Seven years after releasing the Leica Sofort, Leica has lastly introduced a sequel: the Leica Sofort 2. The moment movie digicam will likely be obtainable for $389 on November ninth.
The brand new Leica Sofort 2 prices about $90 greater than its predecessor, and it transforms the product from a totally prompt digicam right into a hybrid prompt digicam — it takes footage with a 1/5-inch digital sensor, and also you get to decide on the photographs you wish to print. You even have the choice of printing out photographs you are taking along with your smartphone, simply in case you like these over those the Sofort 2 captures.
As well as, the digicam now additionally comes with USB-C help together with a number of further options and design updates. That features a number of lenses and a lever you possibly can pull to print photographs, in addition to two new colour choices: purple and black.
With the Sofort 2, Leica seems to be attempting to rival Fujifilm’s glorious Instax Mini Evo, which is one of our top instant camera picks and, at $200, is sort of half the worth. Just like the Sofort 2, the Instax Mini Evo is a hybrid prompt movie digicam that permits you to print photographs you need, and you may as well print smartphone footage. The Sofort 2 is a classy prompt movie digicam, too, with a lever that even prints Instax Mini movie. It additionally comes with 10 movie results and a macro mode for close-ups.
But, not like the Instax Mini Evo, you may as well print photographs taken with different Leica cameras, that are already saved in Leica’s companion app, FOTOS. All you have to do is switch them to the Sofort 2 by way of the app to print. As well as, the Instax Mini Evo lacks USB-C help and doesn’t include ten lenses just like the Leica Sofort 2.
Furthermore, the Leica Sofort 2 additionally sports activities a contemporary, minimalist look with a menu construction and button format just like these of different digital Leica cameras. In distinction, the retro-inspired Mini Evo seeks to duplicate the look of older, conventional cameras and is available in solely black and brown.
After all, we’ve but to check the Leica Sofort 2, so we will’t touch upon the way it stacks as much as the Instax Mini Evo in actuality. Nevertheless, we’ll quickly and can publish our ideas, too, so keep tuned.