New Leica X in fall

[michmo57]

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Leica rumors reports new X camera,maybe in the fall.

www.leicarumors.com

[Kyros Moutsouris]

Sounds like April's fool..!

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[mjh]

Sounds like April's fool..!

Why? It wasn’t even posted on 1 April. And the registration of the X (Typ 113) at the Korean Radio Research Agency is dated 28 March 2014, see 라이카카메라코리아㈜ | Digital Camera 인증현황. The X1 was replaced 28 months after its introduction; extrapolating from that the X2 would be due for replacement around September 2014.

[earleygallery]

Why do they register these. 'German' cameras in the Far East?

[Kyros Moutsouris]

Leicas have nothing to do with radio research. Common sense.

[CalArts 99]

If it's being registered at the Korean RRA for certification, then doesn't that suggest it will have Wi-Fi enabled?

[mjh]

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Leicas have nothing to do with radio research. Common sense.

I can only suppose you have no idea what the RRA is and what it does. This is the kind of registration you need when your camera has a WiFi module, for example (see Conformity Assessment System >Introduction for conformity Assessment System), and you intend to sell your camera in, among other countries, South Korea. Remember how a similar registration record (that time in Taiwan) was the first hint at a forthcoming T (Typ 701)?

[mjh]

If it's being registered at the Korean RRA for certification, then doesn't that suggest it will have Wi-Fi enabled?

It appears to be the most likely explanation, but then again there is another registration record from the same day – for a Braun shaver. I don’t believe Braun plans to introduce a Wi-Fi-equipped shaver.

[Kyros Moutsouris]

I can only suppose you have no idea what the RRA is and what it does. This is the kind of registration you need when your camera has a WiFi module' date=' for example (see Conformity Assessment System >Introduction for conformity Assessment System), and you intend to sell your camera in, among other countries, South Korea. Remember how a similar registration record (that time in Taiwan) was the first hint at a forthcoming T (Typ 701)?

 

True story: the English and Korean RRA websites have so different layouts (at least on my mobile) so I was assuming that the first link was fake.

On the other hand I clearly don't understand why Leica would bother so much to fit an X with wireless capabilities. Is it targeting the Playmemories audience?

[mjh]

A large percentage of cameras introduced in the past few months sport Wi-Fi capabilities; this is fast becoming the rule rather than the exception.

[Kyros Moutsouris]

A large percentage of cameras introduced in the past few months sport Wi-Fi capabilities; this is fast becoming the rule rather than the exception.

 

Let's wait and see then

[calithumpian]

I have been looking back over previous registrations for Leica cameras with the RRA and it doesn't seem to be confined to those with Wi-Fi capabilities. The Leica C appeared on RRA less than a month before launch last year, the Leica T in October last year. The X Vario appeared 3 months before release. Does this open up possibility for a new Leica X Typ 113 release later this month at the Berlin event on the 24th?

The Leica X would presumably replace the X2 dropping the numeric like the M series, with the X Vario remaining in the line being only 9 months since its release.

Another interesting find is a registration with RRA from February 2014 for a Leica Visoflex Typ 020, possibly a higher resolution (2360k dot) EVF a la Olympus VF-4? Hopefully this is accompanied by firmware updates allowing current X and M owners to utilise the higher resolution EVF, as well as the cheaper Olympus offering.

[jaapv]

Leica has a history of introducing more than one camera at an event. The Monochrom introduction party was the baptism of the X2 and M9Hermes as well.

[mjh]

By now I have heard rumors about an S, X, T, and possibly M announced later this month (plus new lenses or whatever). And that’s just April; what will they do during the rest of the year? Will there be anything left to announce at photokina?

[LUF Admin]

By now I have heard rumors about an S, X, T, and possibly M announced later this month (plus new lenses or whatever). And that’s just April; what will they do during the rest of the year? Will there be anything left to announce at photokina?

 

Hey, there are still about 22 characters left! Leica A, B and D - for example

 

Andreas

[HPS3000]

Hey, there are still about 22 characters left! Leica A, B and D - for example

 

Andreas

 

Oh' crap - Leica will be integrated into the Mercedes-Benz Brand ... oh my

[jlindstrom]

By now I have heard rumors about an S, X, T, and possibly M announced later this month (plus new lenses or whatever). And that’s just April; what will they do during the rest of the year? Will there be anything left to announce at photokina?

 

Announce now, availability in photokina?

 

//Juha

[mjh]

Announce now, availability in photokina?

I don’t think so. As far as I know, the 24 April announcement is about products that will actually be available around that time. photokina is different; the date is fixed and products introduced then may still take some time before they reach the market.

[AndreasAM]

Here is a picture posted on Leica Rumors, with a M-mount adapter.

 

Looks much like the earlier photo's posted on some sites.

 

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[timd.]

can't see anything related to the part of the new camera shown in the official anouncement. there is no space for an x-style flash.