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Leica has announced a new model under their M-series of digital rangefinder cameras. Although, there’s something peculiar about it as it’s missing a main LCD unit.

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The Leica M-D (Typ 262) is not the first of its kind from the company since they also released a similar looking camera known as the M Edition 60 for the sixtieth anniversary of the rangefinder system, but that’s is a limited edition device.

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The newer model features a 24-megapixel CMOS sensor with an ISO range of 200-6400. Since their’s no main LCD unit on it, you have to rely on the digital viewfinder when shooting. Keep in mind that you can only tweak the aperture, shutter speed and ISO settings much like your grandma’s film camera. Also, it only shoots in DNG Raw format.

The build is a classic camera with a brass base and top plates. The purpose of the design is to provide distraction-free shooting experience and give only the ‘essentials of photography’. The Leica M-D (Typ 262) will go on sale this May with a price tag of US$5995 or roughly Php 282,000.

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Taking your phone photography skills to the next level? Users of the Samsung Galaxy S6 will soon have the capability to shoot RAW on the Android 5.1.1 update — just like with DSLRs.

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People have been expecting this feature to arrive with the Android Lollipop 5.1 update, but were disappointed after seeing that there was no such option. It turns out that Samsung is planning to unlock this added function when 5.1.1 rolls out. With it, users can now go as low as 50 ISO on its manual camera settings which is the lowest that most DSLRs can normally go. Manual control over the sensor’s shutter speed is also possible.

It’s also been reported that for the features to work, a Galaxy S6 is needed with a camera app “that has full support for Lollipop’s Camera2 API.” All these manual settings and improved capabilities would add nicely to our 5 Tips to Improve Smartphone Photos article.

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