Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2009/09/09

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Subject: [Leica] Speculation on the M8/M8.2/M9 timeline
From: mark at rabinergroup.com (Mark Rabiner)
Date: Thu, 10 Sep 2009 01:55:19 -0400
 
>> - Kodak says "We can solve the sensor problem - ETA June 2009".  In
>> the meantime, we can do the 2/3rd size 10 Meg sensor of the M8 for
>> when you want to launch the M8 (two, threee? years ago).
>> - what does Leica do?  Choice of hold off to now (2009) for FF, or
>> introduce the interim camera M8, at when they did?


And at the time it was no big deal because cropped digital photography
dominated even at higher levels of pro work. The first FF canon may have
just come out but it cost 8 grand and not everybody was buying it.


Mark William Rabiner
In reply to: Message from steve.barbour at gmail.com (Steve Barbour) ([Leica] Speculation on the M8/M8.2/M9 timeline)