Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2014/04/23
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]No it ain't a panny Mark . They do not even make any APSC cameras On Thursday, 24 April 2014, Mark Rabiner <mark at rabinergroup.com> wrote: > On the back it says Leica Wetzlar Germany. > Welcome back Wetzlar! Leica embracing its own history! > Lets hope to hell its not a re badged Panasonic. > > Fancy glass is not a replacement for acreage. > Leica may think that its other product lines not being full frame will thus > not compete with its M sales. Its just that all the other camera companies, > Sony, Fuji etc have no problem with coming out with full frame compacts > that > will blow of Leicas cropped compacts out of the water. And still fit in > your jeans pocket. > > > > > Am I going to buy a 3 grand usd$ mirrorless cropped body made by Panasonic > to put my Leica glass on? > > > On 4/23/14 7:00 PM, "Geoff Hopkinson" <hopsternew at gmail.com > <javascript:;>> > wrote: > > > Leaked only a few hours prematurely from two sources. Since one was > > evidently Leica Camera themselves they shouldn't be too apoplectic about > > the other source anyway! > > > > > > Cheers > > Geoff > > http://www.pbase.com/hoppyman > > > > > > On 24 April 2014 08:24, John McMaster <john at > > mcmaster.co.nz<javascript:;>> > wrote: > > > >> Will know later today (is 24th in NZ) but rumours are about $3000 USD, > it > >> looks to be CNC machined out of a solid block of aluminium.... > >> > >> john > >> ________________________________________ > >> > >> > >> Sent from my iPhone > >> Steve Barbour > >> > >> On Apr 23, 2014, at 3:17 PM, John McMaster <john at > >> mcmaster.co.nz<javascript:;>> > wrote: > >> > >> Looks like this camera (to be launched later today) is APS-C but will be > >> able to take M lenses..... > >> > >> > http://leicarumors.com/2014/04/23/leica-t-website-now-live.aspx/#more-27300 > >> > >> Interesting John, > >> > >> Likely cost ? > >> > >> Thank you > >> > >> Steve > >> > >> john > >> > >> _______________________________________________ > >> Leica Users Group. > >> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > >> > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Leica Users Group. > > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > > > > -- > Mark William Rabiner > Photographer > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/lugalrabs/ > > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > -- Cheers Geoff http://www.pbase.com/hoppyman