[Leica] Re: M8 problems

[grduprey at mchsi.com (grduprey@mchsi.com)]

Unfortunately, you can read just about anything you want from those 
statements, which I think was exactly why he made them.

Gene

-------------- Original message from "G Hopkinson" 
<hoppyman@bigpond.net.au>: -------------- 


> Which segues nicely to the speculation rife on the Leica User Forum. 
> Mmmmm, full format 12MP or 16MP sensor common to a new M and a new R. aaah 
> delicious speculation. 
> 
> Quoting a translation from an interview with Herr Doktor Andreas Kaufmann. 
> I've 
> removed the German quotes for brevity. 
> "...from within a longer comment: 
> Quote: 
> - The center will remain the M, but there will only be 12,000 units per 
> year. 
> (He doesn't differentiate between M7 and M8.) 
> 
> Will there be an M9? 
> Quote: 
> - You're asking for an announcement that we haven't made yet. If you 
> continue 
> counting, it would be the logical next step. As 
> official statement I can't say anything. But imagine this: if you were a 
> Leica 
> developer and you found a way - I'm using the 
> Speculative - to fit a Full-Format sensor, and the crop-factor drops off, 
> then 
> you'd do it, wouldn't you? 
> 
> So what about the R-line? 
> Quote: 
> The R-line is currently effectively shuttered. For the following reason: 
> the 
> motherboard does not comply with EU-regulations. We 
> would have had to reconstruct the entire R9 motherboard for an analog 
> camera, 
> that functions hybrid-digitally. 
> 
> So will there be something new soon? 
> Quote: 
> The logical next step would be the R9 followed by the R10. Of course we 
> have a 
> clear commitment to SLR-Cameras. I'm personally of 
> the opinion that one photographs better with an M, but the market has 
> decided 
> otherwise. Apart from that the R-lenses are de facto 
> some of the best in the world." 
> 
> 
> Here's the interview if you speak German or would like to try your luck 
> with 
> Babelfish. 
> 
> 
> Cheers 
> Hoppy 
> 
> -----Original Message----- 
> Subject: RE: [Leica] Re: M8 problems 
> 
> Hi Doug, 
> 
> That of course is always possible, and alot of M users will be releived if 
> it 
> does. ;-) 
> 
> Gene 
> 
> -------------- Original message from Douglas Herr : 
> -------------- 
> 
> 
> > wrote: 
> > 
> > > ... a FF M may someday happen, but it will be some time until it does, 
> > > and I would be pretty sure the current M lenses will not work with it, 
> > > as I would guess they will have to have the lenses reformulated so the 
> > > rear lens element is farther away from the sensor. 
> > 
> > I wouldn't be surprised if sensor technology improves in the next few 
> > years so 
> > that the angle of incidence is less of an issue. 
> > 
> > 
> > Doug Herr 
> > Birdman of Sacramento 
> > http://www.wildlightphoto.com 
> > 
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