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3. Meet the Interchangeable-Lens EVF Camera: This will happen, and it will be based on the just-announced Micro Four Thirds system. Without bulky mirror boxes that distinguished DSLRs, cameras can be made smaller, but an Electronic Viewfinder is easier to use in bright light than a simple LCD. The participating companies--Panasonic and Olympus (and notably, no longer Leica) have promised a new line of lenses for these cameras that will be interchangeable, and that's exciting.
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9. Leica will quietly drop out of Four Thirds, Panasonic will quietly drop DSLRs, and HP will quietly drop out. When's the last time you saw a new HP camera introduction? Look for them to focus on their core products, printers and scanners. Leica was not included in the Micro Four Thirds announcement%3B that sort of thing can lead to speculation. Panasonic rolled out its newest products last month, and no SLRs were included. They are one of the few compact camera companies that's doing well with that line. They may have decided to focus on their strength.
10. Something big from Leica, but it won't be a full-frame rangefinder. It might be a full-frame R-series DSLR, something we haven't seen yet.
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LEICA is very smart. They’ ve red their customers threds and forums. They realized that they have come to decision to do something with their faithful customers, owners of their M and R System. As the very best Camera and Lens manufacturers in the world, they came up with 4/ 3 Adapter. Meanwhile, the DMR was born. Actually, a lot of people did not realized that initially, R8 and R9 were meant to be Digital, but because of the financial resource limitations, it took LEICA so long to finally come back to the Digital back solution.
They launched DMR and it is brilliant. They come up with great M8 and finally with S System which speaks for itself and the versatility of the 35mm system..
Now, the time come to make R10 Full Frame Digital, based on the S Technology.
One thing amazes me, though: How such a small company whatever they do they make the History, Ruling the Future and setting ingeniously the new paths and standards in photographic world, in our ruthless time of informations ignorance and the Disposable mentality,… hhhmmmm?
LEICA, I admire You and keep doing your way; I wish the world is set up more Your way. Unfortunately, it is not!?..
So as fruit takes its time to ripe on a tree, so does the technology and its products.
As an owner of the M and R Line (DMR, M8) I am waiting 4 R10.
LEICA, Thanks.
Cheerz, Tomislav!