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Picture of Leica R10

By LR admin | Published: August 7, 2008

Of course this will not be a rumor site without some faked photoshoped image, or maybe not?

Posted in Leica R| Tagged Leica R10| 8 Comments

Leica Rumor: new lower price rangefinder, an R10, and the new D Lux-4.

By LR admin | Published: August 7, 2008

From the daily rumor scan of dpreview:

Leica will be releasing a new, lower price rangefinder, an R10, and the new D Lux-4.
I was told by a very reliable source. Leica wants to expand it’s sales in their camera and lens divisions. Making an RF camera that is affordable, ($1000 – $2,000) and lenses that are more affordable, which they are doing currently, should get more people using the RF format. This camera will be announced and shown at Photokina, along with the new R10, and the Dlux-4, in a kit form (including a telephoto add-on lens). It makes good marketing sense. Also, they are going to drop the 4/3 system, leaving Olympus to their Zuiko lenses, and continue their association with Panasonic. My source is solid, I’m not a troll. I guess we’ll know next month, for sure.

Via dpreview

and one more:

The M9 will come next year with FF chip.
Photokina will bring a Noctilux 0.95 and a compact Leica “Allah” CM/Cl.

Via dpreview

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Adorama predictions for Photokina – Leica will drop out of 4/3 + new FF R-series Leica DSLR

By LR admin | Published: August 6, 2008

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3. Meet the Interchangeable-Lens EVF Camera: This will happen, and it will be based on the just-announced Micro Four Thirds system. Without bulky mirror boxes that distinguished DSLRs, cameras can be made smaller, but an Electronic Viewfinder is easier to use in bright light than a simple LCD. The participating companies–Panasonic and Olympus (and notably, no longer Leica) have promised a new line of lenses for these cameras that will be interchangeable, and that’s exciting.
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9. Leica will quietly drop out of Four Thirds, Panasonic will quietly drop DSLRs, and HP will quietly drop out. When’s the last time you saw a new HP camera introduction? Look for them to focus on their core products, printers and scanners. Leica was not included in the Micro Four Thirds announcement%3B that sort of thing can lead to speculation. Panasonic rolled out its newest products last month, and no SLRs were included. They are one of the few compact camera companies that’s doing well with that line. They may have decided to focus on their strength.

10. Something big from Leica, but it won’t be a full-frame rangefinder. It might be a full-frame R-series DSLR, something we haven’t seen yet.
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Via Adorama

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Strong hints that Leica is planning to launch a full-frame 35mm sensor-based digital rangefinder camera

By LR admin | Published: August 6, 2008

More catching up:

Chris Cheesman and Angela Nicholson

Leica’s chief has dropped strong hints that the firm
is planning to launch a full-frame 35mm sensor-based digital
rangefinder camera.

Steven Lee, chief executive officer of Leica Camera AG, today told Amateur Photographer that the camera could form part of a future upgrade option for the current M8.

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Via Amateurphotographer

Posted in Leica M9| 2 Comments

“Leica has sent a letter to its customers informing them that a full-frame M is, indeed, on the way”

By LR admin | Published: August 6, 2008

Some more old rumors:
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However, it has recently been brought to our
attention that Leica has sent a letter to its customers informing them
that a full-frame M is, indeed, on the way. Furthermore, the letter
seems to indicate that the M8 upgrade program, announced at PMA, may
include swapping out the current APS-D sensor with a full-frame, 35mm
sized one.

The upgrade, which will cost 1,200 Euros, officially includes
a more “Leica-like” shutter and feel, as well as quality improvements
to both hardware and firmware. But according to this latest news, M8
owners might be able to take advantage of a future full-frame sensor.
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Via Adorama

Posted in Leica M9| 3 Comments

Some old Leica rumors

By LR admin | Published: August 6, 2008

We have some catching up to do…

Leica is working hard to develop a full-frame digital M9, an autofocus
R10 (SLR), and a compact digital M. So says Die Welt, a reputable
German newspaper. Click here for the original article in German or here
for an unusually good Google translation. Many, citing technical
obstacles and lack of need, have expressed doubt that Leica would ever
create a full-frame (35mm) digital M. Ever since the release of the
1.3x crop M8, I’ve considered the development of a full frame digital M
to be inevitable, dependent only on two things – Leica’s survival as a
company and time.

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Picture of Leica R10

Leica Rumor: new lower price rangefinder, an R10, and the new D Lux-4.

Adorama predictions for Photokina – Leica will drop out of 4/3 + new FF R-series Leica DSLR

Strong hints that Leica is planning to launch a full-frame 35mm sensor-based digital rangefinder camera

“Leica has sent a letter to its customers informing them that a full-frame M is, indeed, on the way”

Some old Leica rumors

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