ricardo.diz Posted July 30, 2009 Share #1 Posted July 30, 2009 Advertisement (gone after registration) Acording to dpreview.com, it seems like Leica finally revealed the price-point and availability of the S2: "Leica has published the suggested retail prices for its new Leica S-System and confirmed October 2009 as the first month for UK availability. The S-System, which sits at the very top end of the digital photography spectrum, will be offered at a very competitive starting price of £15,996 (SRP, body only)." - press release Also, lenses and accessories prices were released: Leica S2 Black £15,996 Leica S2-P Black * £19,092 SUMMARIT-S 1:2.5/70 ASPH £3,096 SUMMARIT-S 1:2.5/70 ASPH CS £4,025 APO-TELE-ELMAR-S 1:3.5/180 £4,541 APO-TELE-ELMAR-S 1:3.5/180 CS £5,160 APO-MACRO-SUMMARIT-S 1:2.5/120 £4,541 APO-MACRO-SUMMARIT-S 1:2.5/120 CS £5,160 SUMMARIT-S 1:2.5/35 ASPH £3,612 SUMMARIT-S 1:2.5/35 ASPH CS £4,231 Multifunction handgrip S £851 Professional battery charger S £258 You can check more info at Leica reveal S-system pricing and launch date: Digital Photography Review Who's ready to buy one now? Cheers, Ricardo P.S. It seems that dpreview.com is the only source of this info so far. Google/bing and leica's homepage don't show this so far... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Advertisement Posted July 30, 2009 Posted July 30, 2009 Hi ricardo.diz, Take a look here S2 available in October / starting price of £15,996. I'm sure you'll find what you were looking for!
Riccis Posted July 30, 2009 Share #2 Posted July 30, 2009 It seems like dpreview is, in their usual fashion, releasing info before they should... I was under the impression that the announcement was going to be made public on Friday... Cheers, Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jrc Posted July 30, 2009 Share #3 Posted July 30, 2009 $23,000, body only, before tax? Isn't that a bit higher than had been expected? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ricardo.diz Posted July 30, 2009 Author Share #4 Posted July 30, 2009 jrc, The press release at dpreview.com says the UK price includes 15% VAT. Nevertheless, yes, I believe the price is higher than what people from this forum were hoping for. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
mgcd Posted July 30, 2009 Share #5 Posted July 30, 2009 If the information is true, then it's disappointing at best... Good luck to them... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ken_tanaka Posted July 30, 2009 Share #6 Posted July 30, 2009 If the information is true, then it's disappointing at best... Good luck to them... Good luck indeed. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
R10dreamer Posted July 30, 2009 Share #7 Posted July 30, 2009 Advertisement (gone after registration) Yes, good luck. For that kind of money PhaseOne is the only way to go. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
locator Posted July 30, 2009 Share #8 Posted July 30, 2009 let´s say two bodies (main and backup) three-four lenses grip professional charger ....... 50.000€ ?????? i don´t know how reliable is this info, but if it´s true, sure that owners of phase and hasselblad are laughing right now. at this price for a new system (which is what you need JUST to start), hardly they´ll sell what they need to keep running. hope some common sense appears somewhere near solms. seems they´re following the yellow bricks road..... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
KM-25 Posted July 30, 2009 Share #9 Posted July 30, 2009 $1,400 for a vertical grip.....ouch. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jrc Posted July 30, 2009 Share #10 Posted July 30, 2009 jrc, The press release at dpreview.com says the UK price includes 15% VAT. Nevertheless, yes, I believe the price is higher than what people from this forum were hoping for. $23,000 IS the equivalent in dollars before VAT. 15996 British pounds would be more like $27,000. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guy_mancuso Posted July 30, 2009 Share #11 Posted July 30, 2009 let´s say two bodies (main and backup)three-four lenses grip professional charger ....... 