LEICA V-Lux 1 Universal and high-performance: compact digital camera with extreme focal length range for ambitious photographers V-LUX 1 is a digital compact camera which combines high-performance optics and outstanding picture quality in a compact camera body.  The camera offers 10 million pixels and a LEICA DC VARIO-ELMARIT 1:2.8-3.7/7.4-88.8 ASPH lens with an extremely wide range of focal lengths from 35 to 420 millimetres, thus commanding universal capability for the small picture system.  From spacious landscape shots, filigree macro close-up shots through to photos of far distant objects in super telephoto mode, the lens with its 12 times zoom creates outstanding picture results in all photographic situations.  The integral picture stabiliser gives the user additional protection against camera shake, even under difficult lighting conditions.  The LEICA V-LUX 1 has a tilting 2.0“ TFT display for optimum picture checking.  Thus the photographer is assured of secure control even in difficult situations for photography and gains additional possibilities for picture composition by means of unusual camera perspectives.  A variety of manual settings, including a diverse subject program for many photographic situations, round out the creative composition possibilities of the LEICA V-LUX 1.

Leica V-LUX 1 @ a glance

High-class lens: The high-performance LEICA DC VARIO-ELMARIT 1:2.8-3.7/7.4-88.8 ASPH zoom lens comprises 14 lenses in 10 groups.  With a maximum aperture of 2.8 and the particularly large range of focal lengths, the LEICA V-LUX 1 offers versatile picture composition possibilities for brilliant photos with true-to-life colours.  The focussing and zoom ring on the lens is easy to use and permits concentration to be devoted to the subject.  The optics are individually matched to the camera sensor.  Together with the electronics and the software they enable pictures with natural colour reproduction, excellent sharpness and high brilliance.  In relation to colour matching, contrast and picture definition, Leica Camera AG has developed its own profile.  This is oriented to the picture characteristics that are well known to Leica System Camera customers from their use in combination with professional film materials and specialist development laboratories.

Optical image stabilizer: Further security for a successful picture is derived from the integral protection against camera shake (O.I.S.), which can be switched on and off at any time.  This reliably protects against camera shake in all photographic situations, since small movements of the hand are systematically compensated.  Whether at twilight, during indoor shots, for snapshots or in zoom operation – the result is always a sharp picture without the need for a tripod.

Large display: The 2.0“ large camera display of the LEICA V-LUX 1 has a resolution of 207,000 pixels, enabling it to generate an exceptionally brilliant picture, allowing the photographer to make a reliable and exact assessment of the picture composition both when taking the photo and when reviewing it.  An additional feature for checking the picture in particularly difficult situations – such as when photographing above your head – is the tiltable TFT display, which can be set to almost any angle.  In addition, it creates further possibilities for picture composition by unusual camera perspectives, such as a worm’s-eye view.  To reduce the load on the rechargeable battery, the display can also be switched to a darker low-energy mode, without having to sacrifice the outstanding picture quality.

Fast processor: The picture signal processor used in the LEICA V-LUX 1 ensures quick picture signal processing and saving within the camera.  This allows the LEICA V-LUX 1 to be used quickly, reliably and spontaneously at any moment.  The LEICA V-LUX 1 with its wide range of technical features is ideally suited to photographing the world of nature.  In super-tele mode its magnification is equivalent to 10 power binoculars.  The optical picture stabilisation gives shake-free pictures of the natural world even in poor lighting and extreme conditions.  This combined with the quick response time of the shutter are just what are required for a spontaneous picture.  The camera is thus an ideal addition to the equipment of naturalists and birdwatchers.

technical data

 “The LEICA V-LUX 1 is a real all-rounder for every photographic situation.  The camera combines the best features of two different digital camera systems: the capabilities of a mirror reflex camera with the handy size of a compact camera.  This makes the LEICA V-LUX 1 a compact all-in-one solution, which loses nothing in picture quality comparison with a digital mirror reflex camera and is superior to it in handiness.  The large range of focal lengths offered by the LEICA V-LUX 1 means that fiddly lens changing is eliminated.  The camera is thus both flexible and quickly ready for use, the risk of dirt of the sensor is avoided and the scope of photographic equipment is concentrated into a compact and light-weight digital camera“ says Marius Eschweiler, Product Manager for digital compact cameras at Leica Camera AG. 

