Leica Event, May 10 Starts....

[scorpius73]

Let me get this straight. It will only shoot in B&W for $8000? I just want to make sure I got this right.

 

[splitimageview]

Are those real dealer net prices?? How are any of them still in business?

Yes those are US dealer net. There is no co-op or other back-end money, either.

 

[paulfish4570]

all that, just to shoot fake photos ...

no photo of the x2 evf?

 

[user237428934]

Let me get this straight. It will only shoot in B&W for $8000? I just want to make sure I got this right.

That's what many people wanted. But of course they wanted this without a screen.

 

[SteveM(PA)]

That's what many people wanted. But of course they wanted this without a screen.

Years ago when this was first being tossed around here, these were cost-cutting ideas

 

[loneranger]

That 50 looks great, since we are talking fashion.

 

[totifoto]

Are u kidding me with this 50mm price tag?????? This better be the best lens in the world. Gonna blow up the prices on used one as well.

Looking forward to see the quality from this monochrome M.

 

[scorpius73]

That's what many people wanted. But of course they wanted this without a screen.

And that's perfectly fine. I just wanted to make sure I didn't miss something. Thanks for clearing that up for me.

 

[mfogiel]

I was curious if any of the following two would be featured in this M9M:
- higher bit depth - how about 24 or even 48 bit monochrome ?
- a feature to match the focus of a lens to the sensor, in other words a sensor with fine distance adjustment
It looks, like none of these are present, so let's wait for some real life reviews from people who only shoot film now - I am not expecting any serious reviews from digital camera pushers.

 

[david.elliott]

Crazy price on the new 50 summicron (assuming the above post is accurate). Maybe Leica did that, in part, to boost summarit sales?

It is way out of my reach, even if I sold a huge portion of my photography gear.

 

[mep]

all that, just to shoot fake photos ...

no photo of the x2 evf?

Waiting for Panasonic to ship it.

 

[splitimageview]

I've decided against the 50/2. That $125 cap is just too expensive for me. Have to draw the line somewhere.

 

[celluloidprop]

The X2 is an Onion parody of Leica - only 2.5x the price of a X100, for no better performance!

 

[PatrickONeill]

$7k for a cron? pssssh, for that price (if I ever had that kind of money to blow on a lens) I'd rather have the lux asph.

 

[lcpr]

Interesting, I'll probably pop down to my nearest Leica store and try the M9M with my own SD and play around with the files at home, but I'll stick to my M4 Monochrom which can be converted to an M4 Fujichrom too.

 

[Phil_F_NM]

I'll sell anyone my cherished M4 that went with me to Iraq for $8000. For that price, I'll also provide the user with B&W film, then develop the film and scan the negs at 16 pass 4000dpi on my Nikon Scanner and deliver the images to the buyer for a period of 2 years.
(All I'm hoping for is a decent firmware update to the M9.)

Phil Forrest

 

[jippiejee]

The X2 looks like hardly upgraded... still no aperture or focusing ring on the lens, and no interchangeable lenses. Had hoped for more than just a sensor replacement.

 

[zvos1]

I am going to convert my M3 to monochrom tomorrow by putting roll of hp5 in it.

 

[benlees]

The way Leica puts its head in piles of gold plated sand is oddly charming.

 

[Florian1234]

Holy cow this is ridiculous.

Oh yes, true word!