pizzahut88
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Tuolumne said:If there ever was even the hint of a promise, Leica just recanted it today.
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Yes, how disappointing.
Tuolumne said:If there ever was even the hint of a promise, Leica just recanted it today.
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Since you asked: Doctors. 😀 But this doctor sold his M8 yesterday - not sure what that means, though... 🙂 I will probably get another one in a couple of years, but it simply wasn't seeing much use compared to my other Leica/Zeiss film cameras and dSLR.rjporter said:good heavens to betsy, isn't a cropped sensor M8 expensive enough? what on earth will a full frame cost? the M8 already costs more than my car is worth... are they making cameras for photographers or doctors?!?
So when do I get my degree in the mail?ZebGoesZeiss said:Since you asked: Doctors.
So, what does this poll show about the public's competence, so far?pizzahut88 said:I suppose this poll will show the public preception over Leica, and its competence.
That may be a reasonable inference, but I don't read Leica's statement as saying that. Indeed, rejecting Lee's hint of that as premature.rpsawin said:Leica's statement is that they are in the very early stages of conceptual develoment of a full frame sensor version of a digital M.
"Promised", not. But their now dismissed chairman S. Lee had presented the upgrade idea in a interview, in his funcion as Leica CEO, which gave the statements a quasi-official status. Later, after they had fired him, Leica communicated that his statements were "prematured".majid said:Leica never "promised" anything.
rpsawin said:Leica's statement is that they are in the very early stages of conceptual develoment of a full frame sensor version of a digital M. It may not prove to be viable. I have read no where that a ffs would be offered as an upgrade.
Bob
Leica's statement:
''Already, in the working hours since the departure of Steven Lee, the
Leica product development team has begun to review the M system
strategy. It is too early to say what changes will be made; however
it is likely that the path may differ from the one set by Steven Lee.
In any case, the M8 will continue to be our flagship camera into
2009. We can confirm that comments made during PMA regarding the
possibility of an M8 upgrade to full frame were premature and we
apologise if one of them gave a too optimistic outlook.
rsl said:Question 1: Does anyone on this forum understand that you can't just pop a new, full-frame sensor into an older camera body? When you select a sensor you have to build the whole camera around the sensor. It ain't gonna happen with the current M body.
Question 2: If Leica comes up with an M9 that has a body about half again the size of the M8 and a good deal heavier, will anyone really consider it to be an M? That's assuming the thing can handle existing M lenses, which it might not.
Doug said:That may be a reasonable inference, but I don't read Leica's statement as saying that. Indeed, rejecting Lee's hint of that as premature.
Interesting thought, Eric! But that's a 6x7 folder, image size roughly 56x70mm. A folding-bellows MF digital would be unique. It would be quite a different camera, replacing all the mechanical film-handling provisions of the design by electronics. If you stack two of the "full frame" 24x36mm sensors to make a 48x36mm sensor, that's not an uncommon size for medium format digitals. But it's a lot smaller than the camera's original film gate. The original 80mm lens is a mild wide-angle, with 58-deg angle of view. For a 48x36mm sensor, that same angle would be served up by about a 55mm lens, and it could take a shorter bellows and folding mechanism.eric mac said:...The problem is Fuji will also intoduce a full frame one for their folding 6x6 camera at the same time.
And no matter how "cheap", the most rabid basher will not support.sitemistic said:Whether Leica manages to get a full frame sensor into an M body isn't the critical issue for Leica. It's the price point at which the camera is introduced. I really believe, despite some statement to the contrary, that there is a price point that even the most rabid Leica supporter will not go.