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The only thing interesting about this (if the rumor indications of the specs are correct) would be the price.
(It might boost the sales of DP-2.)
(It might boost the sales of DP-2.)
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Destination: Warehouse 13Yup -- you pop up the reflector, snap your M3 flashbulb in the socket beneath, and you're ready to go.
Leica often misses out on trends, so it's great to see they're right out front on a steampunk camera.
I think you are correct, Stuart. The CM (name) eluded me, earlier.This camera is essentially a modern Leica Minilux/CM -- Leica has a penchant for making cameras like this, so it does not strike me as that surprising.
My original guess was a rebadged GF1, but the prototype "spec" says fixed lens. I don't see the viability of rebadging then bringing in-house unless they are WAY marking up the rebadge. People might not swallow the likely 2x price increase for the "made in germany" tag but stranger things have happened. I do agree with them making high-end u4/3 lenses. I think that market is taking off.That X1 looks like an early prototype, not the finely polished industrial design that is Leica's trademark.
As a market strategy it makes sense though - start out with a rebadged Panasonic m43 in a Leica shell, make a few great primes at a price a bit below M lenses, then if the product does well make a premium quality "mini-M" in-house.