ashwinrao1
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The whole article is in B&W....Thorsten is in the know, so that's what we are getting. A B&W M9 or M10 prequel...should be a fun camera!
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M10 to be Announced?
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thrice
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Or maybe you just described the X2... (you never mentioned it having a rangefinder) :toocool:don't attack me for thisbut I did hear a week or two ago one degree of separation that there will be an announcement soon of an M10, live view, 24mp sensor, optional viewfinder (assume that means EVF?), video capability, better LCD. I almost didn't want to add this post, but hey, maybe I'm just being used as a puppet...
A B&W Leica M what-ever number, is a dream come true for me.
I placed my standing order at my Leica dealer already. I don't think the M10 will be announced on the 10th.
-Marc
I liked the idea of moving the sensor to focus. Specially for wide angles which have a small distance to travel.
Seascape
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Well it certainly reads like a B&W M (9 or 10) will be announced.
It would be a very limited market design, so justifying the cost will be a stretch for most people.
Just how much can you ask for such a design, especially when a 36MP state of the art Nikon is less than 50% of the price
???
V
Vivek
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The 36MP Nikon is not a monochrome camera.Just how much can you ask for such a design, especially when a 36MP state of the art Nikon is less than 50% of the price
I wish I could buy the rumored monochrome camera for $3,000/piece (i would take 2). But I think it would be more like $7-8,000.
Even at that price, it would sell because there is no competition.
Seascape
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I agree Vivek, as I remember the Phase One B&W only back was something like double the price of the P45 back it was developed from. If Leica asks that type of premium for a B&W only camera, it will certainly be a non starter for me.
For something less than $7-8K I would be very interested.
However, $3K currently buys a truly superb photographic instrument..........some manufacturers are providing excellent value and class leading performance.
Double Negative
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jonoslack
Active member
I can't imagine any reason why it would be less than an M9 . . . it really isn't the way that Leica works - I'd guess that the real question is whether it's twice the price . . .
jonoslack
Active member
Hey Marc
I thought your days of beta testing cameras were over? Or are there some things that are just tooooo tantalising!
Yep ...
However, my order is with my Leica dealer of over 20 years, and I already told him I will not brook another M8 surprise, nor accept a M digital camera without an LCD as has been rumored.
My assumption is that it will be a M9 camera with a new B&W sensor, not some all new camera with associated bugs and foibles.
We'll see ... my standing order doesn't have any cash attached to it ... and the cash earmarked for such a purchase may evaporate into landscaping expenses if my wife has her way ... :ROTFL:
-Marc
Jono,
When do your beta M10BW files and review hit the web? I am thinking another
high DR Crete Greek Isles style review...
And yes my order is in....would make a nice addition to my RED Epic.
Bob
jonoslack
Active member
I wish . . . and I wouldn't mind a RED Epic to go with my M10 BW either!
Here is a short test with Zeiss CP.2
https://vimeo.com/40128671
Password : M10BW?
Will disappear in 24 hrs
Bob
KurtKamka
Subscriber Member
Hopefully, rose colored glasses aren't a necessary accessory in an aspirational monochrome world.Yep ...
However, my order is with my Leica dealer of over 20 years, and I already told him I will not brook another M8 surprise, nor accept a M digital camera without an LCD as has been rumored.
My assumption is that it will be a M9 camera with a new B&W sensor, not some all new camera with associated bugs and foibles.
We'll see ... my standing order doesn't have any cash attached to it ... and the cash earmarked for such a purchase may evaporate into landscaping expenses if my wife has her way ... :ROTFL:
-Marc
KurtKamka
Subscriber Member
I'm thinking I'm going to need a printer that specializes in 'greenbacks' ...
jonoslack
Active member
I would have thought you would need sepia coloured glasses with an aspirational B&W camera? :ROTFL:
KurtKamka
Subscriber Member
They would have to be pinhole glasses as I would need to use it without any lenses ... having sold them all off wisely or unwisely to chase the S dragon.