Nikon making X1 clone (and Nikon manufacturing X1 for Leica??)?

[Merkin]

http://nikonrumors.com/2009/10/06/it-seems-that-nikon-will-announce-a-x1-clone.aspx

According to the rumor, which nikonrumors ranks at 90 percent likelihood, Nikon is going to release their own version of the Leica X1 in about a week. The interesting bit is that the word on the 'street' is that Nikon is apparently manufacturing at least part of the X1 for Leica...

 

[Pickett Wilson]

Uh, huh. Ain't the Internet grand.

 

[BillBingham2]

I read that too and will be very interested to see what comes out. I just got a GRD III as the size is so perfect I will be interested in see what comes but will be on the side lines.

B2 (;->

 

[sepiareverb]

Well the latest LFI touts this as a "made in germany" camera- thought the sensor could likely be a Nikon one.

 

[kipkeston]

Might be popular at around 1k

 

[Mackinaw]

Well the latest LFI touts this as a "made in germany" camera- thought the sensor could likely be a Nikon one.

Nikon buys their sensors from Sony.

Jim B.

 

[mawz]

Nikon buys their sensors from Sony.

Jim B.

Some of their sensors. The D3/D700 sensor is a Nikon design that they had fabbed by a non-Sony 3rd party.

 

[DougFord]

[FONT=&quot]Hopefully this will come to fruition. [/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]$2k, I will not pay, no leica fanboy, I.[/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]A fixed lens APSc compact with a price point in the neighborhood of 1000-1200 clams; sounds tasty.[/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]Bring it on Nikon.[/FONT]

 

[photogdave]

Erwin Puts says the X-1 shares the same sensor as the D300 and that it is made by Sony.
I could easily see that statement leading to a Nikon X-1 rumor.

 

[Merkin]

If nikon does this, I predict a pretty reasonable price. It will obviously end up competing with their cheapest SLRs, but they probably don't want it to compete with TOO many of them.

What was the usual price difference between the D-Lux 3/4 and the equivalent Panasonic Lumixes?