Venkman Posted October 31, 2007 Share #141 Â Posted October 31, 2007 Advertisement (gone after registration) I'm curious too ... Stephen. What I find interesting is Leica seems to have a secret elite club like the Skulls and Bones and these folks always get tips and started "rumors" on the web. Â Didn't you get your secret decoder ring when you picked up your cam? Or don't you even own one, infidel? Â Ho hum, only 10 months of this friendly banter to go. Sanity, finally - thanks for the light at the end of this discussion, mate. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Advertisement Posted October 31, 2007 Posted October 31, 2007 Hi Venkman, Take a look here Second member of LHSA the R10 is confirmed. I'm sure you'll find what you were looking for!
andybarton Posted October 31, 2007 Share #142 Â Posted October 31, 2007 Wonder what this will mean for the R9 and film Leica SLRs. Traditionally, Leica does not manufacture the previous camera in the R line when a successor arrives. Does this mean the end of Film-SLRs from Leica? Â It has been said here that R9 production stopped some months ago. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
sdai Posted October 31, 2007 Share #143 Â Posted October 31, 2007 Didn't you get your secret decoder ring when you picked up your cam?Or don't you even own one, infidel? . Â I did have one but couldn't figure it out, can you? Â 523130206973206120686f61782e Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
chanyr Posted November 1, 2007 Share #144 Â Posted November 1, 2007 It has been said here that R9 production stopped some months ago. Â Thanks for that info. I may consider purchasing a R9 in future to have a film SLR as Leica probably will not have a film-SLR successor. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
carstenw Posted November 1, 2007 Share #145 Â Posted November 1, 2007 I think that they will. I presume that they will announce the R10 alongside with the R11, and one of them will be the spiritual successor to the R7, and will be a film camera. Leica takes their film cameras seriously. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
stunsworth Posted November 1, 2007 Share #146 Â Posted November 1, 2007 Leica takes their film cameras seriously. Â I wonder how many people are buying them though:? If the market isn't there then I can't see Leica producing another SLR film body. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
carstenw Posted November 1, 2007 Share #147 Â Posted November 1, 2007 Advertisement (gone after registration) I can, if they don't spend a lot of money coming up with the design and researching for it. I think that they will always want to have one in their lineup, but to keep costs down, they will reuse a lot of past information. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
marknorton Posted November 1, 2007 Share #148  Posted November 1, 2007 In theory, the Leica M film cameras are still being made and sold though I wonder how many and how long since they did? Anyone seriously wanting a film M is spoiled for choice in the secondhand market though of course there are those who must have new.  Here in the UK, Wey Cameras have just closed down and one item which has resolutely failed to shift is the "Ein Stuck" which is a Leica M in a plush box with a share certificate. £5695 reduced to £3995, and I expect they would probably go lower. The days of this frippery, this nonsense are fortuantely behind us.  Personally, I don't think Leica will ever produce another new film camera.  [same dealer is showing a new R9 going for £1395, down from £2120, though I'm not sure they ever sold at that price. I am NOT tempted.] Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
graham_mitchell Posted November 1, 2007 Share #149 Â Posted November 1, 2007 Personally, I don't think Leica will ever produce another new film camera. Â Agreed. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ddp Posted November 1, 2007 Share #150  Posted November 1, 2007 In theory, the Leica M film cameras are still being made and sold though I wonder how many and how long since they did? Anyone seriously wanting a film M is spoiled for choice in the secondhand market though of course there are those who must have new. Personally, I don't think Leica will ever produce another new film camera.   I would imagine the Ala Carte program is designed to specifically deal with declining sales in film based M models.  Would one count future special editions like the LHSA MP3 as "new" film cameras? Would a tweaked & revised M7 or MP count as new? Or are we talking an utterly new M from the ground up with an M9 moniker? (just an example.)  People are still buying them new...myself having purchased one in '06 and one this year. And there are more of us out there....we're just quiet. And possibly insane. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
marknorton Posted November 1, 2007 Share #151 Â Posted November 1, 2007 DDP, I was thinking of a brand new design, I daresay there will be a level of cosmetic tweaking to keep the collectors happy. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
hamey Posted November 2, 2007 Share #152  Posted November 2, 2007  Personally, I don't think Leica will ever produce another new film camera.  [same dealer is showing a new R9 going for £1395, down from £2120, though I'm not sure they ever sold at that price. I am NOT tempted.]  Actually, I don't really care if Leica didn't produce any more Real Cameras. I have quite a few Film bodies in my inventory to keep me going untill my lights go out. Also I have cancelled my MOI on purchessing the R10, simply no longer interested.  However, if Leica made a Film scanner, I will buy one.  Ken. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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