After several years of faithful service, my beautiful Leica Digilux 2 finally succumbed to the inevitable death of its sensor. The failure of the now infamous Sony ICX282AQ2 2/3inch CCD Sensor has been well documented and has plagued D2 owners for decades.
Last week, I took my D2 out for a photo walk and was met with the bad news. These are the final five frames that I shot with this camera…
I just purchased a fairly hard to find ELpro-D E69 close-up lens for the Vario-Summicron 28 – 90mm f2 lens. This image was handheld with available window light:
The next three images were taken on a short photo-walk around the Clintonville area of Columbus, Ohio the same day.
The following day, I took the Digilux 2 to campus at Ohio State. Between classes, I enjoy walking around and shooting some photos. I turned on the camera, pointed it at one of the Physics Lab buildings and knew immediately what had occurred. The inevitable…
At this time, the camera still renders impressive Monochromatic shots as the luminance has not been affected. However, it will only be a matter of time before the sensor fails completely and I am left with a very beautiful shelf queen. One that I can look at and be reminded of the wonderful images that it had provided.
Thanks for reading along.
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Michael Kaplan on The Final 5 Frames with My Leica Digilux 2
Comment posted: 03/11/2026
Neal Wellons on The Final 5 Frames with My Leica Digilux 2
Comment posted: 03/11/2026
People pay a lot of money for digital monochrome cameras and now you have one too.
Comment posted: 03/11/2026