Posted by Andy Brehm on September 22, 2008 at 9:10 PM
Didnt see this posted here so I thought I would share:
http://www.dpreview.com/news/0809/08092301_leica_s2.asp
Looks like Leica is one-upping Canon and the other full frame boys offering a sensor that is 56% larger than full frame measuring 30x45mm. At 37.5MP it trumps the Canon and Sony offerings. I have always heard Leica glass is great, Im tempted to trade in my 1DsIII for this rig!
Andy
Posted by Paul Wegemann on September 22, 2008 at 9:22 PM
I think you might have to trade in more than your 1DsIII, Andy! Maybe some body parts and your first born. I cannot imagine what a Leica MF system would cost. Sure would like to try one out though!
Posted by Andy Brehm on September 22, 2008 at 9:27 PM
I'm not saying its going to be cheap but at 30x45mm I dont think that is medium format. Isnt full frame medium format 54x40mm? At least that is what the new Phase One P65+ has in it!
Andy
Posted by Darren Huski on September 22, 2008 at 9:36 PM
You could have a door #1 a Leica with no lenses or door #2 a Honda Pilot and a new 5D2 with extra cash for a few trips.
It does look nice though......
Posted by Jack Garrett on September 22, 2008 at 10:29 PM
OK, here is the price...€ 20 000 = 29,242 U.S. dollars....anybody got $30,000 I can borrow for 50 years or so?
Jack
Posted by Andy Brehm on September 22, 2008 at 10:58 PM
Wow, thats a chunk of change, where did you find the price?
Posted by Todd Caudle on September 22, 2008 at 11:55 PM
And you'd probably have to spend a similar amount to have a decent array of lenses. Wow, this would be an incredible set-up, but way too spendy for all but the lottery winners.
Now, if Canon could put something like this together for the 5D Mk-3! (Just kidding, I know the lens coverage wouldn't work...)
Posted by Bill Pelzmann on September 23, 2008 at 12:53 AM
Heck, they should give the body away to anyone willing to buy 3 of their lenses.
The specs look great. I'm sure it would make a wonderful landscape camera. Too bad there are so few landscape photographers that could afford it.
I hope they are successful in their bold attempt to fill this new market niche, but this is a tough economy for launching such a system. Since Leica is privately owned, at least they don't have to answer to shareholders.
Posted by Andy Brehm on September 23, 2008 at 8:32 AM
I believe that Leica has designed new lenses for this system so who is to say Canon couldnt do the same if they adopted a larger format? That would be pretty sweet! I just hope their new lenses would perform better than their current crop of wide angles. Im getting pretty frustrated with them at the time being. I was tempted to get the new Nikon 14-24 but when I found out you cant use ND Grads on it that was a deal killer for me. Maybe the new Zeiss 21mm.......???
Andy
Posted by Rick Dunn on September 23, 2008 at 8:42 AM
Posted by Bill Pelzmann on September 23, 2008 at 11:06 AM
Here's an Wall Street Journal article on the recent turmoil at Leica. I found it an interesting read.
It doesn't leave me with a lot of confidence that they have the resources to pull this off.
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Looks like Leica is one-upping Canon and the other full frame boys offering a sensor that is 56% larger than full frame measuring 30x45mm. At 37.5MP it trumps the Canon and Sony offerings. I have always heard Leica glass is great, Im tempted to trade in my 1DsIII for this rig!
Andy
Andy
It does look nice though......
Jack
Now, if Canon could put something like this together for the 5D Mk-3! (Just kidding, I know the lens coverage wouldn't work...)
The specs look great. I'm sure it would make a wonderful landscape camera. Too bad there are so few landscape photographers that could afford it.
I hope they are successful in their bold attempt to fill this new market niche, but this is a tough economy for launching such a system. Since Leica is privately owned, at least they don't have to answer to shareholders.
Andy
It doesn't leave me with a lot of confidence that they have the resources to pull this off.
http://www.wsj.com/article/SB122152103387739231.html?mod=article-outset-box