Leica S2 is on track, first production models already out, pricing will be announced the last week of July – all this from ImagingInsider interview with Christian Erhardt (Vice President of Marketing at Leica).
From the translation of the Q&A session with Stefan Daniel during the Hessenpark meeting:
Leica is not going to offer MFT cameras
Leica may offer MFT lenses
Few days ago 43rumors got multiple tips that Leica (in agreement with Panasonic) will develop special Micro Four Thirds lenses. Expected release date: between November 2009 and March 2010.
Bievres used camera fair happens every first week of June (this year it was postponed to the second week because of the European elections). Bievres is located south west of Paris near Versailles. All kind of photographic equipment can be found at this fair: cameras, darkroom equipments, films, studio gears, pictures and books, other gadgets [...]
Press picture of the new Leica special series. 6000 pieces worldwide, 900 €, for sales from August on.
LEICA D-Lux 4 Safari, originally uploaded by leica_camera.
Update: this model was already released back in 2003. The Hermes limited edition Leica camera is now even on eBay. False alarm!
It seems that this time Leica has teamed up with the French designer house Hermes to create another Leica MP limited edition:
Source
Here is the link, the camera is labeled as “coming soon” – no price or release date available at that point, but you can sign up for in-stock notification:
Via Imaginginsider
Here is a summary of the Q&A session with Stefan Daniel. Andreas from l-camera-forum filmed by the whole event and transcribed the most important statements (I hope we will see the video soon as part of Leica-TV):
http://www.l-camera-forum.com/leica-forum/customer-forum/89591-summary-q-session-stefan-daniel-during.html
German (original version) here:
http://www.l-camera-forum.com/leica-forum/leica-kundenforum/89481-fragestunde-forumstreffen-die-zusammenfassung.html
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