jeno_domjan Posted September 24, 2008 Share #1 Posted September 24, 2008 Advertisement (gone after registration) Nothing crucial just wondering ... M stands for “Meßsucher” = Rangefinder, than R goes for “Reflex” while D is for “digital” maybe. What dose “S” supose to mean? Superb, or the targeted American market “$”? Also got trouble with the numbering: why starting with 2? Yes I know M’s started with 3 because of the # of bright line finders. Yet I’m not sure about the R numbers. Any ideas? Regards, Jeno Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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R10dreamer Posted September 24, 2008 Share #2 Posted September 24, 2008 There was already an S1 about 10 years ago. Expensive as hell too. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
geoff Posted September 24, 2008 Share #3 Posted September 24, 2008 ...What dose “S” supose to mean?...Any ideas? Studio. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
lecter Posted September 24, 2008 Share #4 Posted September 24, 2008 superfluous? seems this one's going to be a bottom dweller. News on R10 and M9 are way more interesting!!! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
bill Posted September 24, 2008 Share #5 Posted September 24, 2008 In the days of the S1, I *think* it stood for "Scanning", or indeed "Studio". Regards, Bill Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
luigi bertolotti Posted September 24, 2008 Share #6 Posted September 24, 2008 I'd say "Studio" - internationally reknown term (even if of Italian heritage... ); "Supersize" could be an alternative... not of the classic "leica format"... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jeno_domjan Posted September 25, 2008 Author Share #7 Posted September 25, 2008 Advertisement (gone after registration) Thanks, this means than the S2 is carrying on with this studio-line, medium format image capturing method, predicting the group of end users maybe. Regards, Jeno Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest breverl Posted September 25, 2008 Share #8 Posted September 25, 2008 ... superstitious .. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
PeterP Posted September 26, 2008 Share #9 Posted September 26, 2008 Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious PeterP Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
sungnee Posted September 26, 2008 Share #10 Posted September 26, 2008 It stands for "scan". When the S1 first came out, Leica itself said it stood for scan. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
reprobit Posted November 8, 2008 Share #11 Posted November 8, 2008 1. The S1 is in fact a scanner camera and the "S" ist for scanning. 2. There is a Fuji S2 - S5 FinePix camera line, Fuji´s focus is wedding- and portrait-photographers Fuji FinePix S2 Pro Digital Camera Review: Intro and Highlights 3. The first single-shot cameraback from megavision is named S2 The First Name In Digital Photography 4. In Germany the S is often associated wiht the Mercedes Benz S-Klasse Mercedes-Benz Deutschland - S-Klasse - S-Klasse Limousine 5. It could be the abbreviation for Steven too Leica Sacked CEO, Steven K Lee to step down - SlashGear 6. It evocates the association of: studio, suprise, sexy, superior .... and so on Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gentleman Villain Posted November 8, 2008 Share #12 Posted November 8, 2008 Thanks for the above posts about "scan"...I bet you guys are correct Just off the top of my head...the first association that came to mind was the S-curve pose used by female fashion models. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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