This may come as a surprise to some however the 37.5 megapixel Leica S2 camera got camera of the year. While tough to categorize, the Leica S2 DSLR/Medium Format hybrid is so beautifully crafted and highly functional it’s almost like a niche for it existed all along. As a studio camera, the S2 is a swift and agile performer, able to pirouette and parry with even fast-moving dancer/models. As a field camera, it won’t keep up with a DSLR though image quality in good lighting is astounding. The sharpness and depth of color we got while photographing models in the studio with the S2 was among the best we’ve ever seen. The S2 could be the warning shot across the bow that medium format needs. The full review of the S2 wont be posted till 2010 but you can still find more on this article here.
For $23,000 it ought to be the camera of the millenium!