Wednesday 20 January 2016
‘Leica’ and ‘Underwater’ aren’t two words you normally want to use in the same sentence, but it looks like the venerable camera maker is now setting its sights on the ruggedized camera market. The $2,950 Leica X-U breaks from the company’s mold with a body designed specifically for photography in harsh conditions. It’s shock resistant, shatter-proof, dust-sealed, and waterproofed up to a depth of 15 meters – so you don’t have to worry about dropping it at the beach. In terms of the actual images, you’re getting a 16.5 megapixel APS-C sensor illuminated by a 23mm f/1.7 lens (approximately equivalent to a 35mm lens on…
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