LEICA MP                                                                                                                                                                

The LEICA MP

• Made by hand, created for the photographer’s craft. 
• Tailored to the decisive photographic parameters. In compact form, with clean design, clearly laid out. 
• Unobtrusive, quiet, reliable. 
• Concentrated technology for concentrated photography, without distraction by automation. 
• For pictures that only a photographer can see, compose and record. Modern, because it captures the present. Current, because all its features have been optimized. 
• Traditional, because it builds on the accumulated experiences of the pioneer in 35 mm camera construction. Not a photographic whim, but a camera for life. 

Bessa-L  |   $359.99 CDN

• .Type: 35mm camera with focal plance shutter and TTL metering system
• Film Format: 35mm film, 24x36mm
• Lens Mount: L-Mount
• Shutter: Vertically moving metal focal plane shutter B, 1-1/2000 sec.
• Self-Timer: Mechanical self-timer with 10 sec operation time
• Exposure display: -  Red Mark LED:..Over exposure warning              - Green Mark LED:..Good exposure indication                                    - Red Mark LED:..Under exposure warning
• Exposure Metering System: Center-weighted average metering By pressing Shutter Release Button
• Exposure Coupling Range: EV4-19(ISO 100, F4, 1 sec.-F16, 1/2000 sec)
• Flash Terminal: "X" synchro contact Synchronized at 1/125 sec or lower speed
• Film Advance: By single-lever action with 135 throw and 30 stand-off
• Film Rewind: By film rewind button and film rewind crank
• Frame Counter: Additive type with autoreset by opening the back cover
• Film Speed: Range ISO25-1600 by 1/3 steps
• Power Source: Two 1.5V Alkaline batteries(LR44) or Silver batteries(SR44)
• Dimentions: 135.5(W) x 78.5(H)x 33.5(D)mm
• Weight: 320g 

Bessa-R  |  $599.99 CDN

• Type: 35mm camera with focal plance shutter and TTL metering system
• Film Format: 35mm film, 24x36mm
• Lens Mount: L-Mount
• Shutter: Vertically moving metal focal plane shutter B, 1-1/2000 sec.
• Self-Timer: Mechanical self-timer with 10 sec operation time
• Focusing: Coincidence type
• Exposure display:  - Red Mark LED:..Over exposure warning               - Green Mark LED:..Good exposure indication                                    - Red Mark LED:..Under exposure warning
• Exposure Metering System: Center-weighted average metering By pressing Shutter Release Button
• Exposure Coupling Range: EV4-19(ISO 100, F4, 1 sec.-F16, 1/2000 sec)
• Flash Terminal: "X" synchro contact Synchronized at 1/125 sec or lower speed

• Film Advance: By single-lever action with 135 throw and 30 stand-off
• Film Rewind: By film rewind button and film rewind crank
• Frame Counter: Additive type with autoreset by opening the back cover
• Film Speed Range: ISO25-1600 by 1/3 steps
• Power Source: Two 1.5V Alkaline batteries(LR44) or Silver batteries(SR44)
• Dimentions: 135.5(W) x 78.5(H)x 33.5(D)mm
• Weight: 395g

Bessa-T  |  $469.99 CDN

• Type 35mm camera with focal plance shutter and TTL metering system
• Film Format: 35mm film, 24x36mm
• Lens Mount: M-Mount
• Shutter: Vertically moving metal focal plane shutter B, 1-1/2000 sec.
• Focusing: Coincidence type
• Exposure display: -Red Mark LED:..Over exposure warning                 -Green Mark LED:..Good exposure indication                              -Red Mark LED:..Under exposure warning
• Exposure Metering System: Center-weighted average metering, By pressing Shutter Release Button
• Exposure Coupling Range: EV1-19(ISO 100, F4, 1 sec.-F16, 1/2000 sec)
• Flash Terminal: "X" synchro contact
• Synchronized at 1/125 sec or lower speed
• Film Advance By single and/or multiple 'inching' lever action. Double exposure lock system. Trigger winder available as optional extra.
• Film Rewind By film rewind button and film rewind crank
• Frame Counter Additive type with autoreset by opening the back cover
• Film Speed Range ISO25-1600 by 1/3 steps
• Power Source Two 1.5V Alkaline batteries(LR44) or Silver batteries(SR44)
• Dimentions 135.5(W) x 78.5(H)x 33.5(D)mm
• Weight 385g

