Leica M8-2 is coming out soon?

[caparobertsan]

I have heard my friend heard it from some one about new leica M8-2 and 3 new lenses are coming out very soon. Have any one heard about it? New leica M8-2 will have so called P mode. "Program mode?" I said to my friend. He said no it it "P"rofessinal mode!?

And new lens coming out are: 21/3.8 lens 24/1.4 lens, 50/0.98 noct lens.

Please confirm these rumor please.


Thanks

SO If it is true , I will not buy M8 yet. I will wait another year.

 

[johnastovall]

Leica's current focus is on the R replacement. Nor would a 0.98 Nocti make much sense. It can be redesigned but most likely to an ASPH.

Ask your friend to share what ever he has other than rumors. It would be better than the rumors it's producing.

 

[BillP]

I understand the Easter Bunny has been engaged in extensive beta testing.

Nothing to see here, move along...

Regards,

Bill

 

[swoop]

I chuckled.

The rumour is probably based on Canon/Nikon Production cycles. People figure It's been around since September 14th '06 (release date was my Birthday 🙂 ) that it would be time for a new one. But Leica has no competition. And it does a fine job at what it does. So why bother. I'd put good money on the M8 being around for at least another 18 months, likely more.

And those three new lenses are probably the Summarits he's referring to. Leica's new "budget" lenses to help push M8 sales.

 

[Xax]

yeah right, 21/3.8 🙂

 

[nobbylon]

haha! you are obviously talking about the new full frame sensor sans problems model, reduced rrp by 30% !

 

[rpsawin]

I heard it's going to be made by CV and sell for about $2,500....I wonder if they will offer both black and chrome?

Bob

 

[Richard Marks]

I have heard my friend heard it from some one about new leica M8-2 and 3 new lenses are coming out very soon. Have any one heard about it? New leica M8-2 will have so called P mode. "Program mode?" I said to my friend. He said no it it "P"rofessinal mode!?

And new lens coming out are: 21/3.8 lens 24/1.4 lens, 50/0.98 noct lens.

Please confirm these rumor please.


Thanks

SO If it is true , I will not buy M8 yet. I will wait another year.

Posting this sort of heresay is a complete waste of everyones time. If you wait a year you have lost a years digital M shooting and there is no way to get that back. Give an M8 a try out and see for yourself. If it does what you want get one. Tomorrow is another day.

Richard

 

[2001alal]

Yes it is true. I am beta tester for all of them and Leica says that it is ok for me to talk about it in the forums. This is because they dont like to announce new products themselfs. 🙂

this form is really try its sarcasm ''relax'' people

 

[nobbylon]

Posting this sort of heresay is a complete waste of everyones time. If you wait a year you have lost a years digital M shooting and there is no way to get that back. Give an M8 a try out and see for yourself. If it does what you want get one. Tomorrow is another day.

Richard

exactly! digital cameras are exactly the same as computers in as far as there is no right time to buy. There will always be something on the horizon thats more well featured, sorted etc. Far better to decide if what's available now fits your needs.
In my case the M8 doesn't, but waiting for the ultimate digicam or computer for that matter, IMHO a waste of time and lost opportunity.

 

[veraikon]

Yes it is true. I am beta tester for all of them and Leica says that it is ok for me to talk about it in the forums. This is because they dont like to announce new products themselfs. 🙂

Erik - it is only to save money in hard times. Announcing a new product with free post in RFF is much more economic than a pc at photokina. 🙂

 

[Avotius]

Two important words for you to remember: Shoot film

Why? Film wont be upgraded next Tuesday with film.2

If you got to have the digital and want that short camera life where you can have a brick that is worthless to try and resell....try a canon, I couldn't give my 20D away now if I wanted to.

 

[jaapv]

Kodak upgraded some films last week..... Is your 20D broken? Are the photographs bad? So why is it a brick and why would you want to sell it? The Newest and Bestest Syndrome?

 

[funkaoshi]

Exactly. I still shoot with my Rebel XT, which works perfectly well, despite the fact I can buy an XTi. The XTi didn't make my XT a brick, just like the MP didn't make the M3 a brick. Film cameras aren't magical.

 

[Avotius]

Kodak upgraded some films last week..... Is your 20D broken? Are the photographs bad? So why is it a brick and why would you want to sell it? The Newest and Bestest Syndrome?

A mere 3 years of use and its dead. Of course in those three years I shot 80,000 some photos with it and all the buttons on it are worn out not to mention the shutter is sputtering and the auto focus mechanism is shot, oh and the black metal finish is now white. Other then that, yeah, great, its been to places with me all around the world and back.

As for Kodak updating some films, is it going to give you some sort of magnificent jump in image quality? Suddenly 35mm being able to out do medium format? The difference between film and digital is that in digital the same sized thing can have drastic changes in its image quality produced through upgrades, film doesn't.

Film cameras are not magical, but they are consistent.

 

[jaapv]

Simple calculation: I sold my 10D a few weeks ago, 350 Euro, new 1250. 900 Euro loss.. I took over 9000 exposures on it. 300 slide films at 20 Euro each. Makes 6000 Euros saved. 1 M8....

 

[Bill Blackwell]

I have heard my friend heard it from some one about new leica M8-2 and 3 new lenses are coming out very soon. Have any one heard about it? New leica M8-2 will have so called P mode... And new lens coming out are: 21/3.8 lens 24/1.4 lens, 50/0.98 noct lens...

Although I have not heard anything about a M8-2 or a new 21, I know Leia has been developing a new 50mm Noctilux and I have heard murmurings of a new 24mm M lens.

Quite frankly, none of this would surprise me.

 

[nobbylon]

jaapv, another calculation.
2 rolls a week processed for a year = 300 euro
cost of film = 100 euro
cost for 3600 exposures = 400 euro
film for me is much cheaper than digital!
and i'm still left with a camera capable of probably 350000 exposures!
I'm not against the M8 but I can't make the maths work. If it was 1500 euros new then maybe.
each to their own eh!

 

[Bill Blackwell]

... I'm not against the M8 but I can't make the maths work. If it was 1500 euros new then maybe...

Have you priced a new MP recently?

 

[nobbylon]

Bill,
I have an MP, and it will probably still be taking pictures long after you and I have departed this one! Provided film is still out there! I have huge reservations about an M8 doing the same! like I said, each to their own.😀
I think this whole M8 debate really does come down to whether or not it's affordable. For the fortunate ones who have the money to spend on one then great and who cares that it breaks down now and then and that it will probably be old news in a few years.
For those of us who don't have that kind of money as disposable then I think film Leica is the way to go and like myself probably have a digi Nikon, Canon or Pentax knowing full well that it's outdated rapidly but still capable of producing nice pics.