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Old 09-02-2009   #26
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maybe it's a fixed lens digi compact with a lens that has been designed to perfectly match an aps-c sensor?

they could introduce a 28, 35 and 50 as 3 separate cameras and have them made to order, kinda like the a la carte program but now u can only choose 1 focal length.
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Old 09-02-2009   #27
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Yep guys, somebody upload those pictures elsewhere please.

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Old 09-02-2009   #28
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The flickr page has been marked 'private'.
and i've saved it here..

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Old 09-02-2009   #29
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So, is it a DigiluX 5?
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Old 09-02-2009   #30
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Thanks adrianzg, but don't get yourself in trouble. You might want to host it somewhere else than your own flickr account.

I just love the small one, if it has an APS-C sensor - great!


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Don't worry - I've saved them ;-)
Please share, Andy! The flickr page is now coming up as private.
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Old 09-02-2009   #32
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The pictures are on page 2, 4 posts above this one, posted by adrianzg.

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Not sad - just more choice
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Not sad - just more choice

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how sad!
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Yep!...you'd think it was the 'second coming'....
That`s why ice cream comes in different flavors. No one is forced to
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Old 09-02-2009   #34
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Is that Griptac on that m9?
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Old 09-02-2009   #35
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The X1 looks like it has a removable bottom plate. If it's genuine Leica has gone daft, or if it's a photoshop job the guy who did it had a good sense of humour.
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The X1 looks like it has a removable bottom plate.
Better yet, it has a winder! It is the new Leica APS film camera - the thing future generations will remember as the comeback and breakthrough of that already doomed format...
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Old 09-02-2009   #38
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[quote=sevo;1129050] it does not even have a knob to unlock the bayonet.

Well, I reckon they've gone back to LTM - hence no need for a lock on the lens - and I also reckon (if it's real) it's a new D-Lux 5.
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Old 09-02-2009   #39
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wowy zowy ....
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like I said elsewhere!.....more chance of a B/J from Madonna!
Funny you mention that... One night I was out in London on a business trip and I actually saw her out, we got talking and friendly, next thing I know she was removing her false teeth and...


It's a plausible design - one that I like. The m9 version looks quite plausible as well - Wouldn't you feel silly if they actually did release this camera on the 9th?
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Old 09-02-2009   #41
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like I said elsewhere!.....more chance of a B/J from Madonna!
Hmm, that's something I'd avoid at considerable cost

Edit: I I didn't reven read the part about the false teeth!
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There are advantages to women with false teeth (when they're without them).
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I can almost guarantee purchasing one of these...
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shudder, shudder (in regards to the false teeth, not the camera).
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Probably the circular thing on the X1 (where the winder should be) is the pop-up flash... since it says there is a pop-up flash.... at least pictures with flash won't be a "head-on" thing

edit: never mind
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and i've saved it here..

The one to the right is the 'new compact M for the American market'. The other one is the new M9 for the rest of the world.
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Old 09-02-2009   #47
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On the grey camera: With the current top, it looks like a series I Leica.

If that grey camera would have the option to mount an external EVF, it should be 3/5 of an inch high and run from the hot shoe to the edge of the camera. Two 'windows' on the front and the EVF one on the rear would make it look like a Barnack top housing and it would be one sweet camera, even better retro than the EP-1.
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Old 09-02-2009   #48
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The "X-1" looks like it uses the same pancake lenses as the Panasonic Micro-4/3rds cameras... Makes sense, given the cooperation between the two.

As for the "M9" it looks pretty much like a releathered M8 with one digit changed. On the outside, anyway...
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Old 09-02-2009   #49
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At least the Panasonic GF1 is real. And it has a removable EVF.
There is a hands on preview on DPReview.com
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By the relative size of those strap lugs, that X1 has got to be a tiny camera.
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