New Leica S2 ----> 37 Million Pixels!

[jaap]

A bad example of big is better. It won,t put Leica in the professional market again. They are FOOLS to abandon the Barnack format !

 

[user237428934]

Now they wan't to compete with hasselblad, phase one, etc.
What do they have? A far better quality of the lenses, a never seen low price tag for a medium format camera, the ultimate sensor? :bang:
Is this a real camera, or a medium format camera for collectors of leica equipment?

Hm. The more I read about it the more I think it could work. Let's hope they find enough Pros who will buy it.
A new sensor size and a new niche is probably the only chance they have to get the reputation of an inventor again.

 

[xayraa33]

xayraa, don't feed the trolls.😉

Oh yes Richard you are right, it reeks of that Sitemystic thing all over again.

 

[Michiel Fokkema]

If it was a RF I would be really excited.
Who can afford this? The ones who can already have a Hasselblad.
I hope this is not the ticket to Leica's bankruptcy!

cheers,

Michiel Fokkema

 

[tmfabian]

If it was a RF I would be really excited.
Who can afford this? The ones who can already have a Hasselblad.
I hope this is not the ticket to Leica's bankruptcy!

cheers,

Michiel Fokkema

I never understood that concept. My translation of that statement is the people who would want that already shoot hassy's and there will never be any photographer ever again who would want a medium format digital system.

There are TONS of photographers out there who are in the process of moving to that kind of system...so it's not for the people who have already invested heavily in a hassy or mamiya system...it's for those who are getting ready to invest in that kind of system.

 

[shimo-kitasnap]

looks like that's it for the m system, it will now become a relic and the m8 will simply become leica's version of an entry level digital camera. oh well, guess i'm selling the m now, because it's value will go down soon.

 

[blazeicehockey]

looks like that's it for the m system, it will now become a relic and the m8 will simply become leica's version of an entry level digital camera. oh well, guess i'm selling the m now, because it's value will go down soon.

oooh 🙂 thanks for starting the rumour. I want an M8...keep pushing the price down for me 😀

 

[KoNickon]

I for one don't think this is an ugly camera; far from it. Of course, it being an "evil" SLR, and a digital one at that, it has two strikes against it here at RFF! If this weren't a Leica I don't think it would elicit as much discussion here as it already has.

I'd like to see how big it is in comparison with Canon or Nikon pro-level DSLRs. A medium format sensor (or close to it) in standard SLR dimensions should appeal to a lot of people, but the cost is still a serious barrier, I think.

 

[KoNickon]

I wanted to get some clarification on this AF claim by Leica. Their press release was the first I'd heard that they invented it. I do know that Konica's AF35 was the first AF 35mm camera on the market, so certainly they have a claim that they "invented" it.

 

[infrequent]

@Konickon - its a soft lie. i agree that if a product was not released, claims such as this are a bit shaky. but apparently they sold the patents to minolta.

 

[ferider]

I wanted to get some clarification on this AF claim by Leica. Their press release was the first I'd heard that they invented it. I do know that Konica's AF35 was the first AF 35mm camera on the market, so certainly they have a claim that they "invented" it.

The first US patent on auto-focus cameras is United States Patent 1623538, from Hopkins, Roy S., 1927.

Leitz developed an early autofocus prototype with the Correphot in 1976 and presented it at Photokina adapted to the Leicaflex SL2.

AFAIK, the Konica C35 AF was also shown as protoype at Photokina in 76, and became the first production autofocus 35mm camera in 78.

Best,

Roland.

 

[slm]

http://www.s.leica-camera.com/
"The S2 has slots for both Compact-Flash and a SD card so that you can choose the system you prefer."

Even if it is so (we'll see what the production camera can do), surely this is correctable in firmware.

 

[Mackinaw]

The first US patent on auto-focus cameras is United States Patent 1623538, from Hopkins, Roy S., 1927.

Leitz developed an early autofocus prototype with the Correphot in 1976 and presented it at Photokina adapted to the Leicaflex SL2.

AFAIK, the Konica C35 AF was also shown as protoype at Photokina in 76, and became the first production autofocus 35mm camera in 78.

Canon showed a prototype autofocus camera at the 1963 Photokina. There's a picture and write-up on page 142 of the Canon Compendium.

Jim B.

 

[MikeL]

I thought autofocus was first patented sometime in the Cambrium.

 

[350D_user]

Yet another camera to join the merry throng, designed with the mindset of "More is better". Ugh.

My vote went for "I will keep using my M, this is not my style."... but I don't have an M, so a IIIc (and a Standard) will do just as well. Literally. 🙂

 

[kevin m]

You choose one or the other format, CF or SD. It's an either/or thing, dummy.

Incorrect and impolite. What a winning combination! 😛

From David Farkas photography blog:

The camera can take CF and SD cards as we already know, but I did find out that it can operate like the Nikon D3. Mirror output to both cards, write to CF or SD based on selection, or write the DNG to one card and the JPG to the other.

Link: http://dfarkas.blogspot.com/

 

[dazedgonebye]

Trickle down...

Here's a bit about Kodak's new sensors. One feature of the S2 sensor is apparently a new "slimline infrared filter."

http://www.dpreview.com/news/0809/08092401kodak_ccd.asp

 

[sirius]

I haven't read this whole thread, but I'll say this about the question on whether the camera looks good or not...

HOLDING THIS CAMERA WOULD MAKE ME LOOK BETTER!

 

[Gabriel M.A.]

Since all of Leica's users are now old and half-blind, they've decided that they have now forgotten how to focus. 😉

I'm sorry, I can't quite make out the words you typed there. But yes, lotus makes great soup 😉

 

[Gabriel M.A.]

I thought autofocus was first patented sometime in the Cambrium.

In the where? Must be my half-blindness, now that RFF users have decided Leica owners are half-blind :bang: