Two new Leica models between the D-Lux 4 and M8?

This came out of a meeting between l-camera-forum members and Leica management (Leica’s CEO Andreas Kaufmann, Stefan Daniel, product manager M system and Maike Harberts and Stephan Schulz, responsible for the development of the new Leica S2):

• “Mr. Kaufmann repeated his clear commitment to a digital R10 – with autofocus lenses.”

• “After questions about cheaper cameras Mr. Kaufmann made an interesting statement: Between the new digital compact cameras C-LUX 3 and D-LUX 4 on the one side and the M8 is a big price gap – that could be big enough for two cameras. No more details were told…”