Leica upto something 9/9/09

Awais Yaqub · August 31, 2009

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Qarik · August 31, 2009

interesting.

Awais Yaqub · August 31, 2009

Yeah, it will be nice to see reasonable priced dslr system from Leica.

Or it always feel good to drool about the gear...

Internaut · August 31, 2009

An important question will be answered 9/9/09
And that question is....... Can it be done? An M sized body with an FF sensor given current technology? It will also be interesting to see if they expand their partnership with Panasonic (i.e. a Leica Micro 4/3 body and lenses).

Moogle Pepper · August 31, 2009

Very interested and very unable to afford.

20DNoob · September 1, 2009

"for all photographers, novice and professional",

Providing deep enough pockets of course.

run_kmc · September 1, 2009

What are the odds we'll see more 4/3rds lenses?

One in a hundred, if I'm lucky.

W.W. Webster · September 1, 2009

Awais Yaqub wrote:

Leica up to something 9/9/09

Gotta be an M9, surely!

Awais Yaqub · September 1, 2009

Hehehe, seriously guys i posted it just for your Info... i really don't have any interest in expensive cameras...

W.W. Webster · September 1, 2009

Anything Leica does is noteworthy for many reasons. This will obviously be a significant announcement for Leica.

ziggy53 · September 1, 2009

W.W. Webster wrote:

Gotta be an M9, surely!

An M9 introduced on 9/9/09, hmmm ...?

Sounds like the perfect marketing ploy to me.

ghinson · September 2, 2009

and it's only going to be $9,999.

InsuredDisaster · September 2, 2009

I'd love to get my hands on one of those M8's, but I dont have a car I can sell, and I've only got 2 kidneys.

I'm interested to see what they are doing.

Moogle Pepper · September 2, 2009

ghinson wrote:

and it's only going to be $9,999.

You are wrong there. $9,909

eoren1 · September 2, 2009

M9 and X1 leaked
Found on Engadget:
http://www.engadget.com/2009/09/02/leica-m9-and-x1-leak-out-ahead-of-schedule/#continued

http://www.blogcdn.com/www.engadget.com/media/2009/09/9-02-09leicax1.jpg

"Wondering what Leica has up its sleeve for that destined-to-be-overshadowed event on the 9th? Well, wonder no more: these pics of the long-rumored M9 and something called the X1 just leaked out, along with some specs. We're told the M9 will sport a full-frame 18.2 megapixel sensor and improved low-light performance, but the real surprise is the X1, pictured above, which'll supposedly have a 12 megapixel APS-C sensor, a fixed 24mm lens and that funky grip handle, by which we're oddly fascinated. Maybe Leica's got some surprises left for the 9th after all -- pic of the M9 after the break."

InsuredDisaster · September 2, 2009

I just want to see the price tag.

It gonna be big.

Internaut · September 2, 2009

Perhaps a spiritual successor to the Panasonic LC1 that Leica co-branded a few years back (and considered a classic by many).

eoren1 wrote:

Found on Engadget:
http://www.engadget.com/2009/09/02/leica-m9-and-x1-leak-out-ahead-of-schedule/#continued
http://www.blogcdn.com/www.engadget.com/media/2009/09/9-02-09leicax1.jpg
"Wondering what Leica has up its sleeve for that destined-to-be-overshadowed event on the 9th? Well, wonder no more: these pics of the long-rumored M9 and something called the X1 just leaked out, along with some specs. We're told the M9 will sport a full-frame 18.2 megapixel sensor and improved low-light performance, but the real surprise is the X1, pictured above, which'll supposedly have a 12 megapixel APS-C sensor, a fixed 24mm lens and that funky grip handle, by which we're oddly fascinated. Maybe Leica's got some surprises left for the 9th after all -- pic of the M9 after the break."

NikonsandVstroms · September 3, 2009

That makes no sense, it looks just like the GF-1 with lots of film features that don't seem to make sense. (like the circle on the left hand side which looks like some bump to show where the roll of film would go.) Maybe they took the GF-1 and made it like a DP2 with the fixed lens, but why when you could have people of all M4/3 cameras spending big money for Leica glass.

Moogle Pepper · September 9, 2009

M9...

