jimofnyc Posted September 9, 2009 Share #21 Posted September 9, 2009 Advertisement (gone after registration) Gees, Seal said that he's spent "Hundreds of thousands of dollars" on camera equipment - most of it Leica. He gets an S2 with lens free! I guess that's the reward for sending all that money to Solms. All the rest of us poor b____tards that have pinched every penny to afford the gear get.... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Advertisement Posted September 9, 2009 Posted September 9, 2009 Hi jimofnyc, Take a look here Incredible achievement of Leica Camera AG. I'm sure you'll find what you were looking for!
jamriman Posted September 9, 2009 Share #22 Posted September 9, 2009 A great day for Leica and all of us here. You guys make this the best forum and I am happy to be part of. Thanks for all the info you reported. The M9 is a camera we will all surely aspire to. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
vertekijker Posted September 9, 2009 Share #23 Posted September 9, 2009 I came away very impressed. Three very ground-breaking products - even if we knew about them beforehand the impact was still there. I missed when he said about availability of the M9! Can someone recap when they will be available? ...not that I'll be able to buy one for some time, but nevertheless... He said that they were shipping them right now. F Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
reddawn Posted September 9, 2009 Share #24 Posted September 9, 2009 Hi I never believed I would see a full frame M within 3 years given the way how the M8 started out (warts and all). I sat out on the M8 in the end, but it seems my money is still destined for Solms in the end! Even the X1 looks exciting and would make a great companion to the M9! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
rebelfocus Posted September 9, 2009 Share #25 Posted September 9, 2009 I missed when he said about availability of the M9! Can someone recap when they will be available? He said within the next few days for the M9 (basically now) The X1 was early December. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jonsi Posted September 9, 2009 Share #26 Posted September 9, 2009 Thankyou to Heidi and family for the loan of a real enthusiast. I agree. Seal did a grat job! Jonsi Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
efftee Posted September 9, 2009 Share #27 Posted September 9, 2009 Advertisement (gone after registration) Well, I can now officially say that I have lost my bet that a FF M9 would hit the shelves before the next Photokina. Steve, you always knew, didn't you; when my M9 arrives, I will eat it. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
cmdrfire Posted September 9, 2009 Share #28 Posted September 9, 2009 He said within the next few days for the M9 (basically now) The X1 was early December. Thanks (and to vertekijker also). Very nice gesture to give the S2 to Seal I thought. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
rosuna Posted September 9, 2009 Author Share #29 Posted September 9, 2009 What has Leica done? They've made a full-frame, no-IR-filter required, low-light capable digital M, which was physically impossible 3 years ago when the M8 was shipped. That alone is pretty incredible. But they've also shipped the S2 and have the X1 in the product mix, so they've come out of a very confusing time for them and into a clear product line-up. Personally, I still wish there was an S2-light or R10, but that's not to be for now, anyway. Real congratulations should go to Leica and to Kodak, who obviously worked together on the microlens technology necessary to make this happen. I have to say even the usually uninspiring dPreview shots--with beta firmware--are pretty impressive; I didn't see much evidence of vignetting. Agree. Amazing. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
kdemas Posted September 9, 2009 Share #30 Posted September 9, 2009 The impact of the M9 and its timeliness are unquestions, congratulations to those involved in the development. The X1 is really a home run as far as I am concerned. Many people, including me, have turned to companies like Sigma for a fixed lens high quality camera. It will be so nice to be able to choose Leica once again in this segment, a segment that Leica has been involved in during its history (Minilux, CM). Great day, lots of fun to see Leica spread their wings once again. Kent Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ken_tanaka Posted September 9, 2009 Share #31 Posted September 9, 2009 This is, indeed, a triumphant day for Leica. I completely expected to see a full-frame M eventually. After all, where else was there to go? But not this soon. Congratulations to them for truly remarkable achievements. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
felipe-m Posted September 9, 2009 Share #32 Posted September 9, 2009 Indeed good stuff, especially for such a small company, quite a feat! Hopefully this is just a step in a long future list of achievements and innovation from Leica...! And if that leads to lower prices eventually, all the better... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
rosuna Posted September 9, 2009 Author Share #33 Posted September 9, 2009 I wish Leica the very best success with the 3 cameras. I will be upgrading my M8.2 to M9. It looks like a really great camera. I think it is good to see the X1 also as this will attract new people to the brand and build new loyalties. I'm also surprised and delighted to see that Phil Askey of dpreview bought an M8 after reviewing it some years ago and now a strong Leica fan. They even changed the dpreview website logo to a Leica style red dot for today which is quite a tribute. I have never seen them do anything like that before! Phil must be as impressed as we are... Michael Reichmann is excited as well: The Luminous Landscape He promises several articles, and video interviews. One of them with Peter Karbe... I cannot wait to see it !!!!! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
rosuna Posted September 9, 2009 Author Share #34 Posted September 9, 2009 Sean Reid also is publishing stuff... Now the X1 camera. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeff S Posted September 9, 2009 Share #35 Posted September 9, 2009 I agree that this is a fantastic achievement....kudos to the Leica team. On some late posts here yesterday, there were hints from a few (some of those sometimes irritating winky faces) that there would be additional news, even beyond this already incredible speculation of 3 wonderful cameras. I didn't hear anything beyond the speculation (did I miss it?), and wish that I hadn't even read the late posts. It would have been better to ignore the late posts yesterday and just been thrilled to hear the news fresh, without any additionally wild expectations. That said, job well done...assuming no significant performance glitches. Jeff Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
rosuna Posted September 9, 2009 Author Share #36 Posted September 9, 2009 See... I see jaapv... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
cadthis Posted September 9, 2009 Share #37 Posted September 9, 2009 Truly impressive! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
finkaudio Posted September 9, 2009 Share #38 Posted September 9, 2009 Hi, I had the new M9 in my hands already and had a chance to play with it. There is a menu to choose the lens by hand - good news :-). At least it was in the beta firmware, but I guess it will stay. Nice unit - I ordered one immediately. Best regards KH Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gismoto Posted September 9, 2009 Share #39 Posted September 9, 2009 I agree that this is a major achievement! I was a bit disappointed though that the S2 was the third "new" camera. Still was hoping for a "R-solution" for those who have R lenses (I only use M). Cheers! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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