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LEICAhasannouncedtheM-E(Typ240)

digitalrangefindercamera,positioned

astheentry-levelmodelin theM range.The

camerais basedona 24MPfull-frameCMOS

sensorwitha 2GBbuffer,whichis doublethe

capacityof theoriginalM240.TheISOrange

is a relativelyconservative 200 to6400,

however,andthecameraonlyrecordsFullHD

videoratherthan4K.Whatthecameralacks

in cutting-edgetechnologyit makesupforin

looks,witha stylishanthracitegreypaintfinish

and leather trim. Other featuresinclude a 3fps

burstmode,a weightof only680g,resistance

todustandwaterspray.Thepriceis yetto

beconfirmedbuteventhoughthecamerais

described as entry level, expect to pay £3500.

New entry-level

Leica M

HASSELBLADhasupdateda 50MP

medium-formatmirrorlesscamera,

theX1DII 50C,alongwitha newXCD35-

75mmf/3.5-4.5lens.Thecamerareplaces

theoriginalX1D,andthoughit packsa 50MP

sensor(44x33mm)– 1.7timeslargerthan

35mmfull-framechips– thecameraitselfis

smallerthana typicalfull-frameDSLR.

Hasselbladhasincorporateda newimage

processorwhichthecompanyclaims

significantlyspeedsupthecamera’soperation.

‘TheX1DII 50C’sliveviewfeaturesa faster

refreshrate,reducedshutterlagandblackout

timebetweenframes,animprovedcontinuous

capturerate,anda startuptimecutalmostin

halffromthefirstgeneration,’saysHasselblad.

Othernewfeaturesincludea higher

resolution3.6-inch,2.36-million-dottouch

display around the back of the camera.

Hasselbladclaimsthisis thelargestLCDdisplay

currentlyavailableona digitalmedium-format

camera.Thereis alsoa higherresolution

OLEDelectronicviewfinder(EVF),nowoffering

3.69-milliondotsanda highermagnification

of 0.87x.In addition,thenewPhocusMobile 2

appenablesphotographerstotransferimages

totheiPadProoriPadAirviaUSB-CorWi-Fi.

Asforthenew35-75mmf/3.5-4.5mid-

rangezoomlens,it is theninthadditiontothe

X Systemlensrangeandfeaturesanintegral

centrallensshutter,offeringexposuretimes

from 68 minutesto1/2000swithfullflash

synchronisationthroughout.‘Thisreallyis the

bestlensHasselbladhasdeveloped,’saysPer

Nordlund,LeadOpticalDesigner.

TheX1DII 50Cis availablenowfor£4,

excl.VAT,whilethezoomlenscosts£4,

excl. VAT, with estimated delivery in October.

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TheHasselblad

X1DII 50C

sportsa 50MP

sensoranda

3.6-inchtouch

display screen

Manfrottoprotripod

findsnewangles

Hasselblad unveils medium-

format X1D II 50C

MANFROTTOhasreleasedtheBefree
GTXPROprotraveltripod,thefirst
fromthecompanytofeaturea built-in90°
columnand180°foldablelegs.It inherits
the90°columnfromlargerManfrotto
tripods.‘The90°columnis smartlystored
outoftheway,untilit is timetodefygravity
witha low-on-the-groundora challenging
overheadmacroshot,’saidthecompany.
Thenewtripodfeaturesthreeleg
sections,whichopenusingManfrotto’s
M-locktwistsystem,andcomeswith
Manfrotto’s 496 CenterBallHead.There
are also side pullselectorswhichenable
youtoadjusttheleg
anglesindependently.
TheBefreeGTXPRO
is availablein carbon
fibre(1.76kg)and
aluminium(2kg)
versions,withthe
formercosting
£409.95andthe
latter £269.95.

TheBefree

GTXPROhasa

90°column

formacroor

low-angle

shots

The stylish Leica M-E (Typ 240) weighs only 680g