andybarton Posted August 9, 2008 Share #21 Posted August 9, 2008 Advertisement (gone after registration) 100%, cast-iron, guaranteed, genuine, hard facts only here, Steve Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Photoskeptic Posted August 9, 2008 Share #22 Posted August 9, 2008 Perusing some of the other forums reveals that many (some highly thought of) pros believe the R10 will be MF, supposedly similar to the old Contax 645! I guess we'll know all in about a month. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevelap Posted August 9, 2008 Author Share #23 Posted August 9, 2008 100%, cast-iron, guaranteed, genuine, hard facts only here, Steve But of course Andy:D Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
rosuna Posted August 9, 2008 Share #24 Posted August 9, 2008 I think the R10 will be MF, but that Contax story has no credibility. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
earleygallery Posted August 9, 2008 Share #25 Posted August 9, 2008 who said this... or are u yanking our chains The rumour I referred to is 100% true. I can prove it if you really want me to.... The rumoured camera turned out the be the UR Leica! Well, if were going to have a thread about old rumours may as well start from the beginning! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Philippe D. Posted August 9, 2008 Share #26 Posted August 9, 2008 Elmarit 16 and 18mm Asph. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
SJP Posted August 9, 2008 Share #27 Posted August 9, 2008 Advertisement (gone after registration) Ultralux 90 f/0.5 + designer hydraulic jack Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevelap Posted August 9, 2008 Author Share #28 Posted August 9, 2008 The rumour I referred to is 100% true. I can prove it if you really want me to.... The rumoured camera turned out the be the UR Leica! Well, if were going to have a thread about old rumours may as well start from the beginning! :) Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
sparkie Posted August 9, 2008 Share #29 Posted August 9, 2008 The rumour I referred to is 100% true. I can prove it if you really want me to.... The rumoured camera turned out the be the UR Leica! Well, if were going to have a thread about old rumours may as well start from the beginning! lol.. u caught me napping. i thought it was some new fangled technology that was gonna wipe the slate clean on the digital front Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
sparkie Posted August 9, 2008 Share #30 Posted August 9, 2008 Indeed it does if true.. wouldn't that be the fastest 35mm lens ever made (in that focal length)? it would quite big i would have thought unless they have been able to reduce due to aspherics and new lens technologies Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
stunsworth Posted August 9, 2008 Share #31 Posted August 9, 2008 But smaller than a 50mm, and more to the point it's easier to focus than the old 50mm Noctilux on an M8. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
wattsy Posted August 9, 2008 Share #32 Posted August 9, 2008 Only yesterday my dealer (well known UK one) was telling me about a forthcoming F0.95 lens. He also said that new M8 firmware (with SDHC support) was imminent. I've known him long enough to suspect his information is good. Personally, I'm not fussed about the truth of either rumour. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
nikau Posted August 9, 2008 Share #33 Posted August 9, 2008 I'll put my money on Steve's set of rumors; I think we'll find several are pretty darn close! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest stnami Posted August 9, 2008 Share #34 Posted August 9, 2008 basically most of this is bullshit ........ then again real bullshit is good for the roses Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ho_co Posted August 9, 2008 Share #35 Posted August 9, 2008 "Leica are working on a new concept, a small camera with high quality lenses some collapse to make it truly pocketable. It will use a new kind of format unique to Leica but based on 35mm, which may become THE standard for all such cameras in the future" Cute, James. You caught me napping as well. But there's an obvious linkage: Of course it will set the standard for "all such" cameras in future, because by definition a camera which doesn't meet the standard isn't one of "such" cameras. Only yesterday my dealer (well known UK one) was telling me about a forthcoming F0.95 lens. He also said that new M8 firmware (with SDHC support) was imminent. I've known him long enough to suspect his information is good. I think it's likely that SDHC firmware is in the immediate offing (finally). But I always wonder what's going on when a reliable dealer has these rumors. When I worked with Leica US, we sales reps weren't given any insight into future product, and management kept quiet. Quite possible that some dealers or sales reps have developed their own contacts, of course. And the rumors will fade quickly with the actual announcements. Won't it be a first for Leica if the product announcements are made pre-photokina? [Might we speculate that they, like Nikon with its D700 announcement, want to beat Canon to the punch? ] Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
LeicaRumors Posted August 10, 2008 Share #36 Posted August 10, 2008 By the number of comments on this thread in less than 24 hours, I can tell that readers want Leica rumors:) Rumors sites cannot deliver new rumors every day starting with the first post. Like everything else it will take time to analyze our sources and start collecting some credible information. You will be surprised of the amount and quality of information we are now receiving at NikonRumors. Over time ,we will be able to accomplish the same results here. Yes, we did report on some old Leica rumors, but we have some catching up to do. Someone mentioned that we are just following the news already reported on other sites. This is partially true, but in NikonRumos we were the first one to deliver on many rumors and most of them turned out to be true - the latest picture of Nikon D90 is a good example (of course we still do not know if it is the real deal). We do believe we were the first one to publish it. Of course many other sites picked on it, but if you look at the time stamps and follow the source links, they all go back to NR. Remember the Nikon D700? Just over a month ago very few readers believed this story and now photographers are already shooting with it. Why we are saying all this? Just one reason/request: please be patient, don't judge a book by its cover and give us some time. Thanks, LeicaRumors.com Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevelap Posted August 10, 2008 Author Share #37 Posted August 10, 2008 By the number of comments on this thread in less than 24 hours, I can tell that readers want Leica rumors:) Rumors sites cannot deliver new rumors every day starting with the first post. Like everything else it will take time to analyze our sources and start collecting some credible information. You will be surprised of the amount and quality of information we are now receiving at NikonRumors. Over time ,we will be able to accomplish the same results here. Yes, we did report on some old Leica rumors, but we have some catching up to do. Someone mentioned that we are just following the news already reported on other sites. This is partially true, but in NikonRumos we were the first one to deliver on many rumors and most of them turned out to be true - the latest picture of Nikon D90 is a good example (of course we still do not know if it is the real deal). We do believe we were the first one to publish it. Of course many other sites picked on it, but if you look at the time stamps and follow the source links, they all go back to NR. Remember the Nikon D700? Just over a month ago very few readers believed this story and now photographers are already shooting with it. Why we are saying all this? Just one reason/request: please be patient, don't judge a book by its cover and give us some time. Thanks, LeicaRumors.com Good luck with your site. As you say, the quality of your information and the reliability of your sources will be the key to its credibility. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevelap Posted August 11, 2008 Author Share #38 Posted August 11, 2008 The new Leica Rumors website is slowly catching up with what's been discussed here before:) . Their latest post refers to the 'Leica Forum' meeting in Germany a couple of months ago that Andy and others attended, summarising Stefan Daniel's comments. Not sure if that was intended to be a private meeting? Then again the publisher of that site could also be a long-term member here for all I know;) . Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaapv Posted August 11, 2008 Share #39 Posted August 11, 2008 Of course we all know there is a Noctilux-R coming at the Photokina! ( In fact Arsenal is selling one already! Photo Arsenal ) 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/59842-leica-rumors/?do=findComment&comment=625509'>More sharing options...
andybarton Posted August 11, 2008 Share #40 Posted August 11, 2008 Not sure if that was intended to be a private meeting? It wasn't a "public" meeting per-se, but it wasn't an "off the record" evening, either. Herr Daniel knew exactly who he was speaking to, and the nature of this site Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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