AndreasAM Posted April 4, 2014 Share #21 Posted April 4, 2014 Advertisement (gone after registration) In the earlier pictures (the "steve huff photo's"), x-flash seem to be on top of the camera on the left side of the mount. The curve as part of the gript and the left side of the flash top (zoomed in closely) seems to be the curves of the announcement 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! 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/224514-new-leica-x-in-fall/?do=findComment&comment=2562425'>More sharing options...
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timd. Posted April 4, 2014 Share #22 Posted April 4, 2014 the announced camera doesn't have the hard edges shown on the 'huffrumors'-model. the leica is more '3D'. ->announcement Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndreasAM Posted April 4, 2014 Share #23 Posted April 4, 2014 It is a very detailed part of grip and corner of the flash on top (see red cirkels) And you are correct. The last photo shows more rounded curves 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! 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/224514-new-leica-x-in-fall/?do=findComment&comment=2562461'>More sharing options...
AndreasAM Posted April 4, 2014 Share #24 Posted April 4, 2014 I like the look of it. Looks like it is formed from 1 piece of Aluminium, like Apple does with its laptops. Design looks to the future and is a clear distinction from the RF-style M. I think this is what Leica is looking for. Solid and refined. A black version will do fine for me. Now if could expres my hopes for this camera: - CMOS APS-C sensor 20 Mb, original design bij Leica, like the M - Shutter speed dial and ISO dial on the body. - Lenses, AF/MF system like the Vario, with aperture ring on the lens. - Primes 24,35 mm.(36 and 50 eq) Summicrons, 56 mm. prime Summilux or better (84 eq) and a wide 14 mm. (21 eq) F 2,8 or better. - M-mount adapter, design- and build quality by Leica with the concept of a Metabones speedbooster for the legacy Leica-glass. - EVF4 quality finder for liveview. - Existing Leica optical finders useable for the AF and MF lenses, focus indication AF with little green lamp/beep like the X1/2 Just wishing, but I know better!! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
bill Posted April 4, 2014 Share #25 Posted April 4, 2014 Hmm... good grip for a gecko. And no viewfinder. If that's it I'm out. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
UliWer Posted April 4, 2014 Share #26 Posted April 4, 2014 Oh dear, is 14/04/24 still 20 days away? How many "leaks" of 3 years old "design studies" with adapters and Zeiss lenses posted by users who seem to be on the wait since 2009 and the odd man out are we supposed to endure until then? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndreasAM Posted April 4, 2014 Share #27 Posted April 4, 2014 Advertisement (gone after registration) Okay, I will restrain myself and continue to read the slower than life threads on this forum, now and then. But I think this could be a credible direction for the design of non-RF camera's by Leica. The minimal design doesn't distract from taking pictures, unlike all the "retro designs" out there. And I think this last picture is no study anymore. The quality of all the APS-C camera's is an even playing field at the moment, more evolution than revolution. So the appearance and ergonomics are more important nowadays to decide which camera to buy than bells and whistles, for me anyway. And yes, I bought the Leica X1 in 2009, still very happy using it. The M is too much money for me to put in photography After these 5 years i'm looking for a more versatile camera, with interchangeable lenses. I would like to stay in the Leica biosphere if its possible, love the quality. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
bill Posted April 4, 2014 Share #28 Posted April 4, 2014 ... The minimal design doesn't distract from taking pictures, unlike all the "retro designs" out there. ... Pardon? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kyros Moutsouris Posted April 4, 2014 Share #29 Posted April 4, 2014 Hmm... Looks like it's designed by Johny Ive! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
lenicolas Posted April 4, 2014 Share #30 Posted April 4, 2014 In the earlier pictures (the "steve huff photo's"), x-flash seem to be on top of the camera on the left side of the mount. I don't think it's the X-sync port. Rather a lightmeter like the one on the M. But why? The one on the M is to guess the aperture and set the framelines illumination. 2 features the T doesn't need... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
stunsworth Posted April 4, 2014 Share #31 Posted April 4, 2014 I don't think it's the X-sync port. Rather a lightmeter like the one on the M. But why? The one on the M is to guess the aperture and set the framelines illumination. 2 features the T doesn't need... It could be a focus assist light. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndreasAM Posted April 4, 2014 Share #32 Posted April 4, 2014 I was referring to the build in flash between the shutterdial and the flashmount in the middle, on top of the camera. The focus assist light is top.right on the front of the camera. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kyros Moutsouris Posted April 4, 2014 Share #33 Posted April 4, 2014 In the earlier pictures (the "steve huff photo's")' date=' x-flash seem to be on top of the camera on the left side of the mount. The curve as part of the gript and the left side of the flash top (zoomed in closely) seems to be the curves of the announcement[/quote'] AF illuminator, that is for native AF lenses. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
