A Black and White Leica?

Well, LeicaRumors.com believes that an upcoming Leica announcement will be for a black-and-white chipped rangefinder camera.

Now, be aware, that all digital sensors are monochromatic – the Bayer pattern array of colored filters, combined with post-processing, gets you actual color. And while there have been some black-and-white, modern digital cameras out there, there haven’t been that many.

So … I guess this will appeal to a small segment of the small segment of Leica lovers. I’m a little more intrigued by the idea of a screen-less camera, as that could massively affect battery life and physical size.

But I’m guessing this will still cost more than my car.

(Thanks to Mike Johnston at The Online Photographer for the link.)