Makes me think of all the body parts and souls I would need to sell to buy one.

ziggy53 · September 9, 2009

http://us.leica-camera.com/news/news/1/6777.html
http://www.dpreview.com/news/0909/09090909leicam9.asp (look at the crazy nines in that link)
http://www.dpreview.com/previews/leicam9/
Kodak makes the sensor:
http://newsticker.welt.de/?module=smarthouse&id=939899

W.W. Webster · September 9, 2009

W.W. Webster wrote:

Gotta be an M9, surely!

Surprise!

Awais Yaqub · September 9, 2009

W.W. Webster wrote:

Surprise!

Man you deserve one M9.

Tina Manley · September 9, 2009

Moogle Pepper wrote:

You are wrong there. $9,909

Actually, it's $6999.99. A bargain! When you consider what you get - the best digital rangefinder that uses the best Leica lenses, I have no problem with the price. You get what you pay for and you are paying for lots of exquisite engineering in a body that doesn't call attention to itself and is quiet and durable. I've ordered mine. Just had a hard time deciding between black paint and gray.

Tina

www.tinamanley.com

W.W. Webster · September 9, 2009

Awais Yaqub wrote:

Man you deserve one M9.

I second that motion. Can we put it to a vote now?

Awais Yaqub · September 10, 2009

Tina Manley wrote:

Actually, it's $6999.99. A bargain! When you consider what you get - the best digital rangefinder that uses the best Leica lenses, I have no problem with the price. You get what you pay for and you are paying for lots of exquisite engineering in a body that doesn't call attention to itself and is quiet and durable. I've ordered mine. Just had a hard time deciding between black paint and gray.

Tina

www.tinamanley.com

Tina, it is my favorite machine. I have seen so many great photographers using this camera now you too !
Though i don't know about picture quality because i never went ahead of 400D

:D:D good luck with your purchase. If you can come to Pakistan we can go out together for street photography session :ivar

ziggy53 · September 10, 2009

Tina Manley wrote:

Actually, it's $6999.99. A bargain! When you consider what you get - the best digital rangefinder that uses the best Leica lenses, I have no problem with the price. You get what you pay for and you are paying for lots of exquisite engineering in a body that doesn't call attention to itself and is quiet and durable. I've ordered mine. Just had a hard time deciding between black paint and gray.

Tina

www.tinamanley.com

I'm not convinced that it's a true "bargain", but if you need the qualities of the camera and system it may be a pretty good "value".

Have you prevously used a digital camera that did not have an anti-aliasing filter?

Tina Manley · September 10, 2009

ziggy53 wrote:

Have you prevously used a digital camera that did not have an anti-aliasing filter?

Yes, I use two Leica M8s. The lack of the AA filter is one of the best things Leica ever did. Compared to my Canons, the files have much more detail and never need to be sharpened. If I were a wedding photographer and photographing a lot of black polyester, I might have a problem with no AA filter, but for my kind of work, it's perfect.

Tina

www.tinamanley.com

ziggy53 · September 10, 2009

Tina Manley wrote:

Yes, I use two Leica M8s. The lack of the AA filter is one of the best things Leica ever did. Compared to my Canons, the files have much more detail and never need to be sharpened. If I were a wedding photographer and photographing a lot of black polyester, I might have a problem with no AA filter, but for my kind of work, it's perfect.

Tina

www.tinamanley.com

Great! I really enjoy the examples on your site, and I greatly look forward to what you can accomplish with the M9.

rutt · September 15, 2009

I had to give the M9 serious thought. It's big downside compared to Canon and Nikon is going to be low light. It's hard to be in this game without a serious fab and video tie in. This is Canon's strong suit and Nikon has teamed up with Sony to get it from them. Seems that Leica has to get it from Panasonic and I don't think their infrastructure is on par is on par with Canon or Sony.

Still, what a great package. FF in a nice small package with access to all those great lenses. Still have to think, don't you.

On the other hand, the X1 really does seem to be a loser compared to the Panasonic GF1. You can buy two GF1s and three Panasonic micro 4/3 lenses for the price of the X1. I suspect there is a lot of shared DNA here.

Moogle Pepper · September 15, 2009

If it floats your boat and you have the cash why not? But for someone like me, I don't think it is a real bargain.

Internaut · September 15, 2009

Hmmmm....... Saving pennies. I'm not saying I want an M9 (don't know if I do) but saving pennies just in case. It has a similar price to the D3x, probably out resolves it (thanks to lack of AA filter) and is the size of an Olympus E-4X0. What's not to like? I do hear the AF system sucks though

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Leica upto something 9/9/09

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