Bessa-R2  |  $879.99 CDN

• Type: 35mm camera with focal plance shutter and TTL metering system
• Film: Format 35mm film, 24x36mm
• Lens Mount: M-Mount
• Shutter: Vertically moving metal focal plane shutter B, 1-1/2000 sec.
• Focusing: Coincidence type
• Exposure: display: - Red Mark LED:..Over exposure warning               - Green Mark LED:..Good exposure indication                                    - Red Mark LED:..Under exposure warning
• Exposure Metering System: Center-weighted average meterin By pressing Shutter Release Button 
• Exposure Coupling Range: EV1-19(ISO 100, F4, 1 sec.-F16, 1/2000 sec)
• Flash Terminal:  "X" synchro contact Synchronized at 1/125 sec or lower speed
• Film Advance: By single and/or multiple 'inching' lever action. Double exposure lock system. Trigger winder available as optional extra.
• Film Rewind: By film rewind button and film rewind crank
• Frame Counter: Additive type with autoreset by opening the back cover
• Film Speed: Range ISO25-1600 by 1/3 steps
• Power Source: Two 1.5V Alkaline batteries(LR44) or Silver batteries(SR44)
• Dimentions: 135.5(W) x 81.0(H)x 33.5(D)mm
• Weight: 425g

Bessa-R  |  Coming spring 2003

The Romance of Basic 
Zero 2000, the new handmade pinhole camera, in its antique design, is an objet d'art ideal for private collection as well as a perfect gift to celebrate the new millennium. Zero 2000 helps you take pictures in special effects and brings you the romance of photography in the boundless creative and artistic world. 

Its compact and full functioned: tripod adaptor, film advance knob, quick exposure time calculate dial, simple shutter, film counter window and film take-up spool. What you need is just a 120 roll film.

Its Rigid:made of Teak wood from Thailand and solid brass. 

Now you can order the Zero 2000 with Zone Plate instead of pinhole. The zone plate is 9 zones and with focal length of 25mm. The "aperture" is f-47.6. The price is as the Zero 2000 pinhole camera. 
Zero 2000 is a super-wide angle camera with a focal length of 25mm and it accept 120 roll film. The camera was original designed by our camera designer with high-end CAD system. 

For the materials, we choose high quality teak wood from Thailand and solid brass. 

The wooden parts are first kiln dried and then machine milled into correct size. Matt black paints is applied at the inner part of the camera to prevent light leak. 

All metal parts are hand turned .A coating is applied to all the brass parts to prevent it from oxidizing. The mechanism and the structure of the camera make it work like an ordinary camera 
Features

• Compact size make pinhole photography more handy.5 1/4" (w) x 3 1/4" (H) x 1 3/4" (D) and weight only 1lb
• Make of hard wood from Thailand and solid brass
• Single direction mechanism of the film winding button prevent the film from curling bac
• This camera work best with a mini tripod. Its 1/4 thread tripod socket allow you to adapt nearly all kind of tripod in the market available 
• Inside the camera is painted in matt black to prevent reflection of ligh 
• A film counter window which can show you how many frame have left 
• Dial for Exposure calculation help you to calculate the exposure time more quickly without accompany with a tabl
• Well design of the camera let you load and un-load your film wherever you want. No dark room or changing bag is needed 
• We use 0.001" brass shim to make the "lens" results in a more actual film stop number and sharp image

Specifications

• Material Hard wood and solid brass 
• Size 5 1/4" (w) x 3 1/4" (H) x 1 3/4" (D) , including knob 
• Weight 250 gm 
• Film Format 120 roll film in 6 x 6 format 120 roll film in 6 x 6 format 
• Focal Length 1" (25mm) 
• Angle of View 130 deg. diagonally 130 deg. diagonally 
• Aperture of pinhole f/138 
• Aperture of zone plate f/47.6 
• Image Circle 3.44" (87.5mm) 
• Tripod Socket 1/4" thread 

*Its a good device for learning aim and is easy to operate: to exposure the film, simply slide the shutter.

You can load and un-load your film wherever you want, no changing bag or dark room is needed.

This brand new 40mm multi-format camera is developed and designed by our camera designer for more than one years. It combines the art of camera making, box making, and machinery.

Limited Edition

This camera is limited to 2000 pieces. 

Each camera is handmade and comes with an instruction manual, beautiful certificate and edition number etched in brass plate. 

Its compact and full functioned

Size of this camera is 172mm (W) x 90mm (H) x 56mm(D). 

