Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2009/06/13
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]All right guys, I have a 100% track record. Contarex, Contax, Leica R. What am I offered NOT to buy a Canon EOS or Nikon Digital? :-) ----- Original Message ----- From: "Geoff Hopkinson" <hopsternew at gmail.com> To: "Leica Users Group" <lug at leica-users.org> Sent: Saturday, 13 June, 2009 2:07 PM Subject: Re: [Leica] No R-10 > Hi folks. I was at the dinner where Stefan Daniel announced all of the > Leica > news. One of my new forum friends translated for me while he posted to the > L > Camera Forum as Stefan spoke. I have not read the rest of this thread and > a > few more details emerged later. I haven't read the forum threads yet > either. > Anyway ignore if you want. > Here is the summary as I recall the translations. I have left out > business > dteails and other bits, just listing hardware items. I will report in > detail > on all of my Leica adventures soon. I don't have my notes here but will > look > for next time. > Doug you need to look away right now! > >>From Stefan Daniel: > There will be no R10, no auto focus R. > There will be a solution to allow use of current R lenses on some digital > camera. > This solution will not be ready by next Photokina. > Leica is unhappy with current available four thirds sensors and does not > plan a system camera for four thirds. > There will be no new firmware for the DMR. > Repairs for R8 and R9 are now having to use parts from broken cameras, but > they will be able to fixed for a time. > There will be no further versions of the M8 but there will be new firmware > versions. > You will still be able to get the current upgrade options. > (my favourite and the vaguest) of course after the M8 must come an M9 and > M10. We know that you want full frame sensor and we are looking at what is > possible. > The M lens line is now 'complete' > The S2 is still in development and there is no production yet. > Noctilux production has run into problems with some part of the coating > processes and is delayed. > > By the way got to shoot with Summilux 21 and Elmar 18 and M8.2 (a lot!) > I have also never seen so much Leica product from users and Akadamie in > one > area. It would not be a Leica stack but instead a Leica mountain. At least > 100 M8s for a start! 100's of 1000's of dollars I think! > > > >