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The biggest surprise at last month’s Photokina show, and certainly one of the hottest camera products of the year, had to be the new 37.5 megapixel Leica S2 and its lens family. If you have to ask how much it’s going to cost, this camera isn’t for you! Estimates with a 70mm lens: $20,000. The new Leica S2 digital SLR appears to be a well designed, and thought out piece of camera equipment. It’s really the first-of-its-kind DSLR, with a larger than 35mm CCD sensor (30×45mm vs. 36×24mm, approximately 56% larger) delivering medium-format class resolution and a normal 3:2 aspect ratio. Key Leica S2 DSLR specs 37-megapixels 30x45mm sensor (larger than 35mm full frame DSLR sensors which are 24x36mm) weatherproof seals dual shutter (leaf or focal plane) DNG RAW 3" LCD cutesy rectangular status display at the top body size in-between Canon single-digit DSLRs nine new lenses, including 30mm tilt and shift 120mm f2.5 macro 70mm f2.5 "standard" 180mm 35mm 24mm The Leica reps claim at least twice as fast auto-focusing as Hassy's H-series, and better ISO performance as well. NOW WIPE UP YOUR DROOL AND GET BACK TO BLOGGING !