S-P?

[zeleny]

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Last year, a Leica rep told me that a maintenance contract would be made available for S2-P users whose cameras were about to go out of their extended warranty. That doesn't seem to be the case at this time, though an extended warranty is available for the S. Is there a P version of the new S camera that I can buy for the same perks that came on the S2-P, including the sapphire windows?

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[stephan_w]

anyway they have a short memory at Leica, especially for S-customers

[erlingmm]

Last year, a Leica rep told me that a maintenance contract would be made available for S2-P users whose cameras were about to go out of their extended warranty. That doesn't seem to be the case at this time, though an extended warranty is available for the S. Is there a P version of the new S camera that I can buy for the same perks that came on the S2-P, including the sapphire windows?

 

Why do you want sapphire glass when the new S has gorilla glass? It is not supposed to be used as a hammer. If you buy a protection plan in addition, wouldn't that practically be the same as S2-P?

[zeleny]

Why do you want sapphire glass when the new S has gorilla glass? It is not supposed to be used as a hammer. If you buy a protection plan in addition, wouldn't that practically be the same as S2-P?

The current version of Gorilla glass is rated at 650-700VH (Vickers Hardness), whereas sapphire glass comes in at 2100-2300VH. I use my Leica S system in hostile environments, where every extra bit of wear resistance makes a difference. I would love to see the body finished in chrome, if not milled out of Ti6Al4V.