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All Leica site says is:

'Leica S3

The excellence of the Leica S3 is the result of an extremely well-thought-out overall system. All of its individual components are precisely matched to one another and interact in perfect harmony to create the inimitable Leica look.

Developed in close collaboration with professional photographers, the Leica S3 expertly fulfils their particular needs with its exceptional picture quality and outstanding flexibility, paired with uncomplicated handling and extreme robustness

  • Leica ProFormat sensor, with 64-megapixel resolution
  • High sensor sensitivity up to ISO 50000
  • Medium Format Cine 4K Video

Available as of Spring 2019'

 

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All Leica site says is:

'Leica S3

The excellence of the Leica S3 is the result of an extremely well-thought-out overall system. All of its individual components are precisely matched to one another and interact in perfect harmony to create the inimitable Leica look.

Developed in close collaboration with professional photographers, the Leica S3 expertly fulfils their particular needs with its exceptional picture quality and outstanding flexibility, paired with uncomplicated handling and extreme robustness

  • Leica ProFormat sensor, with 64-megapixel resolution
  • High sensor sensitivity up to ISO 50000
  • Medium Format Cine 4K Video

Available as of Spring 2019'

 

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Quite a jump in ISO compared to S007 (max ISO 3200, with push to 6400). Will be interesting to see what this will mean for low-light photography.

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Quite a jump in ISO compared to S007 (max ISO 3200, with push to 6400). Will be interesting to see what this will mean for low-light photography.

 

It will be more interesting to see if they improved the AF-quality, which is allready perfectible at 1600 ISO

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I just bought a new S 007 for $8600 US. 

Whatever hesitation I had with the timing of this purchase on the cusp of the S3 announcement has just evaporated. 

Is the consensus that Leica will continue to market the 007, as it remains a touted product on the site. If so, what is the plan - two levels of S  - identical save for a $7000 differential for the 64mb sensor. Not sure I get the business strategy here, especially in light of competing Hasselbland and Fuji models that will supersede the S3 stats, like, maybe tomorrow, and at a fraction of the price.

David 

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Leica has a history, at least with the M series, of marketing both new and current models simultaneously, only to phase out the older version not long after. We’ll just have to wait and see regarding the S. The S3 won’t be here until next year anyway.

 

Jeff

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