Handy and useful structure including tripod adaptor turned by solid brass, same as that of the Zero 2000 camera, simple shutter with low-pressure spring to prevent it from open suddenly when carrying. The operation is smooth enough to avoid any vibration when open and close the shutter 

Film advance knob with diamond knurl. 

Quick exposure time calculate dial can help you to calculate the actual exposure time quickly. The film counter window allow you to know how many exposure is left, the window comes with a cover which work best for infra-red photo and also reduce the possibility of light leak. 

Take-up spool is provided. What you need is just a fresh 120 roll film. 

Multi-format Design

This 4 in one camera allow you to set the film format of camera to 

6 x 4.5 (portrait), 6 x 6, 6 x 7 (landscape), 6 x 9 (landscape) before the film is loaded. You don't need to buy 4 cameras!!! 

It takes 16 frames when set to 6 x 4.5, 

12 frames when set to 6 x 6, 

8 frames when set to 6 x 7 and 6 x 9.

Precious Designed Structure

Made of Teak wood from Thailand and solid brass!!! 

Special designed structure reinforce the joint and bond of the camera and allow the camera to shrink and swell without affecting the performance of the camera when weather change. 

All area of film chamber is painted matt black (including the lens which is stained to black color) to minimize the internal reflection and "lens flare". 

You can load and un-load your film wherever you want, no changing bag or dark room is needed. 

Upgradable Design 

With our new line of accessories, it is now possible to up-grade your Zero 6 x 9 camera to a shutter mechanism that can accept cable release. With the optional cable release adaptor, you can trigger the shutter manually or with a cable release. 

All parts of the adaptor is machine mill and lathe turned. Price for this additional shutter mechanism 

A must for speed pinhole photography!!! 

With our new bull's eye bubble level spirit, you can have more control when framing your pictures. It is made of solid brass and wood. 

You can fix this level spirit to your camera with the screws we provide or you can use it by just put it on top of your camera if you have more than one camera.

Zero 6 x 9 multi-format camera is a normal/wide angle camera with a focal length of 40mm and it accept 120 roll film. The camera was original designed and developed by our camera designer Zernike Au for more than one years. We use high-end CAD-CAM system for the design and development process. 

For the materials, we choose high quality teak wood from Thailand and solid brass. 

The wooden parts are first kiln dried and then machine milled into correct size. Matt black paints is applied at the inner part of the camera to prevent light leak. The brass shim is stained black to avoid international reflection and lens flare. 

All metal parts are hand turned .A coating is applied to all the brass parts to prevent it from oxidizing. The mechanism and the structure of the camera make it work like an ordinary camera 
 

Features

• Compact size make pinhole photography more handy.6 3/4" (w) x 3 3/4" (H) x 2 1/4" (D) and weight only 328. 
• Make of hard wood from Thailand and solid brass. 
• Single direction mechanism of the film winding button prevent the film from curling back. 
• This camera work best with a mini tripod. Its 1/4 thread tripod socket allow you to adapt nearly all kind of tripod in the market available. 
• Inside the camera is painted in matt black to prevent reflection of light. 
• Brass shim is stained black to prevent international reflection and reduce lens flare. 
• Camera can be set to 4 different format before the film is loaded: 6 x 4.5, 6 x 6, 6 x 7, 6 x 9 
• A film counter window which can show you how many frame have left. 
• Cover for film counter window is provided. You can now work with infra red film photography with this camera. 
• Dial for Exposure calculation help you to calculate the exposure time more quickly without accompany with a table. 
• Well design of the camera let you load and un-load your film wherever you want. No dark room or changing bag is needed 
• We use 0.001" brass shim to make the "lens" results in a more actual film stop number and sharp image.

• Material hard wood and solid brass 
• Size 6 3/4" (w) x 3 3/4" (H) x 2 1/4" (D) , including knob 
• Weight 328 gm 
• Film Format 120 roll film in 6 x 4.5, 6 x 6, 6 x 7 and 6 x 9 format 
• Angle of view (horizontal) 6 x 4.5: 59.1° 
• 6 x 6: 74.2° 

6 x 7: 82.8° 
6 x 9: 97.2° 
• Focal Length 40mm 
• Pinhole size 0.17mm 
• Aperture of pinhole f/235 
• Zone Plate 40mm with 11 zones 
• Aperture of zone plate f/55 
• Tripod Socke 1/4" thread 

For more product information, please visit the Zero Image web site.

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