Leica CL & Elmarit to be announced on 11/21/17

[danielsterno]

https://leicarumors.com/2017/11/19/...h-lens-to-be-announced-on-november-21st.aspx/

 

[Dan Daniel]

Oh great, they took a cue from Olympus and brought back the exact name of a 40-50 year old model so now web and forum searches will be a mess, and conversations will be always subject to miscommunication over whether the topic is analog or digital. Can't they let their little Minolta love child rest in peace???

 

[css9450]

I suppose I'll have to be more specific when I post pics from my CL... And the CL is in my signature too. No, its not the digital mirrorless version.

Didn't Zeiss create similar confusion when they made the Zeiss Ikon? The "new" Zeiss Ikon, not the numerous vintage ones available all over Ebay.

 

[aizan]

they couldn’t come up with a less bumpy top plate? 80% hate, 20% love.

 

[DrMcCoy]

aps-c

whyyyyyyyyyyy

 

[BillBingham2]

While the CL/CLE has a cult following, rightly so IMHO, if what's picture in the link is accurate..........meh

Fuji XE-3 Shōsha (勝者) (Winner)

B2 (;->

 

[Corran]

$4,000? Where's the market for this?

Reminds me of the Nikon Coolpix A ($1000 when released).

 

[jsrockit]

$4,000? Where's the market for this?

In their boutique shops... and it will sell.

 

[Robert Lai]

The name is going to create a lot of confusion.
Just like the M-P and the MP (film camera).

I wonder when they're going to call the next boring digital camera the Leica "M3"?

 

[zuiko85]

I was excited by the thread title, "great, they are reintroducing the classic compact film Leica". Then, as soon as I saw what the new 'CL' was, I lost all interest.

 

[farlymac]

Maybe they should have called it the 3L, because it does have a somewhat Barnack looking body.

PF

 

[x-ray]

Not after the terrible customer service and pathetic repair service I experienced with the M9 I owned. If I wanted a mirror less in apsc I'd buy a Fuji and lenses or FF a Sony and lenses.

Never will buy another Leica digital product or new analog item.

 

[Corran]

In their boutique shops... and it will sell.

Of course it will because "Red Dot."

Nikon's Coolpix A did not sell.

 

[bayernfan]

looks remarkably similar to my 1f. where is CL coming from??

 

[DanskDynamit]

at least they didn't call it "Pajero"
(some will understand)

 

[santino]

another camera the world doesn't need.

 

[B-9]

Looks like a X2 with its flash stuck open.

Why Leica! Why!

I agree should have been a 3L or TL3

 

[jsrockit]

another camera the world doesn't need.

Ok, but that is all cameras then...

 

[santino]

Yeah, you still can paint...

 

[PatrickT]

What is the real differentiation between this new camera and the existing TL? I realize the TL doesn't have a built-in viewfinder (although an add on EVF is available) and is quite modern in its look and control scheme. Just seems weird to me to produce the same product with a few different "features".

I'll be honest, when I read digital CL, I was thinking about (and hoping for) a cheaper full-frame Leica M 🙁