Leica Camera has announced the hybrid instant camera 'Leica Sofort 2', which can print directly from the camera and connects with smartphones. Release date: November 10, 2023. Price: 59,400 yen (tax included).
This model beautifully integrates the warmth of analog with the convenience of digital. It features a sophisticated minimal design with advanced connectivity and creative functions, making it a highly convenient, stylish, and playful camera.
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Seamless Integration with the App
By integrating the 'Leica Sofort 2' with the dedicated Leica app 'Leica FOTOS', you can instantly post freshly taken photos to social media. Additionally, photos taken with smartphones or other Leica cameras can be printed on the spot through the app using the 'Leica Sofort 2'.
Leica's Sophisticated Design
The 'Leica Sofort 2' features a design that beautifully merges aesthetics and practicality. Its elegant and lightweight body is perfect for capturing precious moments while traveling. With intuitive operation, you can quickly capture cherished memories in photos.
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Creative Shooting Experience
The camera is equipped with 10 types of film styles and lens effects, allowing you to maximize creativity by combining them. The chosen filter from the film style gives photos a special atmosphere, and lens effects like fisheye or double exposure offer a variety of enjoyable effects.
Select and Print Function
The 'Leica Sofort 2' includes a new feature that allows you to select which images to print. You can preserve only your favorite shot in a physical form, preventing film waste. This hybrid instant camera, combining the best of analog and digital, takes the joy of photography to a new level.
Main Specifications of the New Product
- Type: Hybrid instant camera (with printing function)
- Image sensor: CMOS image sensor, 1/5 inch, 2560 x 1920 pixels (4.9 million pixels)
- Lens name: Leica Summar f2/2.4mm (equivalent to approximately 28mm in 35mm format)
- Aperture range: f2 to f16 (auto exposure control)
- Print variations: Images from built-in memory or memory card can be printed. Up to 50 printed images can be stored and reprinted multiple times, or images can be transferred from mobile devices to the camera via the Leica FOTOS app for printing.
- Leica instant camera film pack:
- Sofort color film pack Warm White: 19677
- Sofort color film pack Neo Gold: 19678
- Sofort color film pack Double Warm White: 19679
- Shutter speed: 1/4 to 1/8000s (auto exposure control)
- Focusing range: 10cm to ∞
- Focus mode: AFs
- Rear LCD: 3.0-inch TFT LCD monitor, resolution: 460,000 dots
- Dimensions: Approximately 123mm x 86mm x 44mm
- Weight: Approximately 320g (excluding film pack, with lens cap attached)
