Leica makes a $2850 Canon G1x

http://www.dpreview.co​m …-compact-with-apsc-sensor


16MP APS-C and Awesome non-retracting fixed 28-70 f3.5-6.4 zoom lens! Viewfinder is only $500 more!

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I'm not suprised. I don't see the big deal about Leica cameras. I'll stick with Canon and Nikon for a fraction of the price and way more performance.

love that f6.4.

carcrafter22 wrote in post #16020946
I'm not suprised. I don't see the big deal about Leica cameras. I'll stick with Canon and Nikon for a fraction of the price and way more performance.

I agree with you. Different strokes for different folks I suppose.

BrickR wrote in post #16020998
I agree with you. Different strokes for different folks I suppose.

Nobody is going to buy this. There is no need to be PC.

tkbslc wrote in post #16021014
Nobody is going to buy this. There is no need to be PC.

Agreed. This is a ridiculous joke. No doubt, however, there will be people who defend the pricing and f/6.4.

I don't understand what has happened to Leica. They have decided that there's more money in jewellery than in photography, I suppose. With the possible exception of the M Monochrom (which, to be fair, does what it does very well), Leica's digital cameras do absolutely nothing for me.

And I say that as an avid user of Leica film camera, which are unparalleled for what I shoot.

Are they serious? With that aperture?

Yeesh.

Wow, complete head scratcher.

edge100 wrote in post #16021133
Agreed. This is a ridiculous joke. No doubt, however, there will be people who defend the pricing and f/6.4.

I don't understand what has happened to Leica. They have decided that there's more money in jewellery than in photography, I suppose. With the possible exception of the M Monochrom (which, to be fair, does what it does very well), Leica's digital cameras do absolutely nothing for me.

And I say that as an avid user of Leica film camera, which are unparalleled for what I shoot.

In some ways, I think it is how they stay afloat; and it is really nothing new. As I assume you already know, but for those who might not, the Leica M6, which is an excellent camera, was nevertheless delivered in various collectors-only configurations (sometimes quite gaudy at that), generating revenue from those wanting prestigious jewelry. I can only speculate that this extra cash flow has compensated somewhat for what otherwise remain niche-constrained profits from their traditional Leica M models (whether film or digital).

Leica nearly went under in the late 70s following objection to the M5 and then again around 2005.

Milking the affluent, however, does not reflect on the quality or utility of their 'proper' cameras. I will say, at least the dressed-up special edition M6's, often including matching lenses, performed superbly. With this latest release, they must be banking on folks who either don't need a moderately fast lens (I don't even think this thing has IS) or don't know what f/anything means.

Anyway, between this and the complaints surrounding iOS7 and the newly revealed Mac Pro, it makes for pretty entertaining reading…in limited amounts, of course.

Meanwhile, I'll keep using my M2 and iiif.

Thank goodness I'm not in the market for this cam. I'll stick to my M preorder.

namtot wrote in post #16021192
Wow, complete head scratcher.

They are scratching something, that's for sure. =p

Why is everyone amazed and upset over the price of this camera? I find the wrist strap to be quite
affordable at only $109.95.

Not a hope of selling many of these. I still want the new M though!

echo wrote in post #16021744
Not a hope of selling many of these. I still want the new M though!

Just go for M and Summilux 35 1.4.

Love my M Monochrom and the glass OH..THE GLASS. Nothing in Canon's or Nikon's wide and normal line up can come close to Leica Ms normal and wide offerings. I have no desire for a camera like this.

Leica with its digital Ms has made a huge come back and is back in the black. The waiting lists for both the new M and M Monochrom here in the US are 6+ months.