barjohn Posted April 5, 2014 Share #34 Posted April 5, 2014 Looks Like a Sony NEX 3 without the grippy covering. I think Samsung NX300 is similar. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kyros Moutsouris Posted April 5, 2014 Share #35 Posted April 5, 2014 Hopefully there is an APS-C inside and not an MFT..... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
JonPB Posted April 6, 2014 Share #36 Posted April 6, 2014 The top plate appears to be functionally identical to the Sony a6000. Notice the two dials, function button, shutter with a jog dial around it, flash, and hot shoe. See image of Sony a6000 here: Sony A6000 hands-on review | Digital Camera World Differences: AF lamp/IR receiver is moved and there's no sign of an eye-finder. Maybe Leica is remaking Sony cameras, like Hasselblad, except Leica is going to use their own lens designs. It'd be interesting to compare the Summicron-T 23/2 to the Sonnar 24/1.8. If that's the case, then what about the rumors that Leica is working with Panasonic on this venture? Well, I'd explain that by saying that Panasonic is contributing the autofocus know-how. Sony sensor, Panasonic AF, and Leica glass? Yeah, I'd be okay with that. Cheers, Jon Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjh Posted April 6, 2014 Share #37 Posted April 6, 2014 Maybe Leica is remaking Sony cameras ‘Leica’ is short for ‘Leitz camera’. Not ‘Sony camera’. The T – whatever it is – is a Leica, as is the new X this thread was originally about. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kyros Moutsouris Posted April 7, 2014 Share #38 Posted April 7, 2014 ‘Leica’ is short for ‘Leitz camera’. Not ‘Sony camera’. The T – whatever it is – is a Leica' date=' as is the new X this thread was originally about.[/quote'] Oh, what about the latter, any scoops? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
JonPB Posted April 7, 2014 Share #39 Posted April 7, 2014 ‘Leica’ is short for ‘Leitz camera’. Not ‘Sony camera’. The T – whatever it is – is a Leica, as is the new X this thread was originally about. I disagree, both semantically and practically. Semantically, the word "Leica" indeed originated as a portmanteau of "Leitz" and "camera." The word Leica was applied to the cameras, not to the lenses or other products sold by the company. My late-1970's Summicron-R 90 is a Leitz lens, for example. I believe it was in the 1980s, though, that the company was sold out of the Leitz family and was renamed Leica. Since then, every Leica product--camera, lens, or laboratory equipment that barely has anything to do with imaging--is named a Leica. My early-2000's Vario-Elmar-R 21-35 and the microtome I used in studying brain tissues were both Leica, though neither records images or is otherwise a camera. "Leica" is no longer short for anything; it is its own entity, or, more accurately, several independent entities. The camera company is Leica Camera AG, not Leitz Camera Camera AG. Practically, Leica has in fact rebadged and remade many products from other companies. For example, I would say that the Minolta 35-70/3.5 was remade by Leitz as the Vario-Elmar-R, adding substantial value in quality assurance, whereas it appears that the DMC-LC5 was rebadged as the Digilux 1, with only some aesthetic and software changes of questionable value. That Leica rebadges and remakes products is not good nor bad, but I do not see how it can be denied. I maintain that the photos of the rumored Leica T has a striking similarity to Sony's a6000 with an aesthetic of the C film compacts. I haven't seen information about it that would contradict the idea that the T is a remade camera, nor that this would make it inferior to even the best of Leica's products. The differences between the cameras that I pointed out suggest that Leica is doing more than rebadging here, which is reason for optimism. I think it has been and will continue to be all to the good for Leica to leverage well-designed components from other manufacturers in order to leverage Leica's own strengths in optical and interface design. That's just my opinion, though. I did, however, continue the trend of talking about the T series rather than the X series, which is off topic. Apologies for that. I am genuinely interested in where Leica is going with future products, so I'd be quite happy to learn more about the new X rather than that it was simply registered with a Korean regulatory agency--although the suggestion that Leica isn't discontinuing the X series is pleasant to know if that's all there is. Cheers, Jon Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjh Posted April 7, 2014 Share #40 Posted April 7, 2014 I haven't seen information about it that would contradict the idea that the T is a remade camera, nor that this would make it inferior to even the best of Leica's products. <sigh> OK, I know nothing about anything, your speculation prevails. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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