 49 AF points .The body , designed with an aluminium  unibody , features a 3" display with a 1.04million dot TFT LCD and a EVF with 2.36million dots . With 4K video recording at 30fps , Hotshoe flash compatability  of 1/180   with a mechanical shutter speed of 1/8000 and a electronic shutter of 1/25000 , the Leica CL is certainly able to stand toe to toe with many of its crop sensor peers in this day and age. Leica also announced a 18mm pancake lens for the new camera as well . The new lens , designed with a f2.8 aperture ,packs 8 elements in 6 groups and weighs only 80g . The Leica ...

Leica has officially announced the successor to their TL series of mirrorless cameras today . The new TL2 , a camera which brings a unibody chassis system , 4K video and a sleek design is probably one of the best cameras from Leica - yet . The new camera , which as mentioned before , is milled from a single block of aluminum , which gives it more strength and a more luxurious feel (not to mention that Leica already has a luxurious image to itself already) .The monolithic design which is kept throughout the whole body is also carried over to the display which has replaced the traditional menu keys for a touch based interface which is also capable of tethering (via a TL app) directly with iOS and Android deices for wireless camera control . Other things to note include a lack of a viewfinder (which means you will have to use that 3.7" display for composition ) and UHD 4K which is considered as the default - must have video option in this day a...