alaTest has collected and analyzed 11 user reviews of Leica M Monochrom from Amazon.com. The average user rating for this product is 4.8/5, compared to an average user rating of 4.2/5 for other Digital Compact Cameras on Amazon.com. Reviewers really like the low light performance and price. The design and performance also get good opinions. There are some critical views about the screen and usability, and the color and size get mixed reviews.

Superb black and white images from a pared down body with fantastic build quality

The Leica M Monochrom is a niche version of a niche camera, but well-heeled photographers who see in black and white are sure to fall in love.

The Leica M Monochrom is the world's first black and white-only digital camera

Leica has long been a manufacturer happy to exploit niche markets - its M9 may be a fascinating camera to shoot with, but the company's adherence to the near-obsolete, manual focus rangefinder design, coupled with its distinctly exclusive pricing...

Leica M Monochrom with silver chrome body : In response to numerous requests from customers, Leica Camera AG presents a version of the Leica M Monochrom in a second colour variation. Previously available only as a discreet black model, the camera will...

With no colour filter array, the 18-million-pixel sensor in Leica's new M Monochrom rangefinder captures highly detailed black & white images. Richard Sibley considers the advantages of using the Monochrom and finds out if it really is like shooting on...

The Leica M Monochrom introduced in 2012 was the solution provided by Leica for anyone who wanted to shoot true black and white photos with a digital camera. Being a Digital Rangefinder, the optical viewfinder doesn't show the image through the lens,...

It's the outstanding image quality that makes a color-blind, nearly $8,000 camera downright appealing.

The Leica M Monochrom: an $8,000 nod to the heyday of black-and-white film.

As this issue was being prepared for publication, the Guggenheim Museum in New York was showing an excellent special exhibit called “Picasso Black and White.” Last year, the silent black-and-white film The Artist won the Oscar for Best Picture. And now...