[Leica] Photokina 2016 Leica Press Release, Leica M Edition 666

Richard Man richard at richardmanphoto.com
Thu Sep 18 17:22:07 PDT 2014


I understand that the Leica 007 (the name is Bond, James Bond) uses the M
T240 CMOS sensor, just scaled up to the S sensor size with the same pixel
pitch. So if one like the M240, then the S007 may be a logical companion.

Since I won't be buying an S007 any time soon, it's all academic to me. As
one blogger remarks, it's now the highest resolving lens line on the lowest
resolution medium format sensor. May be a brilliant move by Leica, may be
not. Time will tell.

On Thu, Sep 18, 2014 at 4:38 PM, Geoff Hopkinson <hopsternew at gmail.com>
wrote:

> I am a bit surprised that the web commentariat has not yet picked up on the
> new model Leica S (Typ 007) although I know Greg Rubenstein noticed.
> A spy camera it ain't.
>
>
> Cheers
> Geoff
> http://www.pbase.com/hoppyman
>
> On 19 September 2014 08:11, Richard Man <richard at richardmanphoto.com>
> wrote:
>
> > Cologne: Leica today proudly announces Leica M Edition 666, the follow-on
> > to the wildly popular Leica M Edition 60, announced in Photokina 2014.
> Not
> > satisfied with just "Reducing to only the essential camera features,"
> Leica
> > M Edition 666 carries the concept even further: a simple red dot made
> with
> > the finest silk spun materials is adhered to the photographer's forehead.
> > The imaging lens is the incredible flat field, achromatic, single element
> > meniscus eyeballs (single eye if you are Ted Grant, and 3 eyes if you are
> > an enlightened being). The sensor is the cone and rods in your retina,
> > giving new meaning to "retina display."
> >
> > The storage is only limited by whether the photographer has a
> photographic
> > memory or whether they have a "memory like a sieve."
> >
> > For the discerning photographer, the red dot can be "pre-visualized" and
> > does not need to be adhered at all, at an additional cost of $10,000.
> >
> > Leica M Edition 666 will be available in October 2016 for $39,999.
> Special
> > anniversary editions will be available.
> >
> > --
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