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[Hank Graber]

I am not so sure about the new Sony. There has been lots of talk about it, but no sample images. Their proposed specs may be a tougher nut to crack than they thought.

Just about any $1,000+ DSLR with a good lens clears the IQ bar of 35mm applications. The question for the new Sony is how far into MF territory can it go?

On the lens front, the Sony/Zeiss lenses may be better than some of the Canon lenses, but the modern Leica R lenses probably have the best overall image quality as a group from 15mm to 800mm.

Robert

That may be true but it really depends on the lens you need. If you most of your shooting is with a wide zoom the new Nikon and the old Contax refitted for Canon are on a par with Leica. For portrait work the Canon 85/1.2 or 135/2 or a couple of equivalents from Zeiss and Nikon or Zuiko are at the same level as anything out there.

CAD designed lenses and digital sensors have really leveled the playing field. Leica needs to find a compelling value proposition for any DSLR it brings to market. If it is just a question of having a camera for the installed R base it would be less risky and cheaper to slap a red dot and R mount on a Pentax or a Nikon.