 Leica minilux (black finish) | |
| Overview | |
|---|---|
| Type | 35mm point and shoot |
| Lens | |
| Lens mount | fixed |
| Lens | f=40 mm (minilux & CM) or 35~70 mm (minilux zoom) |
| F-numbers | f/2.4–22 (minilux & CM) or f/3.5~6.5–22 (zoom) |
| Sensor/medium | |
| Film format | 35mm |
| Film speed detection | ISO 25–5000, 1⁄3 steps |
| Focusing | |
| Focus | 2 ft 4 in (0.71 m) min. |
| Focus modes |
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| Exposure/metering | |
| Exposure modes | Program or Aperture-priority, ±2 EV in 1⁄2 steps |
| Metering modes | center-weighted |
| Flash | |
| Flash | Built-in, GN 24 (ft, ISO 100) |
| Shutter | |
| Shutter speed range | 1–1⁄400 sec + B |
| General | |
| Battery | 1×CR123A |
| Dimensions | 4+7⁄8 in × 2+5⁄8 in × 1+1⁄2 in (124 mm × 67 mm × 38 mm) [minilux] |
| Weight | 12+1⁄4 oz (350 g) with battery |
The Leica minilux is the first in a series of four luxury titanium-clad point and shoot cameras that were produced by Leica Camera starting from 1995; it is equipped with a high-quality lens and body to compete with similar premium compact cameras produced during the Japanese bubble-economy era, including the Contax T line, Konica Hexar, Nikon 28Ti/35Ti, Minolta TC-1, Ricoh GR series, and Rollei QZ 35W/35T. All of the cameras in the minilux series, including the original minilux (released in 1995), Leica minilux zoom (1998), Leica CM (2004), and Leica CM ZOOM (also 2004) used 35 mm film; the minilux and CM were equipped with the same Leica Summarit lens (f=40 mm f/2.4), while the minilux zoom and CM Zoom were equipped with a Vario-Elmar lens (f=35~70 mm f/3.5~6.5).