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Leica Monochrom: why B&W digital cameras are awesome

If you think the Leica Monochrom is just a software restriction, or a gimmick, you're completely wrong...

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Raf Lopes (CameraClara)
Oct 09, 2025
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When most photographers hear about the Leica Monochrom cameras, they assume Leica simply disabled color processing in software. They imagine a standard color sensor with software b&w conversion applied at the firmware level. This misconception couldn’t be further from the truth, and my real test with both cameras proved just how different these two tech…

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