Guest NEIL-D-WILLIAMS Posted August 1, 2014 Share #1 Posted August 1, 2014 Advertisement (gone after registration) Just saw this; Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Advertisement Posted August 1, 2014 Posted August 1, 2014 Hi Guest NEIL-D-WILLIAMS, Take a look here looks like there could be a ne MM on the way. I'm sure you'll find what you were looking for!
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skinnfell Posted August 1, 2014 Share #3 Posted August 1, 2014 No price reduction in my country. This could just as easily be that the shop you are refering to is having a hard time moving that particular camera. Could be a refurb or demo even. That said, I would be surprised if there is not a monochom version of the M240 on the way, but I wouldnt expect that for a few years yet, possibly right before or after a new one is announced. (M250?) It seems other manufacturers are slowing down their crazy-frequent model update cycle, and Leica would foolish to pump out a new M now unless there is a significant upgrade. Just think of the Canon 5D3. As as long as its selling well, why kill the model? Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
349A Posted August 1, 2014 Share #4 Posted August 1, 2014 Seriously doubt it. Just the usual jumping to conclusions and made up news of the internet age. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaapv Posted August 1, 2014 Share #5 Posted August 1, 2014 (edited) Schiphol is taxfree/pricereduced for EU residents (although they try to avoid the price cut for scarce articles). That means -21% = -1600 Euro..... I have no idea whether a new MM will come, but I would think it unlikely. If I were Leica I would keep building it until the sensor production goes into the maintenance phase. At any rate a lower price in an airport tax-free zone is no indication. Edited August 1, 2014 by jaapv Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
DigitalHeMan Posted August 1, 2014 Share #6 Posted August 1, 2014 Schiphol is taxfree/pricereduced for EU residents (although they try to avoid the price cut for scarce articles). That means -21% = -1600 Euro..... I have no idea whether a new MM will come, but I would think it unlikely. If I were Leica I would keep building it until the sensor production goes into the maintenance phase. At any rate a lower price in an airport tax-free zone is no indication. Their price has been 6900€ for a long time. When I travelled through there last week it was still 6900€. They may have changerd it since then, but if so the only reason is because they have had virtually no success in selling such an expensive camera on an airport and are now reducing the price in order to shift it. They used to have the S range at the airport as well but could never sell it. I have it on good authority that they eventually sold it at a substantial loss to one of the Dutch Leica dealers in order to get rid of it. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest NEIL-D-WILLIAMS Posted August 1, 2014 Share #7 Posted August 1, 2014 Advertisement (gone after registration) Part of me is saying I hope so and the other part is saying I hope not .......reason being I am flying to Hong Kong on the 4th October to buy a MM so if there is a new one announced at photokeeper in September then I will be screwed Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaapv Posted August 1, 2014 Share #8 Posted August 1, 2014 Why? 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest NEIL-D-WILLIAMS Posted August 1, 2014 Share #9 Posted August 1, 2014 Jaaaap are you having a dig at me.......lol Reason if there is a new one announced in September then I won't be able to get a new one in October. Remember they announced a new M in September and it was a year before they were available Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest obsidian0 Posted August 1, 2014 Share #10 Posted August 1, 2014 We're, what, within 4-6 months of a likely announcement of a next generation M? Let's hope that. if there's a new MM in the pipeline, it's based on Leica's next generation CMOS, with a better than the M's 1.3 ISO bump over the M9 vintage CCD technology, and for goodness sakes, without the fatter form factor! Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest NEIL-D-WILLIAMS Posted August 1, 2014 Share #11 Posted August 1, 2014 We're, what, within 4-6 months of a likely announcement of a next generation M? Let's hope that. if there's a new MM in the pipeline, it's based on Leica's next generation CMOS, with a better than the M's 1.3 ISO bump over the M9 vintage CCD technology, and for goodness sakes, without the fatter form factor! I like the bigger body....kind of matches the progression of my waist line over the last few years[emoji3] Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
DigitalHeMan Posted August 1, 2014 Share #12 Posted August 1, 2014 Part of me is saying I hope so and the other part is saying I hope not .......reason being I am flying to Hong Kong on the 4th October to buy a MM so if there is a new one announced at photokeeper in September then I will be screwed I heard the new one will be announced the day after you buy the current model 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeff S Posted August 1, 2014 Share #13 Posted August 1, 2014 Less than a month since you jumped on the last rumor…only this time the Rumors site isn't even in on it. Jeff Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaapv Posted August 1, 2014 Share #14 Posted August 1, 2014 Jaaaap are you having a dig at me.......lolReason if there is a new one announced in September then I won't be able to get a new one in October. Remember they announced a new M in September and it was a year before they were available Not at all. Think of the advantages. Not only can you buy the most expensive digital M now, you'll be able to get ANOTHER one half a year on, enabling you to buy two more Noctiluxes and three APO Summicrons within the year ! Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
hoppyman Posted August 1, 2014 Share #15 Posted August 1, 2014 We're, what, within 4-6 months of a likely announcement of a next generation M? Let's hope that. if there's a new MM in the pipeline, it's based on Leica's next generation CMOS, with a better than the M's 1.3 ISO bump over the M9 vintage CCD technology, and for goodness sakes, without the fatter form factor! I have read the same rumours on a Monochrom update of course. Regarding the ISO performance of the M (Typ 240) I guess that what each photographer considers acceptable noise performance is individual and it depends what you are doing with it too. I don't know about that 1.3 figure quoted? A BW conversion from 2000 ISO looks like this: aL23037 photo - Geoff Hopkinson photos at pbase.com My own experience is that I'm happy to use 2000 ISO with my M (Typ 240) when needed. My personal preferred highest with the M9 was 1000 ISO. I don't understand these remarks about the fatter form factor though. As far as I recall this initial impression came from the quoted higher depth of the new camera including the dial protrusion at the rear. The size of the baseplate or top plate is virtually identical to that of the M9. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaapv Posted August 2, 2014 Share #16 Posted August 2, 2014 (edited) Repeat an Internet myth often enough and it becomes gospel, Geoff. The same with rumours. I can already see the angry posts in September about the promised new Monochrom that did not appear... Edited August 2, 2014 by jaapv 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest NEIL-D-WILLIAMS Posted August 2, 2014 Share #17 Posted August 2, 2014 I heard the new one will be announced the day after you buy the current model Knowing my luck[emoji3] Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest NEIL-D-WILLIAMS Posted August 2, 2014 Share #18 Posted August 2, 2014 Less than a month since you jumped on the last rumor…only this time the Rumors site isn't even in on it. Jeff +1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
platypus Posted August 2, 2014 Share #19 Posted August 2, 2014 I heard the new one will be announced the day after you buy the current model The OP doesn't do cynicism. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest NEIL-D-WILLIAMS Posted August 2, 2014 Share #20 Posted August 2, 2014 The OP doesn't do cynicism. Dee I have done a lot of things but can't recall popping a cynicism Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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