Comments on: £15,996! ($26,000) http://leicarumors.com/2009/07/29/15996.aspx/ No longer only for rumors, this is THE Leica Blog Mon, 15 Mar 2010 21:52:00 +0000 hourly 1 By: NikoDoby http://leicarumors.com/2009/07/29/15996.aspx/comment-page-1/#comment-1454 NikoDoby Thu, 30 Jul 2009 17:23:08 +0000 http://leicarumors.com/?p=1786#comment-1454 I'm looking forward to getting this camera. I plan to use it at my nephews birthday party in the fall. I also plan to get some new snapshots of my dog and maybe new flower pictures as well. This S2 is going to look great in the trunk of my new Ferrari 458 Italia. I can't wait... I’m looking forward to getting this camera. I plan to use it at my nephews birthday party in the fall. I also plan to get some new snapshots of my dog and maybe new flower pictures as well. This S2 is going to look great in the trunk of my new Ferrari 458 Italia. I can’t wait…

]]> By: mathieu http://leicarumors.com/2009/07/29/15996.aspx/comment-page-1/#comment-1440 mathieu Thu, 30 Jul 2009 11:59:17 +0000 http://leicarumors.com/?p=1786#comment-1440 With as set of lenses we're talking roughtly about 50000$. That's a lot of cash.. With as set of lenses we’re talking roughtly about 50000$.
That’s a lot of cash..

]]> By: Zoltan http://leicarumors.com/2009/07/29/15996.aspx/comment-page-1/#comment-1433 Zoltan Thu, 30 Jul 2009 09:02:45 +0000 http://leicarumors.com/?p=1786#comment-1433 CS lenses have an integrated central shutter, most probably a leaf shutter. The rationale is that you can have flash synchronisation at much higher speeds than with the in-body focal plane shutter. CS lenses have an integrated central shutter, most probably a leaf shutter. The rationale is that you can have flash synchronisation at much higher speeds than with the in-body focal plane shutter.

]]> By: zoetmb http://leicarumors.com/2009/07/29/15996.aspx/comment-page-1/#comment-1426 zoetmb Thu, 30 Jul 2009 05:52:47 +0000 http://leicarumors.com/?p=1786#comment-1426 What's with the CS and non-CS lenses? What does "central shutter" mean? Does that mean the shutter is embedded into the lens? Why would you need that if the shutter is in the camera? What’s with the CS and non-CS lenses? What does “central shutter” mean? Does that mean the shutter is embedded into the lens? Why would you need that if the shutter is in the camera?

]]> By: Nobody Special http://leicarumors.com/2009/07/29/15996.aspx/comment-page-1/#comment-1424 Nobody Special Thu, 30 Jul 2009 05:43:06 +0000 http://leicarumors.com/?p=1786#comment-1424 Too much for the body when one considers the longevity of digital bodies and the rapid technology changes of today. The lenses are reasonable by comparison but I was way off on the pricing - I actually thought the pricing would be opposite what it is - cheap body, pricey lenses. The R10 may have turned out to be a better idea. Too much for the body when one considers the longevity of digital bodies and the rapid technology changes of today. The lenses are reasonable by comparison but I was way off on the pricing – I actually thought the pricing would be opposite what it is – cheap body, pricey lenses.

The R10 may have turned out to be a better idea.

]]> By: Daniel Dravot http://leicarumors.com/2009/07/29/15996.aspx/comment-page-1/#comment-1418 Daniel Dravot Thu, 30 Jul 2009 03:56:24 +0000 http://leicarumors.com/?p=1786#comment-1418 I'm sorry Ladies and Gents but that's too expensive unless they plan on selling just a few thousand world wide. At the rate the competition is putting out new models and considering the pace in which models become obsolete this is a huge product management pricing error. Moore's Law, my friends. They will only have one year or so of to make money before they will have to upgrade. Who, in their right minds, will spend $24K, the price of a brand new Toyota Prius, for a one year technical advantage? Oh, and I say this as a guy who will be buried with my black Leica MP. Looks like my first digital will be a 5D Mark II. I can drop 5 of them, with lens, in the Nile, Amazon or the Mississippi over the next 2 years for the price of one S2...body. Crazy. I’m sorry Ladies and Gents but that’s too expensive unless they plan on selling just a few thousand world wide. At the rate the competition is putting out new models and considering the pace in which models become obsolete this is a huge product management pricing error. Moore’s Law, my friends. They will only have one year or so of to make money before they will have to upgrade. Who, in their right minds, will spend $24K, the price of a brand new Toyota Prius, for a one year technical advantage? Oh, and I say this as a guy who will be buried with my black Leica MP. Looks like my first digital will be a 5D Mark II. I can drop 5 of them, with lens, in the Nile, Amazon or the Mississippi over the next 2 years for the price of one S2…body. Crazy.

]]> By: NikoDoby http://leicarumors.com/2009/07/29/15996.aspx/comment-page-1/#comment-1410 NikoDoby Thu, 30 Jul 2009 01:45:00 +0000 http://leicarumors.com/?p=1786#comment-1410 Hey I won the PDN guess the price thing a while back! I was right! Now to start wrapping up my pennies Hey I won the PDN guess the price thing a while back! I was right! Now to start wrapping up my pennies

]]> By: LR admin http://leicarumors.com/2009/07/29/15996.aspx/comment-page-1/#comment-1407 LR admin Thu, 30 Jul 2009 01:13:57 +0000 http://leicarumors.com/?p=1786#comment-1407 sorry: around US $26,000, I guess they will price it @ 24,999.00 in the US sorry: around US $26,000, I guess they will price it @ 24,999.00 in the US

]]> By: Ping http://leicarumors.com/2009/07/29/15996.aspx/comment-page-1/#comment-1406 Ping Thu, 30 Jul 2009 01:12:59 +0000 http://leicarumors.com/?p=1786#comment-1406 around $26,000. That's pretty darn cheap!! around $26,000. That’s pretty darn cheap!!

]]> By: Little a http://leicarumors.com/2009/07/29/15996.aspx/comment-page-1/#comment-1405 Little a Thu, 30 Jul 2009 01:05:10 +0000 http://leicarumors.com/?p=1786#comment-1405 = how much US ? = how much US ?

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