Sp12 Posted May 12, 2012 Share #21 Posted May 12, 2012 Advertisement (gone after registration) No R user should suffer with the D800e out. 7 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Advertisement Posted May 12, 2012 Posted May 12, 2012 Hi Sp12, Take a look here Did Any Leica Person Say Anything for R Sufferers?. I'm sure you'll find what you were looking for!
dkCambridgeshire Posted May 12, 2012 Share #22 Posted May 12, 2012 (edited) R = Retired LOLOLOL Optimists say, "R will be ... RESURRECTED, REVIVED, REJUVENATED ... REDEEMED with a new body" ... imagine the 280/4 Apo-Telyt on the new camera ... maybe those who were evaluating the M9 M are now testing the new EVF solution? dunk Edited May 12, 2012 by dkpeterborough Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
sdai Posted May 12, 2012 Share #23 Posted May 12, 2012 R = Respect to the company's loyal customers and its own heritage and legacy. :-) Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lightwrangler Posted May 12, 2012 Share #24 Posted May 12, 2012 The Medium format could be doomed, watching a comparison between a Hussleblad and the Nikon 800 on U-Tube is that the results is so close that it must be a worry for Hussleblad. So when it's on YouTube it must be true. Is that the new world we are living in? This is sad beyond comprehension. Mike Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
mooky Posted May 12, 2012 Share #25 Posted May 12, 2012 Should the response be in kind??? Guy Yes. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
mooky Posted May 12, 2012 Share #26 Posted May 12, 2012 No R user should suffer with the D800e out. Just one more Photokina away just to see Leica's 'direction',,,,,, Then the D800e....most likely. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
janki Posted May 12, 2012 Share #27 Posted May 12, 2012 Advertisement (gone after registration) Maybe this can give a hint. Leica Rumors There seems to be little hope for any new Leica EVIL in September as well. Sorry if this posting has already been announced. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
hamey Posted May 13, 2012 Share #28 Posted May 13, 2012 So when it's on YouTube it must be true. Is that the new world we are living in? This is sad beyond comprehension. Mike Yes it's sad when comparing a 40,000$ and a 3,000$ Digital camera, actaually it's embarrassing. Please check out the D800 vs Medium Format with Roth and Ramberg on U- tube. It's obvious you still think that the Leica S system has a future, Thank goodness I hav'nt bought one....Lol. Ken. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaapv Posted May 13, 2012 Share #29 Posted May 13, 2012 The main problem of the S2 could be that the S3 might come before the S2 is written off.... Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
hamey Posted May 13, 2012 Share #30 Posted May 13, 2012 If I correctly recall various top Leica people's interviews and/or articles, they never said they are not working towards a digital solution for the R lens owners. Their words summarize like an EVF body with the X-line sensor and adapters for R and M lenses. What they did say, though, was that the project is still in the stage of development. I am intending to hold on my R lenses for a bit longer; in fact, I keep an eye open for the 21-35mm ASPH, to compensate for the expected 1.5X-factor sensor. Paul I now use this lens on my Canon DSLR with a crop factor of 33 to 56mm which is perfect as my standard lens, and the results are terrific. A couple of weeks ago I took some shots with (21-35mm) attached to the 600D and compared it to the Images I took with a borrowed M9P fitted with the 50mm 1.4 ASPH, (this lens I bought) and to my surprise. I won't mention it here as it will only cause heartache.....Lol. Ken. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
dhsimmonds Posted May 13, 2012 Share #31 Posted May 13, 2012 I think the message to the R users is essentially F-off. Sadly that much was clear many years ago now and most of us have already done just that in a very big way! 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
roydonian Posted May 13, 2012 Share #32 Posted May 13, 2012 As I reported more than a year go in the thread “The R solution - more details”, according to Leica product manager Stephan Daniel speaking in October 2010, the planned R replacement was at that time largely at the concept stage, and he warned that we should not expect it to be shown at Photokina 2012. From his remarks, I as left with the impression that Leica was waiting for electronic viewfinder (EV) technology to improve to the point that would make the project viable. So unless Leica’s thinking has altered since that interview, it seems unlikely that the reported EV camera anticipated at Photokina represents the long-awaited ‘R solution’. Best regards, Doug Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lightwrangler Posted May 13, 2012 Share #33 Posted May 13, 2012 It's obvious you still think that the Leica S system has a future I think your YouTube evaluation method needs revision. Mike Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
hamey Posted May 14, 2012 Share #34 Posted May 14, 2012 I think your YouTube evaluation method needs revision. Mike Give it time. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveYork Posted May 14, 2012 Share #35 Posted May 14, 2012 There will be no dedicated 'R solution.' Too much time has elapsed. Much of the target market has already moved on to other products. That's how I see it. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
zlatkob Posted May 14, 2012 Share #36 Posted May 14, 2012 Couldn't they just "shrink" the S2 and put an R mount on it? The R solution doesn't have to be a D800 or 5DIII competitor with all of the features of those other cameras. It could just be a simple but high quality full-frame DSLR, something like a Leica version of the original 5D (which had no video). Introducing a crop-factor EVF camera for the R system is an R solution, but not very R-like. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
janki Posted May 14, 2012 Share #37 Posted May 14, 2012 Couldn't they just "shrink" the S2 and put an R mount on it? The R solution doesn't have to be a D800 or 5DIII competitor with all of the features of those other cameras. It could just be a simple but high quality full-frame DSLR, something like a Leica version of the original 5D (which had no video). Introducing a crop-factor EVF camera for the R system is an R solution, but not very R-like. The main problem is that a camera like that, which I also would like to have, probably would cost about the same as S2. Furthermore, Leica has apparently not the capacity to produce such a camera-body either. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
earleygallery Posted May 14, 2012 Share #38 Posted May 14, 2012 Or.......just use film! 3 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
k-hawinkler Posted May 14, 2012 Share #39 Posted May 14, 2012 No, I have absolutely no interest in film at all. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlanG Posted May 14, 2012 Share #40 Posted May 14, 2012 I think if you look at this from a financial perspective, the last thing Leica wants to do is make a camera for lenses that are already in the hands of users with no new lenses to sell them. So why would they take a risk of launching a new system when they can't make enough M lenses to meet demand? I expect the R solution is Leica taking so long that R owners go away. That is not to say that someday Leica won't have a full frame or smaller EVF camera that can accept R lenses via an adapter. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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