Rumors about the X1 have been leaked for many months and Leica have confirmed a lot of the technical specification. While the price remains a topic of some debate the rumours suggest that this will be around $2,000.

Coming with a 1:2.8/24mm lens the 12.2 megapixel X1 Leica camera comes on to the market competing with conventional SLRs but is comparatively compact and easy to use. A flash is just one of the options included on the X1, and the autofocus feature makes a big difference to let photographers react faster to get shots in focus – a big help for photographing wildlife and taking moving photographs.