The Leica Q
Passion and perfection for creating unique images
Leica is German engineering at its best. The Leica ideal is an integral part of the culture of seeing. Leica has a long history of focusing on perception and has developed innovative instruments that offer a unique experience.
The result is a renowned series of cameras and lenses, and a superb range of sport optics including high-aperture and laser rangefinder binoculars, and spotting scopes. These products expand the natural limits of perception and open up new dimensions for human vision and insight. Leica quality is in a class by itself- both in analogue and digital capture modes. Top-quality systems with intuitive controls provide the best picture results and offer unparalleled creative freedom. In this way, Leica helps transform vision into personal creative fulfilment.
For over 50 years our family run company has been supplying Leica cameras and equipment to discerning Leica users worldwide. Tom Stephens opened‘ Stephens of Salford’ in the early 1960’ s, and was joined by David Stephens in 1977. David moved the store to Manchester City Centre in the early 1990’ s and today our Leica Store in Manchester is situated in St Ann’ s Arcade, St Ann’ s Square, Manchester. David is assisted by Richard Clarke, a passionate Leica film user and vastly experienced photographic professional and Ben Stephens who recently joined David and Richard with the aim of continuing our rich history with the Leica brand. Since opening our new Leica Store in Manchester city centre we have continued to build on our experience. As one of only three Leica Appointed Stores in the UK we have continued to build our focus on service excellence to our ever growing customer base so we can tailor our service to your requirements. Whether you are completely new to Leica or have used Leica for many years we have a vast range of equipment to suit all skill sets.
We also understand that the decision to invest in Leica is a commitment for life and offer in store everything for the dedicated amateur to the commercial and professional user. We also carry the full range of Sports Optic binoculars and spotting scopes, designer camera holdalls, Leica Boutique and Special Edition items exclusive to Leica Stores.
Focused
‘ Combine what is technically possible with what makes sense photographically.‘ A concept that has been epitomised by Leica since Oskar Barnack laid the foundations for 35 mm photography more than a hundred years ago, with the original Leica. This concept has been central to our company’ s philosophy- based on the art of engineering on one hand, and on visionary risk-taking on the other. A philosophy that leads to innovation, rewriting photographic history again and again. As it has with the new Leica Q, a camera which continues this groundbreaking Leica tradition with a full-frame sensor and a fixed focal length.
Fast
Whether your subject involves depth of field, an available- light situation or a macro photography shot, the Summilux 28mm f / 1.7 ASPH. provides everything you need to express yourself photographically. Its classic 28mm focal length is perfect for street, architectural and landscape photography. Its lens, the fastest in its class, combined with a specially designed 24 MP CMOS full-frame sensor, provides detailed images of unsurpassed quality: up to ISO 50,000
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