canlogic Posted October 27, 2007 Share #1 Posted October 27, 2007 Advertisement (gone after registration) Visited a Leica demo and tech session here in Montreal today. Got to try out the 4 new lenses. I am sure they will be of great interest especially to those who may be interested in a certain focal length but don't feel they can justify the $3000 for a lens that may not get used too often. It was mentioned that they were working on something like 14 new lenses but I couldn't get any more info other than the mention of maybe a 24 f2. Also mentioned was the next firmware should be very very soon as they need it for the new lenses and a rumour that the wight balance may be fixed in this version. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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marknorton Posted October 27, 2007 Share #2 Posted October 27, 2007 Visited a Leica demo and tech session here in Montreal today. Got to try out the 4 new lenses. I am sure they will be of great interest especially to those who may be interested in a certain focal length but don't feel they can justify the $3000 for a lens that may not get used too often. It was mentioned that they were working on something like 14 new lenses but I couldn't get any more info other than the mention of maybe a 24 f2. Also mentioned was the next firmware should be very very soon as they need it for the new lenses and a rumour that the wight balance may be fixed in this version. Yes, interesting that the camera needs to be "taught" about the new lenses and I'm sure Carsten will want to update his table of lens codes. There's been talk about 24 - or is it 36 - lenses that Leica are working on, which presumably includes the M, the R, the PanaLeicas, Leica Cinema and so on. A 24mm Summicron would be interesting... As for the "wight" balance, we can but hope Leica have got it "rhite". LOL. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guy_mancuso Posted October 27, 2007 Share #3 Posted October 27, 2007 24 is a lot of lenses to be working on, but you won't see me barking about that . BRING them on in both the R and M Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
roubaix Posted October 27, 2007 Share #4 Posted October 27, 2007 There we go, just 3 hours and 3 minutes after my last post wishing for fast and wide rumors of a 24/2 appear...Lets see if we can conjure up a 21/2... Peter Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Philippe D. Posted October 27, 2007 Share #5 Posted October 27, 2007 Got to try out the 4 new lenses. I am sure they will be of great interest especially to those who may be interested in a certain focal length but don't feel they can justify the $3000 for a lens that may not get used too often. I'm curious, are the lens elements of those new Hektor (sorry Summarit) made out of plastic or glass ? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest tummydoc Posted October 27, 2007 Share #6 Posted October 27, 2007 I'm curious, are the lens elements of those new Hektor (sorry Summarit) made out of plastic or glass ? Funny....as if someone who would ask that question ingenuously could tell the difference Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest stnami Posted October 27, 2007 Share #7 Posted October 27, 2007 Advertisement (gone after registration) .. what was omitted in this post is that Leica is also working on a inhouse camera for the new Porsche 911.......... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Philippe D. Posted October 27, 2007 Share #8 Posted October 27, 2007 Funny....as if someone who would ask that question ingenuously could tell the difference I certainly could. i'm, a.o., a gemologist. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
carstenw Posted October 27, 2007 Share #9 Posted October 27, 2007 .. what was omitted in this post is that Leica is also working on a inhouse camera for the new Porsche 911.......... ...which is very strange indeed, since the Porsche 911 is not a house! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
bill Posted October 27, 2007 Share #10 Posted October 27, 2007 ...which is very strange indeed, since the Porsche 911 is not a house! ...must be a front Porsche... Regards, Bill Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kent10D Posted October 27, 2007 Share #11 Posted October 27, 2007 ...must be a front Porsche... Oh, now that's really good. Brilliant! So ... do you think the M9 will have a cup holder? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest stnami Posted October 27, 2007 Share #12 Posted October 27, 2007 .sure is out here in Bullamakenka we use it as a spare bedroom for estranged husbands............has all the top 10 stuff Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest malland Posted October 28, 2007 Share #13 Posted October 28, 2007 ...must be a front Porsche...:DBillReminds me of the joke about the woman who said to the homeless man that came asking for money, "Tell you what: take this bucket of paint and go out back and paint the porch and I'll make you a sandwich and a soup." The man takes the paint bucket, goes out back and comes back five minutes later and says, "Hey ma'am, that car there ain't no Porsche, that's a Ferrari, but it sure looks a lot better painted white!"—Mitch/Paris Flickr: Photos from Mitch Alland Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
bill Posted October 28, 2007 Share #14 Posted October 28, 2007 On a serious note, has anyone else noticed that Leica reps are the most loose-lipped on earth? It seems that if one bumped into one of their number on the street they would stop you and spill a bean or two without even being asked. EVERY time a member meets one, at a show, open day or whatever, some nugget of hitherto unknown information pops out. I can only think of three possible reasons: Cynical: None of it is true and people make it up Stupid: Leica employ only cottonheaded ninnymugginses who like the sound of their own voices Conspiricy: It's a deliberate policy of leaks/disinformation The truth is out there... Regards, Bill Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
rosuna Posted October 28, 2007 Share #15 Posted October 28, 2007 Leica is alive and well. They are working hard... They have a strategy, resources, a lot of potential. I am very happy and optimist about the future of this brand and its unique cameras. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest tummydoc Posted October 28, 2007 Share #16 Posted October 28, 2007 On a serious note, has anyone else noticed that Leica reps are the most loose-lipped on earth? It seems that if one bumped into one of their number on the street they would stop you and spill a bean or two without even being asked. EVERY time a member meets one, at a show, open day or whatever, some nugget of hitherto unknown information pops out. I can only think of three possible reasons: Cynical: None of it is true and people make it up Stupid: Leica employ only cottonheaded ninnymugginses who like the sound of their own voices Conspiricy: It's a deliberate policy of leaks/disinformation The truth is out there... Regards, Bill I've met very many reps and certainly those attributes are well-represented, either singly or multiply in one or another permuation. However the truth is more along the lines of these blokes are basically salesmen and thus anything they say must and should be taken with the proverbial grain of salt. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daniel Ortego Posted October 28, 2007 Share #17 Posted October 28, 2007 ... I am sure they will be of great interest especially to those who may be interested in a certain focal length but don't feel they can justify the $3000 for a lens that may not get used too often... I just invested more than 3k on a 28-cron' so I'll use it whether I like it or not. Regards, Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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