Leica X with Hankyu-colored russet leather

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1．Overview

The Leica X typ113 is an original Leica compact digital camera with an APS-C size sensor that was released in 2014.

This is a limited edition model to commemorate the opening of the Leica store “Leica Hankyu Umeda Store”.

Detailed specifications are listed in the table, but the main specifications are summarized below.

Maximum aperture is 1.7, and it is equipped with a SUMMILUX lens.
Shooting distance is 20cm to infinity.
Image recording format is JPEG, Raw.
Body colors are silver, black, white, maroon, and Moncler.

2．Usability

The Leica X typ113 has 16.2 megapixels, so there is no problem with normal use.

It is equipped with a dedicated lens, and distortion of the shooting results is well considered, so you will hardly feel any distortion when looking at the shooting results.

The Leica X can be used as a main camera by itself, and as a sub-camera, the camera response and camera size are just right, so I am currently using the X.

The focusing performance of the autofocus is not so good, and the focus is often not achieved, especially in macro photography.

In that case, I use manual focus. The macro shooting function has a minimum shooting distance of 0.2m, which is sufficient for close-up shooting for table photos.

The auto white balance seems to be weak under artificial lighting, and if you only shoot in JPEG, the colors can be terrible, so you need to adjust it later by shooting in Raw or shoot with the desired white balance.

The shutter speed and aperture value can be changed with two dials on the top of the camera.
If you set the shutter and aperture to A, you can leave it to program AE mode, set the shutter speed and the aperture will be automatically adjusted, so-called shutter speed priority mode, set the aperture value and it will change to aperture priority mode, and set both to manual mode.

The focus position can be changed by the focus ring at the base of the lens barrel, and you can quickly change from AF to any distance. There is a click stop between AF and MF, and you can tell that the mode has changed just by rotating it. It is a very well-thought-out operability.

If you want more, like the LEICA Q, it would be better to have the aperture ring on the lens barrel, so that the focus and aperture can be controlled from the lens barrel, and the dial for the aperture that is left free would be a function dial that the user can set as desired.

The battery is the BP-DC8-J, which has been used since the Leica X1. As a user, I am very grateful that the battery shape has been continued. Japanese manufacturers change the model numbers of batteries too much.

I bought the limited maroon version, and the difference from the regular version is the special leather upholstery that is reminiscent of the azuki bean color of the Hankyu train, and the Leica printing on the flash. Perhaps because it wasn’t a limited edition, I was able to get it for about the same price as a regular used Leica X.
I’ve always owned at least one non-OEM Leica compact digital camera at any given time, going from LEICA X1 > LEICA X2 > LEICA X (Silver) > LEICA Q > LEICA Q2 > LEICA X Maroon.

3．Add Info.

The case used is made by Artisan&Artist (LMB-XA)*1, and there are also genuine LEICA cases.

The hood used is UN UNX-8135, 52mm diameter. The tip of the LEICA X lens has a 49mm filter groove, but when using a filter, the difference in height between the lens barrel is large and it looks unsightly, so a 49mm > 52mm step-up ring is used to attach a 52mm filter and then the UNX-8135.

If you don’t use a filter, you can use the UNX-8118.

As an aside, the Q series is a very good camera if it is complete in itself, but when using various cameras and lenses, it is often the case that a camera with a built-in lens is used as a secondary camera, and for that purpose the Q series cameras seem excessive, so although I bought a Q and a Q2, I ended up getting rid of both.

Specification and Model history

Items	X	X2 (X-E)	X-Vario
Lens name	SUMMILUX	ELMARIT	VARIO ELMAR
Real focal length	23	24	18-46
35mm equivalent focal length	35	36	28-70
Lens construction	10 elements in 8 groups	8 elements in 6 groups	9 elements in 8 groups
Maximum aperture	1.7	2.8	3.5~6.4
Min distance(m)	0.2	0.3	0.3
Effective pixels(Megapixels)	1620	1620	1620
Sensor size	APS-C	APS-C	APS-C
View finder	VISOFLEX1	EVF-2	EVF-2
Rear LCD	3.0	2.7	3.0
Rear LCD resolution	920,000 dots	230,000 dots	920,000 dots
Battery	BP-DC8	BP-DC8	BP-DC8
Recorded Media	SDXC	SDXC	SDXC
Size(mm) W x H x D	133 x 73 x 78	124x69x52 (D=使用時)	133 x 73 x 95
Weight (g) (with battery)	486	345	680
Release date	2014	2012	2013
Body color	black silver maroon white Moncler	black silver white green Paul Smith Daimaru Tokyo A la carte	Black Silver Tokyo Station Shachihoko Galeries Lafayette