Stefan Daniel (Leica Executive Vice President of Technology and Operations) spoke to members of the Leica Society International in Dublin on October 14 and had some very interesting comments/remarks – here is a recap:
- The Leica CL system is dead (reported multiple times on the blog)
- Leica mirrorless medium format camera is scheduled for production in 2025 (see the first picture of the Leica S mirrorless medium format camera)
- New Leica film camera “not so much a myth” (Leica M6 camera reissue)
- In-body stabilization for the M system is not visible because of size constraints
- Leica M camera with EVF (rumored for years) – I will use a quote here: “Stefan surprised the audience by saying that if there were sufficient demand, Leica would consider producing an M with EVF. Asked how many they would need to sell in order to make such a decision, he estimated a couple of thousand”. Update – the quote was later clarified as “several thousand”.
- Leica Q3 is coming: “Asked when the Q3 would be launched, Stefan obviously couldn’t make a prediction. However, when a delegate raised the prospect of a Q with a longer lens — 50 mm has been discussed on forums — Stefan smiled enigmatically and said that this was a question that had often been asked. But he could not say categorically no. I found this rather surprising.”
Via Macfilos