50.000€ ?????? i don´t know how reliable is this info, but if it´s true, sure that owners of phase and hasselblad are laughing right now. at this price for a new system (which is what you need JUST to start), hardly they´ll sell what they need to keep running. hope some common sense appears somewhere near solms. seems they´re following the yellow bricks road..... As a owner of a complete Phase system I can assure you I am not laughing. I'm actually sad that leica is having the wet dream on prices after all the pounding about all of this once again it went on deaf ears. Clearly not listening to people that ACTUALLY shoot MF digital and know the market extremely well and what these systems can do without all the marketing hype attached to it. It's clear to me they are not even remotely close to try and get the Pro's in the door that have to make the ROI needed to justify it's costs. In this market and at these prices this is a serious ROI risk. Given what a P30+ and H3/31 are at the very low end on costs and running many tests on the bigger backs it clearly will make Hassy and Phase sales grow more. End of the day it will serve no one well including Leica. SAD Well for me one less thing to think about when on vacation starting tomorrow. I know this will all explode into a nightmare by than so everyone take care and remember it is only a camera , life goes on. Check in later Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ken_tanaka Posted July 30, 2009 Share #12 Posted July 30, 2009 The first, and most important, market for Leica to crack will be the big urban gear rental houses. Given Leica's spotty reliability and support history with digital this will be a real tough sell, particularly in a tough economy. Nobody needs this camera today and even fewer need a whole new system. I'm sure Leica will try bribing some celebrity snappers to publicize how "awesome" and "unmatched" the S2 is. But this sure seems like a strategic blunder to me. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
sdai Posted July 30, 2009 Share #13 Posted July 30, 2009 The funniest thing is, there's still no spec sheet of this darned camera (not to my surprise) ... so if I put down £15,996 now, what am I buying? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
mooky Posted July 30, 2009 Share #14 Posted July 30, 2009 Well that would be a big price - but I'll wait for Leica to announce it - or at least confirms it. DP Review is okay by me, but I'll wait for the absolute figures. Certainly, if true, the lenses seem much more reasonable than I would have expected. R10, anyone? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
locator Posted July 30, 2009 Share #15 Posted July 30, 2009 "Well that would be a big price - but I'll wait for Leica to announce it - or at least confirms it. DP Review is okay by me, but I'll wait for the absolute figures. Certainly, if true, the lenses seem much more reasonable than I would have expected. R10, anyone? " Define reasonable:p Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guy_mancuso Posted July 30, 2009 Share #16 Posted July 30, 2009 Please do . I have one of the hottest 150mm 2.8 lenses on the market for my Phase system and it is deadly but 3100 USD. Now that is even a little high. Most expensive Mamiya/Phase lens the 28mm f4 D tops out at 4800 or so from a good dealer. Not doing any of the lens conversion prices for the S2 but immediately I don't see anything approaching less than 4k. Am I missing something here but the lens prices are choking me and a normal lens at 4300 USD without the central shutter and with at 5600. Even the best lenses for a tech camera made are not this high. Does the phrase i will stick with what i have sound reasonable. Certainly does to me. LOL Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlanG Posted July 30, 2009 Share #17 Posted July 30, 2009 Questions, questions... Does a charger come with the camera? Is there a non-professional charger? S2-P. Is that "P" for professional? $5,000 extra for a scratch resistant LCD cover and "good" service? (Whatever that entails.) What kind of service do you get for the "amateur" model for only $26,000? How are they ever going to keep up with the demand? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlanG Posted July 30, 2009 Share #18 Posted July 30, 2009 Am I missing something here but the lens prices are choking me and a normal lens at 4300 USD without the central shutter and with at 5600. Yes you are missing something... the prices of the other lenses that will be made in the future. The 24, the 30 TS, the zoom, the 300 or 350 is it? A two camera 6 lens system could approach $100,000. But what's that to me? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guy_mancuso Posted July 30, 2009 Share #19 Posted July 30, 2009 Yes you are missing something... the prices of the other lenses that will be made in the future. The 24, the 30 TS, the zoom, the 300 or 350 is it? A two camera 6 lens system could approach $100,000. But what's that to me? I was trying to be kind Alan and not even mention those beasts and those Porche prices:D Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
sdai Posted July 30, 2009 Share #20 Posted July 30, 2009 I was trying to be kind Alan and not even mention those beasts and those Porche prices:D Guy, $100k only buys you an amateur Porsche ... to be exact, a rebadged Volkswagon. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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