DaveSee Posted January 22 Share #1 Posted January 22 Advertisement (gone after registration) Hiyas/Vielen Grüssen, A suggestion, should there be another M(despite product 5yr "pipeline"): This version of M name/nomenclature might simply be "M," & so on the face-plate(regardless on top-plate). Engraved on the hot-shoe: "M-SrNr-XXX(iterative of model Nr), eg M-123456-001 ... ...an M12, or further naming as this seems silly, IMHO. With thanks indulging me such a suggestion, Davey Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Deeetona Posted January 22 Share #2 Posted January 22 Not sure what you mean Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
pegelli Posted January 22 Share #3 Posted January 22 I think your proposed solution is still looking for a problem 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
adan Posted January 22 Share #4 Posted January 22 (edited) Leica ALREADY tried that, with the "M" - in between the M9 and the M10, 2012-2016 - and the idea went over like the proverbial "lead balloon." V V V V V V V * Users immediately began call the "M" by its internal product designation (typ 240, typ 246, typ 262, etc.) to avoid confusion with other Ms. The biggest trademarking flop/versagen since "New Coke!" https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_Coke Leica learned its lesson, and reverted to the numbered series with the M10 and now M11. ...................... Fun fact: When Arthur C. Clarke published his novel The Sands of Mars in 1951, about a journalist visiting a Mars colony, he wanted to show just how far into the future it was set. So, in that era of the Leica screw-mount series, labelled with Roman numerals (IIb, IIIf, IIIg, etc.), he described the journalist as using a "Leica XXa." Edited January 22 by adan 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
M11 for me Posted January 22 Share #5 Posted January 22 You are right 🤪 I still cannot distinguish between 240 and 264. These numbers make life so difficult. My Leica live got easy when we were back with M10, M10-M, M10-D, M10-P, M11 . . . . M12 . . . 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Almizilero Posted January 22 Share #6 Posted January 22 vor 16 Minuten schrieb adan: Fun fact: When Arthur C. Clarke published his novel The Sands of Mars in 1951, about a journalist visiting a Mars colony, he wanted to show just how far into the future it was set. So, in that era of the Leica screw-mount series, labelled with Roman numerals (IIb, IIIf, IIIg, etc.), he described the journalist as using a "Leica XXa." Love that. I just tried to find out when the book is set and some sources agree it's the 1990s, Leica might owe us a couple of Ms (Wikipedia count 13 up to the end of the 90s.) But I guess if you count all the special editions in, Clarke might have been pretty much on point. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
pgk Posted January 22 Share #7 Posted January 22 Advertisement (gone after registration) 28 minutes ago, adan said: Fun fact: When Arthur C. Clarke published his novel The Sands of Mars in 1951, about a journalist visiting a Mars colony, he wanted to show just how far into the future it was set. So, in that era of the Leica screw-mount series, labelled with Roman numerals (IIb, IIIf, IIIg, etc.), he described the journalist as using a "Leica XXa." I remember reading a SciFi book by either Clarke or Asimov which mentioned the use of photographic plates in a future century. Predicing technological changes is fraught with problems when a technology seems so clearly unsurpassable. 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
PCPix Posted January 22 Share #8 Posted January 22 The original post does have a point - BMW have had a 528i in every iteration of the 5 series, all distinct from each other, but identified by their E28, E34 etc numbers. However - I think Leica will be fine with the M’s at least until they reach triple (or quadruple) figures. Maybe our progeny will be able to get the latest M843 somewhere way ahead in the future? I heard there may be battery export restrictions to Mars though. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TomB_tx Posted January 22 Share #9 Posted January 22 1 hour ago, pgk said: I remember reading a SciFi book by either Clarke or Asimov which mentioned the use of photographic plates in a future century. Predicing technological changes is fraught with problems when a technology seems so clearly unsurpassable. Robert Heinlein also had starships using photo plates to identify star positions, and navigators using slide rules and log tables... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
250swb Posted January 22 Share #10 Posted January 22 Perhaps base the M numbers on software releases before it works as intended? So it's a nominal M12 in waiting, but it only becomes an official M12 after all the problems are dealt with? After which it could be the M12.2, assuming Leica only need two more goes at fixing it. So no inscribed designation is needed, just a serial number, everything else about it's sorry history is in the firmware. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
charlesphoto99 Posted January 22 Share #11 Posted January 22 The burning question on everyone's mind: will there be an M13? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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