Leica New Leica Mini M

[ean10775]

Wow, its an X2 with a permanent kit lens. I'll echo what those above have said - what a disappointment...if it was a f2.8-f3.5 or something like the Digilux 3 it would perhaps be somewhat interesting.

 

[entropic remnants]

Anyone know anyone at Leica I can slap upside the head?

They won't care. They are the trendsetters (selling a constantly tweaked 50 year old design), they are the makers of miracles -- they are LEICA!!!

 

[ajramirez]

I'm certainly not getting one, but I would assume that all those who continue to wax poetic about the Digilux 2 should be quite pleased. It is (to me at least) very reminiscent of that design, except that IQ should be miles ahead.

Having said that, I really would have been pleased with an APS-C sensor body with focus peaking, that took M-mount lenses.

 

[retow]

f 6.4 at the long end. Really? This can`t be true. And I thought Leicaphiles are obsessed with thin DOF. F 6.4 at the 70m equiv. focal length, isn`t this almost were diffraction starts to kick in And the icing on the cake is the ok 16 MP last generation Sony sensor. Not a bad one for sure, but neither is it a great one. And everything at a true bargain price. The Fuji XE1 with the 18-55mm f2.8-4 zoom can be had for USD 1100.

 

[Gubrz]

f 6.4 at the long end. Really? This can`t be true. And I thought Leicaphiles are obsessed with thin DOF. F 6.4 at the 70m equiv. focal length, isn`t this almost were diffraction starts to kick in And the icing on the cake is the ok 16 MP last generation Sony sensor. Not a bad one for sure, but neither is it a great one. And everything at a true bargain price. The Fuji XE1 with the 18-55mm f2.8-4 zoom can be had for USD 1100.

I'd much rather get the fuji

 

[entropic remnants]

I'd much rather get the fuji

[crowd begins to chant] Foo-gee Foo-gee Foo-gee FOO-GEE!

 

[Boid]

Waittaminnit. Why does it read 70 on the lens if it's a 28-70 FF equiv? Shouldn't the marking read 18-48 or something?

 

[Lawrence A.]

Well the Fuji X20 has the 35mm equivalents on the zoom ring, so maybe that's what is going on.

What are they thinking? f3.5-6.4 might cut it on a kit lens for an interchangeable lens system, but as a lens glued to a $4000 camera???

(Scratches head in disbelief)

 

[Archiver]

I'm hoping that photo is a fake. A multi-thousand dollar camera with a slow kit lens is just plain disappointing. What market are they targeting, well-heeled Moms With Cameras?

They could ditch and revamp the X2, give it a Fuji-style 35mm f2 lens, but optimized for wide open shooting. Make it fast and responsive and it would give them something more to offer than Leica cachet.

 

[Duane Pandorf]

Right now you can buy the Ricoh GXR A16 Zoom 24-85mm f/3.5-5.5 kit for $649.00. Add EVF for $219.

Ricoh GXR Digital Camera w/ A16 24-85mm f/3.5-5.5 Lens Kit

Unbelievable.

 

[entropic remnants]

Right now you can buy the Ricoh GXR A16 Zoom 24-85mm f/3.5-5.5 kit for $649.00. Add EVF for $219.

Ricoh GXR Digital Camera w/ A16 24-85mm f/3.5-5.5 Lens Kit

Unbelievable.

Then you could print a label that says "Leica" and stick it over the Ricoh logo...

 

[TraamisVOS]

Leica are a bunch of dumbasses.

Before they released the latest M240, they described the new M as being built as a filmmaker's tool and how it was going to produce amazing filmmaking images with an excellent video function. But they missed the boat with this one, in hindsight it was like they didn't even consult filmmakers or video content producers about what they needed.

 

[Duane Pandorf]

Then you could print a label that says "Leica" and stick it over the Ricoh logo...

Why give Leica the credit for copying Ricoh's work that's already old tech.

 

[Yeats]

Leica are a bunch of dumbasses.

Before they released the latest M240, they described the new M as being built as a filmmaker's tool and how it was going to produce amazing filmmaking images with an excellent video function. But they missed the boat with this one, in hindsight it was like they didn't even consult filmmakers or video content producers about what they needed.

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[TraamisVOS]

Someone else has posted this thing:

LEAKED LEICA MINI M | Flickr - Photo Sharing!

 

[Andrewteee]

Someone else has posted this thing:

LEAKED LEICA MINI M | Flickr - Photo Sharing!

Totally, totally fake!

But what if... it is a GXR Mount-like camera with an APS sensor and the zoom lens shown in the leaked pictures is a "kit" lens for it, that magically has AF while the m-mount lenses are MF...

 

[serhan]

It is even on the first page of DPR as news:
Is this the new Leica 'Mini M'?: Digital Photography Review

By Barney Britton:
It's hardly a 'rumor' at this point really. Leica has announced model name, date of official announcement, and is slowly revealing the physical form of the product on its website.

and

Trusted sources confirm: The image Mini M image is real

 

[Armanius]

I hope that's NOT the mini!

It is even on the first page of DPR as news:
Is this the new Leica 'Mini M'?: Digital Photography Review


and

Trusted sources confirm: The image Mini M image is real

 

[Andrewteee]

I hope that's NOT the mini!

The Digilux camera they are referencing has an f/2.0-2.4 lens, which is far faster than the purported Mini M lens speeds.

 

[Duane Pandorf]

It really will suck if this is really it. Oh well.