“Just a Thought”, do you mean the canon sept29 announcement? I believe that’s just going to be some kind of new canon copy machine or printer.

“So, what’s for a spectacular show with HMIs, fireworks and hosts wearing smoking? Prepare more for the event? It was quite good for me.”

I’m like a broken record player, reiterating and comparing to Apple’s Keynote, but I’ve just been amazed at how they do product launchings. For such an inexpensive MP3 player, they manage to generate a lot of buzz and hype. Maybe, just maybe, if and when Leica decides they can generate the same following (if not more — I think they can and should) then I can say they have given a great Keynote.

Plus, you said it yourself, the hosts were not really up to par with the product they’re presenting. Have you seen how many times he looked at his prepared script? It’s like he doesn’t even know what he’s talking about. But hey, like I said, let the product speak for itself.

@NikoDoby

I don’t have to worry about lenses as I have friends who are Leica users. I’m guessing since they’re the one who influenced me into buying Leica, they can lend me a lens or two until I get my own.

“Why all the hate towards admin lately?”

Hate is a very strong word my friend. I’m merely disappointed is all. LR admin says it’s his first time attending this kind of Keynote, so I’ll give him that. That’s why I said up top:

“I agree with you. If and when you do get as big as Macrumors, you should do better. I’ll be waiting until then. And if you do a good job, you’ll hear praises from me instead. Fair enough?”

My comments might appear strong, it’s because I want this site to do more / better in the future. If and when I get my Leica, I’ll be a constant follower (more than now), and I’d hate to see this site perform any lesser than the other rumor sites.

Why all the hate towards admin lately? If you guys(or gals) can do better then by all means start your own rumor site and do with it as YOU wish.

Good job Leicarumors
Bad job MediaTemple but at least Nikonrumors is running

“But saying that they do not need the support of audience simply is absurd. It is, in the end, the audience who will buy the product, isn’t it?”

I agree… just because I never said they do not need the support of the audience. What I think is Leica audience support the company in other ways. So, what’s for a spectacular show with HMIs, fireworks and hosts wearing smoking?

Prepare more for the event? It was quite good for me. I m in Central America, very far from NY, and I followed the whole event without any problem, just enjoying the presentation, the funny German accent of speakers and also Seal’s histories. I don’t need more… oh yes, I forgot… maybe a X1

Yes, I was not aware that Macrumors was not covering the live event (I just assumed that with every Keynote they would cover it). Which coincides with my point. They did not announce that they will be covering the event. That’s why I did not expect to watch / stay updated through their site (I can honestly say I was looking forward more to Leica’s Keynote). However, your site announced to “updated multiple times” to “Just keep hitting the refresh button on this post/page to get the latest”.

Which really is my beef. High expectations from Leica plus your site trying to hype it even more (by being there promising to keep us unlucky ones up to speed). But ended up disappointing.

With the presentation itself, I really don’t bother with the host. I know the cameras would speak for themselves.

@Quimera

I agree that Leica has always been a small hands-on company, making less than a hundred camera / lens per month. But saying that they do not need the support of audience simply is absurd. It is, in the end, the audience who will buy the product, isn’t it?

I’m just saying that, if Leica wants to really make a mark, and if this really is an important event to them, why not prepare more for the event? Like I said, the host is negligible (IMO), but come on, hiding the cameras under the podium? hand-holding it away from the audience while continuously talking? Give the camera a chance to shine. Hold it out, shut up for a while. With the prices on their cameras, they could easily recoup their expenses for advertising / production on set.

For the rest, I have enough of hearing about iPods or IPhones announcements. I bought one and the wireless app. didn’t work!! Bad luck? Not really, after that I found tons of reports in internet about this issue, so for me Apple is not so good as they say… but that’s not talking for this forum.

The only thing that I found weird in Leica’s event is Seal on the stage with a film camera. Why a film camera? To make a direct connection with M9 camera?

http://www.adamobydell.com/xps/

The M9 has been announced. I’m hoping Leica users are thrilled by it. Enough to sell their old M8.2’s and get this one.

I agree with you. If and when you do get as big as Macrumors, you should do better. I’ll be waiting until then. And if you do a good job, you’ll hear praises from me instead. Fair enough?

BTW.

Apple also has a Keynote today. Launching new iPod’s.
Suggest you go to Macrumors.com and see (and feel — even by just reading and looking at pictures), how it’s like to be excited about the launch of a new product. Really quite a site to see, the automatic refresh, constant updates and tweets.

Despite that this is a technical issue. This is leading me believe that indeed getting a Leica (a new one) is not worth it (atleast for me, I’m sure thousands of Leica afficionados would disagree).

If Leica knew that this is a major event for them, they could have atleast made preparations for the webcast. Or made their website accessible while the Keynote is happening. From the looks of it (and oncoming comments) the Keynote was an epic flop. I’ve watched the two YouTube videos, and all I hear is one speaker. No spontaneous claps. No big room full of hundreds of audiences. No photographs being taken. Nothing.

For a $7000 camera, I would have wished they could atleast make a better presentation. Maybe something that could rival even the iPod announcement. Mind you all, the iPod is only a fraction of the Leica price, but you can see on their Keynote and the response of the public how well they are welcomed (I’m sure you have/had an iPod at one point — you can’t say that with a Leica, especially this one).

I’m not disappointed in the Leica product. But with the negative response the Keynote was for me — partly because this site offered more, when it delivered much less.

That’s why I’m waiting for this webcast. I was expecting how much hype it would generate that Leica owners would sell their used M8’s (so I could possibly buy one). It’s not about what I expect to see, ’cause like I said, I’ve been following the site for quite a while. It’s about how people (including me) would react when the M9 was finally announced.

Compare this to the Macrumors update on the iPhone 3GS launch, and you can read (and see in the pictures) how much excitement the people have. This site didn’t have that. It was complete disaster.

FYI: there’s a YouTube video of the S2 webcast already uploaded. Unfortunately it’s not from this website.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ad-aCzpiIBU

http://weblog.mediatemple.net/weblog/category/system-incidents/953-smartpool-v2-availability-for-cluster04-05/

Why didn’t you just wait until tomorrow and then get all of the info if you don’t have the time to watch the event?
And if you did follow the site for quite some time, what do you expect from the event that hasn’t been leaked before?

But regrettably, I only opened in a nice way to make what I’m going to say go down a little bit easier.

Here it goes.

You don’t know how to microblog. Or run an update site while watching the event happen (lucky you). You don’t know how to update every minute or 5mins to that. I think you should post more pics or maybe type more stuff, instead of making people who didn’t (or can’t) watch the webcast wait over 30mins before any updates.

I suggest you look at Macrumors.com and see how they microblogged at the launch date of the iPhone 3GS. Now that’s real update. Well it’s no use now. I hoped you could’ve researched a bit more on how to blog. Instead of pissing your pants in excitement that you’re going to watch the event live.

Just a suggestion from an irked guy who’s wanting to go buy Leica cams, but got turned off by the webmaster / admin / microblogger.

Anyway, the X1 looks interesting but who is it aimed at? Most LX3/D-Lux4 type users wont bite at the $2000 price tag and if you’ve got that much cash, you will probably aim for a DLSR. Perhaps it’s for cash-rich, tech-phobic folk who want a stylish designer camera without spending too much time learning how to use it.

Of course, the star of the show is the M9. Yes, it is expensive but I think it will turn out to be a classic. And no IR lens!