Leica M9 made a brief appearance in Japan

By LR admin | Published: September 2, 2009

The site was taken down, but not before Google cached it. This is the original leica-camera.co.jp link and the corresponding English translation.

Leica M9 in japan Leica M9 made a brief appearance in Japan

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MYDARKROOM

Posted September 2, 2009 at 8:05 pm | Permalink

Just wished the pictures were there!
NikoDoby

Posted September 2, 2009 at 8:46 pm | Permalink

A full frame CCD with 18mp?! I see now way this led to confusion in the rumor mill with some believing it would be a canon full frame sensor. I guess it’s a completely new sensor design then. Seems like Leica is going in the right direction.

The previous X1 picture still looks like a fixed lens to me though. I don’t see a lens release like on the Panasonic GF1. Assuming of course it’s the same chassis.
- LR admin
  
  Posted September 2, 2009 at 8:50 pm | Permalink
  
  Yes, my understanding is that the lens is fixed on the X1.
rondeb@mac.com

Posted September 2, 2009 at 9:04 pm | Permalink

Did no one do a screen capture WITH pics?!?!? Someone in Japan surely got a shot of the real deal….
NikoDoby

Posted September 2, 2009 at 11:07 pm | Permalink

So admin, the X1 is a completely new design? Or is it still a Panasonic GF1 chassis with a fixed lens?
LR admin

Posted September 2, 2009 at 11:17 pm | Permalink

Yes, I think so – the Leica X1 is a completely new design.
Verners

Posted September 3, 2009 at 7:54 am | Permalink

But how reliable is the information here?
Can we really trust that it wasn’t made up?

Damn i cant wait for 09.09…