Leica announces The Ultimate Street Camera

[StreetShooter]

Leica announces the most exciting model since the, erm, 1950 one.

It's a 2.1 MP 24mm wide angle weatherproof digital camera.
Made with Canon image quality and Nikon optics, it's set to take the street shooting world by storm.

Small, discreet in the new, fashionable "stealth duct-tape black", it boasts auto exposure, autofocus and a totally silent shutter.

[aosis]

BUY ! BUY ! BUY !

[StreetShooter]

Here is an example of the wide angle available:

[tomshen]

Based on IXUS330?

[StreetShooter]

Yah lor. Kena banned from getting another camera, and I needed a wide angle P&S. Originally wanted to get the A70 with wide angle adaptor.

Then I realized that the Nikon WC-E24 converter (which I used for exactly one day before my Coolpix 990 was smashed) fit very nicely over the waterproof casing of the S330, and was very stable when held in place by duct tape. One thing led to another, and behold - the birth of a new camera. Since it was all black, I decided to decorate it with a little red dot. Very fetching, don't you think?

So you see, you CAN have a weatherproof casing and a wide angle adaptor at the same time!

[e_liau]

Quote: Originally posted by StreetShooter [IMG] Leica announces the most exciting model since the, erm, 1950 one. It's a 2.1 MP 24mm wide angle weatherproof digital camera. Made with Canon image quality and Nikon optics, it's set to take the street shooting world by storm. Small, discreet in the new, fashionable "stealth duct-tape black", it boasts auto exposure, autofocus and a totally silent shutter.

sure or not? dont bull me leh..?

[MaGixShOe]

if want to transfer photos need to tear out all the tapes?

[tomshen]

Quote: Originally posted by StreetShooter Yah lor. Kena banned from getting another camera, and I needed a wide angle P&S. Originally wanted to get the A70 with wide angle adaptor. Then I realized that the Nikon WC-E24 converter (which I used for exactly one day before my Coolpix 990 was smashed) fit very nicely over the waterproof casing of the S330, and was very stable when held in place by duct tape. One thing led to another, and behold - the birth of a new camera. Since it was all black, I decided to decorate it with a little red dot. Very fetching, don't you think? So you see, you CAN have a weatherproof casing and a wide angle adaptor at the same time!

wah, I thought the red dot was PSed, then where did u get that red dot? Smashing RD's toy? Sounds cool, let me figure out how to torture my A70.

[tomshen]

Quote: Originally posted by MaGixShOe if want to transfer photos need to tear out all the tapes?

Maybe he only taped the front

[StreetShooter]

It's a clamshell design, so I simply avoided taping up the joints. Here's the Ixus having an out-of-body experience, taking a picture of its own external shell. How existential.



The Leica logo was found with Google Images, downloaded, printed onto photopaper, cut out and stuck to the camera with scotch tape.

http://www.hochschulgolf.de/turniere...leica_logo.gif

[Wai]

special limited edition

only one set in the world right?

[tomshen]

You are great Later Leica wanna fine u S$100000000000000000000 for using their logo.

[tsystem]

Can you organise a MO for this Leic@ prototype? I'm very interested in it.
Especially the weather sealed feature. As for the Red Dot, not very important but still nice
to have.

[Red Dawn]

Quote: Originally posted by StreetShooter Here is an example of the wide angle available:

uhmm....i dun see any bokeh.....

[StreetShooter]

Your eyes must be growing old. Can't you see that Leica-Canon-Nikon glow?

Try hitting refresh.

[sehsuan]

Quote: Originally posted by Red Dawn uhmm....i dun see any bokeh.....

got la. it's called BO-bokeh (don't have bokeh)

nice work there on the Leica/Nikon/Canon... StreetShooter, now, if you would only gladly try it out UNDERwater....