| Digital Leica M8 / M8.2 / M9 / M-E /Mono / M10 aka "M" Discussions about the Leica M8 /M 8.2 / M9 / M9-P/ M-E / M Monochrom / M10 aka "M": Leica digital M mount rangefinder cameras. Naming the new digital M the "Leica M" is VERY unfortunate as it will only confuse newbies with other Leica M cameras of the the past. Happily there is room for confusion with only the past 59 years of Leica M production ... since Leica introduced the Leica M system in 1953. All Hail for the Leica Marketing Department learning Leica M history! |
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New Leica M digital Monochrome camera announced
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Plus a new APO 50mm Summicron M ASPH lens and the X2
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Cool - do you have a link to the 50mm Summicron APO ASPH ?
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Well, from the samples images from Leica's homepage and dpreview, I'm more impressed with my mom's old Pentax 35mm camera that has a broken viewfinder, and I'm not even trying to be funny.
And these new APOwhatever lenses, all they do is HERP DERP SHARPNESS d!ck swinging. How pathetic and boring.
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impressive! I have one on preorder.
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impressive! I have one on preorder.
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You lie... 
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Well, I like the fact the camera is free of any identifying logos, if the pics of dpreview are correct, but I'm not going to rush out and get rid of my M9 to get this.
Nice that it has ISOs up to 10K, but the Olympus EM-5 can also do that--and in color, too--for what I'm sure is a significantly lower price than this camera.
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So this is optimised for monochrome images. I wonder if this optimisation offers a significant benefit in the real world compared to a digital conversion from digital colour. Better had do for 6 grand.
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Ehh!!! not fer me... Not enough of a dynamic range improvement from what I have seen so far, Check out Reid Reviews for samples. High ISO improvment though! Does have a bit more a film-like/grain look.
They'll all sell, But an M10 is really what we want!
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reading the blurb at dpreview is seems the film look is obtained with silver efex pro 2. I rekon buying that software might be a cheaper option  |
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My bet is the Leica M-Monochrome is going to be priced in the "budget" area of $3-4k. So that anyone who wants an M can have one without shelling out the $7k for the M9.
It also buys Leica time until the M10. I'm guessing September.
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Originally Posted by swoop
My bet is the Leica M-Monochrome is going to be priced in the "budget" area of $3-4k. So that anyone who wants an M can have one without shelling out the $7k for the M9.
It also buys Leica time until the M10. I'm guessing September.
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"The camera will sell for approximatley $7,000."
http://www.pdnonline.com/gear/Leica-...MP--5687.shtml
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the 7k 50-cron flip me out, really? apo worth 3k?
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Too much money for me.
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It looks like a nice idea for someone who knows they want to only do black and white. Me, I can never make up my mind -- I'm kind of like Jean-Paul Belmondo, in Pierrot le Fou, after he lights the fuse.
There have been discussions over the years on the Ricoh forums about a monochrome-only GRD. With the GRD, I mostly process the images into black and white -- and I would be interested; especially, since it would be at a price-point I can afford.
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Got one already... |
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Got one already...
I already have a Leica M Monochrom - it's an M6 loaded with Tri-X.
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Wouldn't buy it for the price but still nice to have a choice. Currently I have to say I'd rather buy 1000 rolls of tri-X than the Leica. I hope for Leica's sake that other photographers might think different.
I wish them the best of luck.
Dominik
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Moriturii
Well, from the samples images from Leica's homepage and dpreview, I'm more impressed with my mom's old Pentax 35mm camera that has a broken viewfinder, and I'm not even trying to be funny.
And these new APOwhatever lenses, all they do is HERP DERP SHARPNESS d!ck swinging. How pathetic and boring.
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If the camera underperforms, or is a blatant rip-off, then it won't sell.
But why do people get so offended by what Leica do?
they're one of the few companies still making things in Europe, without exploiting their workforce... I can't afford the monochrome M, but I hope it does well for them.
Their stuff is no more a rip-off than, say, an old Mint Plus Summicron for $2,200! For, let's face it, everyone despises capitalism until it's their own chance to turn a buck. |
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Originally Posted by swoop
My bet is the Leica M-Monochrome is going to be priced in the "budget" area of $3-4k. So that anyone who wants an M can have one without shelling out the $7k for the M9.
It also buys Leica time until the M10. I'm guessing September.
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Dream on: $7950 on the Adorama site.
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Exactly! :-)
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I sincerely hope that it will be priced well over 10k$ and no Japanese brand will follow this idea. Otherwise M9-M will kill B&W film.
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Those wild and crazy guys at Solms actually did it. Gonna have to eat crow, never did I think it was a viable idea sales wise. I wish them luck.
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I sincerely hope that it will be priced well over 10k$ and no Japanese brand will follow this idea. Otherwise M9-M will kill B&W film.
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No way. A 9k system simply isn't affordable to most people. Even if we spend that much on film in 2 or 3 years, most people don't have that kind of cash available all at once to drop on a camera. I think film shooters will continue to shoot film.
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