Hot from Photokina...Leica...Ouch!

[sunshine51]

I guess not being entirely satisfied with their new M-A manual film camera release

Leica have decided to....well...turn up the heat once more. The new Leica S (type 007)

complete with 4k video and a weather sealed body....here we go again friends...

http://petapixel.com/2014/09/16/leica-improves-its-s-series-lineup-with-two-new-bodies-and-summicron-100mm-f2/

It will be released in Spring 2015 & will cost....get ready for it...$25,400...body only.

But you do get a huge sensor @ 37.5MP, Leica's Maestro II image processor and

4K video capability @ 60 FPS in 4:2:2 colour! Plus you get that visible from Mars red

Leica meatball too!

Let's all not run out and jam up the nearest Leica Store OK!

[klauskunkel]

I am very grateful for the Parallel Universes Theory. In one of them I do own that Leica...

[sunshine51]

^^^ KK...You n me n parallel universes too!

I did not want to include that new lens price

for obvious reasons though. Google is your

friend!

[MJP]

Got one on pre-order.

[ETatBKK]

I put in on a wishlist and pass it onto my 'next life', if any :-)

[FracturedRabbit]

I am waiting for the "Hello Kitty" collector's edition.

[sunshine51]

Got one on pre-order.

Body? Lens? Or both?!

Have you had a chat with a shrink lately?

BTW...better be glad I didn't start another topic on the

new Leica lenses shown/released at Photokina...hah!

[MJP]

Got one on pre-order.

Body? Lens? Or both?!

Have you had a chat with a shrink lately?

BTW...better be glad I didn't start another topic on the

new Leica lenses shown/released at Photokina...hah!

Oh all of it. The whole caboodle!

[MJP]

I am waiting for the "Hello Kitty" collector's edition.

Well you would be.

[sunshine51]

I am waiting for the "Hello Kitty" collector's edition.

FR...you may have to wait for the Hello Kitty version because as of this

moment only third party conversions of older M-3's & M-6's are available

in the Hello Kitty configuration. That said Leica Camera AG has been weighing

the idea of doing factory conversions themselves; it's a Leica Marketing Division

idea I have been informed. Mind you I do see a benefit to owning a Leica

Hello Kitty camera....you would never have to be concerned with some bad

guy stealing it! I mean...it has to take huge brass gonads to walk around

taking pix with one of these around ones neck....see below...

HK M3...

HK M6...Body only...

[MJP]

^^No excuses now Rabbit.