ishik_tuna Posted September 22, 2008 Share Posted September 22, 2008 yikes...what is this gonna cost... S series lens?? I've been thrown under the autobus!! http://www.engadget.com/2008/09/22/leica-debuts-s-system-37-megapixel-flagship-s2-camera/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
derek_stanton2 Posted September 22, 2008 Share Posted September 22, 2008 20,000 Euro for the body. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
georg_langs Posted September 22, 2008 Share Posted September 22, 2008 http://www.1854.eu/2008/09/leica_s2_13_photos_of_the_new.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phule Posted September 22, 2008 Share Posted September 22, 2008 http://www.bjp-online.com/public/showPage.html?page=816234 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ishik_tuna Posted September 22, 2008 Author Share Posted September 22, 2008 here is another link http://crave.cnet.co.uk/digitalcameras/0,39029429,49299037,00.htm i'm thinking by the time you get a few lens for this thing...it's gonna cost about as much as an entry level Mercedes Benz....literally.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ishik_tuna Posted September 22, 2008 Author Share Posted September 22, 2008 here are some more pics http://www.optyczne.pl/index.php?news=1290 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alastair_anderson Posted September 22, 2008 Share Posted September 22, 2008 Very exciting news. I thought the 21 summilux was pretty revolutionary, but this is amazing. Is it a conventional SLR (aside from the mega megapixels)? Does it have an optical finder? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ellis_vener_photography Posted September 22, 2008 Share Posted September 22, 2008 Alastair: yes it does and yes it does. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leicaglow Posted September 22, 2008 Share Posted September 22, 2008 Good for Leica! They nailed their niche I think. I was looking at the Sinar Hy6, but this might be the ticket. What a beautiful design. It looks like a joy to use, just by looking at it. So long as it doesn't need IR filters, I am very interested. Yeah, it's expensive, but I'm not that connected to the new Hasselblads right now. If I just had a couple of cars to sell... hmm. Any guesses on the 70mm lens cost? I'm thinking $8-9K USD. They also should have a zoom. Can't wait to see the first pics taken with it. I wonder if it's a model, working model, or beta. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
john_r._fulton_jr. Posted September 22, 2008 Share Posted September 22, 2008 Makes the M8.2 price seem affordable, huh? Hello? Juuuust kidding. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marco_hidalgo Posted September 22, 2008 Share Posted September 22, 2008 Awsome! I just hope people will be more happy about all these new camera anouncements, ( S2, 5D MKII ) and less grumpy if a camera doesn't have 20 fps or dual card slots. This are great times to live in, with very interesting news so often! And for the Leica fans like myself, the S2 (as they claim) is the door to other digital Leica cameras yet to come. Let's all hope the best for Leica and a good future for the S2. 30 x 45 mm. and less bulky than a 1Ds MKIII that was a surprise ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
akochanowski Posted September 22, 2008 Share Posted September 22, 2008 No more of that sissy cropped 1950's M stuff. I want one with the 35mm. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
g-man1 Posted September 22, 2008 Share Posted September 22, 2008 Wow. I wonder what their amateur offering that they mention will be, and how much it'll cost. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anders_carlsson Posted September 22, 2008 Share Posted September 22, 2008 More here: http://en.leica-camera.com/photography/s_system/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
photo_dark Posted September 22, 2008 Share Posted September 22, 2008 I dunno... will the image quality match the H3D-II w P45? Will it be as easy to use as the 1Ds3? Or will it struggle and not really succeed on either front? Niche maybe, but at 20,000 E, that's one hell of a niche. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yoskie Posted September 22, 2008 Share Posted September 22, 2008 I hope they make lots of $$$$$$ on the S2 to help fund a new digital M. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
starvy Posted September 22, 2008 Share Posted September 22, 2008 does the s stand for anything, like perhaps special? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robert_landrigan Posted September 22, 2008 Share Posted September 22, 2008 I like it - a real competitor to the Fujiblad cameras, and it is honestly an innovation from Leica, as opposed to the glacial pace they've otherwise taken. It's not a huge market, to be sure, but a profitable one, and if it pans out, will help support the company in other endeavors. And hey, it only took till 2008 for an autofocus Leica:) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
john_shriver Posted September 22, 2008 Share Posted September 22, 2008 It's called S2 as a follow-on to their medium format S1 camera, which sold a few hundred units, and is superb. The S1 is pretty much a "copy" camera. IR filters? Quite unlikely, with a reflex mirror in there, the lenses should be quite telecentric. No problem with a proper filter on the sensor. It shows that they have AF technology under control, both the camera and lens ends. Whatever the "R10" is, it will surely have auto-focus. Probably the electrical interface to the "AF" R lenses will be the same as these S lenses. I suppose this means that they would know how to make mini-Four-Thirds lenses, which also have to be autofocus. Fascinating display of technical chops to pull this off. Bold move. I suppose starting at the "pro" end means that they can leave some of the cost-optimization until later. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Crowe Posted September 22, 2008 Share Posted September 22, 2008 Congatulations Leica! I'll never be able to buy one, but very exciting news in the world of digital sensor development! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Landrum Kelly Posted September 22, 2008 Share Posted September 22, 2008 Just when people are wailing that Leica might be about to go under. . . . --Lannie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
waltflanagan Posted September 22, 2008 Share Posted September 22, 2008 To me it shows that Leica finally has some leadership. They might succeed or they might fail miserably but they are finally trying with a bold new product! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dan_brown4 Posted September 22, 2008 Share Posted September 22, 2008 Holy crap! (with thanks to Peter Boyle {aks Frank Barone}, RIP). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jerry_ Posted September 22, 2008 Share Posted September 22, 2008 ...'tis only $29,569.68. Perhaps if one purchases a pair, one might get a discount? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
todd_k. Posted September 22, 2008 Share Posted September 22, 2008 They better hope that Nikon's new MX format stays a rumor and never materializes, because if it does it will almost certainly be better in every way but also cheaper. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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