According to this site (and the CEO of Leica Dr. Kaufmann) Leica will release a new camera system with the code name AFRika (in German):
“Ein System, das den Erfordernissen der professionellen Digitalfotografie im 21. Jahrhundert gerecht wird. Handlich wie eine DSLR. Hochaufl‚à ö‚à Çsend wie eine Studiokamera. Mit einem Prozessor, wie es noch keinen gab. Mit Objektiven, wie es noch keine gibt.”
Here is the whole article in English (google translation):
Dr. Kaufmann the CEO of Leica Camera AG betrayed Mr Champion, seineszeichens head of the largest European Leica dealer:
It is a new camera system, which under the code-word AFRika kept.
“A system reflecting the needs of professional digital photography in the 21st century. Handy as a DSLR. High-resolution as a studio camera. With a processor, as there is still no. With lenses, as none currently exists.”
AFRika could be here for autofocus (AF) R. So a digital Leica R with auto focus.
“High-resolution as a Studoikamera.” This will mean a new sensor, the question remains whether this is still in small picture format move, or possibly greater proportions, and so takes against digital medium format cameras field moves.
This will depend on whether his new Leica optics just mitAutofokus provides, or whether even for a bigger picture format sind.Ebenfalls is expected to be seen whether the new digital Leica R is the old lenses of the R system can use Leica here or whether its new customer Lenses force.
The post was dated September 15th.
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