LUF Admin Posted September 20, 2016 Share #1 Posted September 20, 2016 Advertisement (gone after registration) This is what I found at the Leica booth: A Leicina concept: - Kind of camera with L bayonet - Adapts different Leica lenses via adapters - Can be handled like a Super 8 camera - Takes a smartphone as display Do you remember the Leicina? But is no new product, only a study Welcome, dear visitor! As registered member you'd see an image here… Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! 5 Quote Link to post Share on other sites Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! ' data-webShareUrl='https://www.l-camera-forum.com/topic/264750-leicina-concept-at-leicas-photokina-booth/?do=findComment&comment=3115732'>More sharing options...
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Kyros Moutsouris Posted September 21, 2016 Share #2 Posted September 21, 2016 This is what I found at the Leica booth: A Leicina concept: - Kind of camera with L bayonet - Adapts different Leica lenses via adapters - Can be handled like a Super 8 camera - Takes a smartphone as display Do you remember the Leicina? But is no new product, only a study Now I know that this may sound like profane to many of dedicated L users, but I feel it has much more potential than the Sofort. But maybe I am wrong..... Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael Geschlecht Posted September 21, 2016 Share #3 Posted September 21, 2016 Hello Andreas, I would like to offer a suggestion:The camera, etc seems like a nice idea . It might be improved & be made more universally functional by having the single hand grip underneath be modified so that it can be removed & supplemented with a hand grip on either side for both left handed & right handed users. Simply having the single choice of a hand grip underneath may well make it a non-starter for a significant group of potential users. While having 3 options for how the camera could be held may add a number of people who would otherwise not be interested. There are a number of situations & circumstances where having the option of 3 ways of being held instead of just 1 may well be significant. Best Regards, Michael 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
pgk Posted September 23, 2016 Share #4 Posted September 23, 2016 There was a camera developed with an M bayonet I think, called Ikonoskop but I am unsure of what happened to it. I seem to remember that it shot .DNG files at 25fps. Clearly it would be advantageous for Leica to have involvement in a market which is growing relative to stills. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
wlaidlaw Posted September 26, 2016 Share #5 Posted September 26, 2016 (edited) Given how good the SL can be as a 4K video camera, especially so I am told, with follow focus lenses, is there a big enough market to a. warrant the R&D costs for a wholly new camera b. a big enough market to sell it at the high price it will no doubt be and c. sell enough to amortise the R&D costs to make a profit? I think to do this it would need a USP such as 6 or even 8K. The flat screen makers are pushing all the time for higher pixel counts to keep us upgrading. I would guess we will see the first 6K TV's on the market next year and 8K in around 2020. Was the original Leicina a sales success against its similarly priced but higher specced, albeit larger, super 8mm competitors from Beaulieu and Paillard Bolex? Wilson Edited September 26, 2016 by wlaidlaw Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
FrozenInTime Posted September 26, 2016 Share #6 Posted September 26, 2016 If the idea of the grip is to provide an active gimbal then there is merit. To make it useable a sun shade would be needed for the monitor. It looks heavy so a two handed grip with integrated manual or driven gear wheels for focus and aperture would be nice. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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