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This is definitely a “grey area” right now, but I will be asking Leica about this when I see them in New York this week.

this is really an important question. We should all insist that any buyer of Leica-S lenses is elegible at least till end of 2012! Finally it's a premium product, and, much more important, not the customer were responsible…[Read more]

I think Leica is forced to develop something different because of the other specifications of the M-camera system, especially for the wide angle lenses which are more common and difficult to handle in this system as for dslr.

Hello David 🙂 we met at das Wesentlich with louis Foubare

yes the sensor was the weak point, I am longing to try this one

Given Leica's drive to deliver the absolute best image quality through the entire imaging chain from lens to file, it is not surprising that they would go the extra kilometer to have the most advanced sensor on the market. They've really come a long way in the last few years, with almost all digital R&D being brought in-house.

mine is already pre-ordered

I don't know how old the news is, but I definitely see it as good news. I am glad to see Leica on the forefront of this technology. I handled the new M at PhotoPlus last week and to no surprise it felt exactly like an M which is a great thing.

I can't wait to see the image quality from this new sensor. Hopefully, we won't have to wait too…[Read more]

That was a close call. Thanks for sharing this info so the rest of us can learn from it.

the-digital-picture.com Did a review about this product. The Canon EF 500mm f/4.0 L IS USM Lens is considered a Super Telephoto Lens.

“A super long focal length is the biggest attraction to the Canon EF 500mm f/4.0 L IS USM Lens and where the product category gets its title. Super image quality and sharpness are highly notable features.…[Read more]

Any news from Photo Plus?

It would be either/or only for financial reasons.

After using both for some more diverse shooting environments, I find the file qualities to be quite similar … so images from one don't stick out like a sore thumb when viewed together … which I cannot say about any of the other cameras I use, or my assistants use (Sony, Nikon, Canon and a…[Read more]

I love the M9 for it's versatility and small size, but the S2 is simply great for almost everything. I use it as a walk-around camera. Yes, it's bigger than the M, but I spent few years lugging around a Canon 1D with a 24-70mm so the S2 is small in comparison to that. Plus auto-focus is nice to have.

Leica Guy;3677 wrote: I know that some of the forum members sold their M equipment off to buy into the S system. I thought I'd ask if they had any qualms about doing that. I have quite a few M lenses and an M9-P, but they rarely see any use these days. I find myself looking for reasons to use the M over the S. Comments?

Yeah, good question.…[Read more]

Perhaps a 350 mm S-Lens it's on a initial stage.

Lovely colors! Well, I am still not entirely sure what's up. I have been busy recently, so I did not get around to talking to Leica about it until last week. They saw the sample images and said they would like me to send back the lens so they could check it out. That's the stage I am at now. So still up in the air! I hope it is something easily…[Read more]

I'm often surprised to note others cycling through their gear, selling one system to finance the next. And then maybe regretting the action and re-buying what was sold.

I have qualms about NOT selling some of my M gear to help defray the cost of additional S bits. But I use my M stuff at least as often as S, when the occasion is better served…[Read more]

Thats my testing location for all my equipment. During the season I visit this pier 3-4 times a week ..its 2 miles from my Jupiter home .

Looks great I miss being in Florida .

This is definitely a “grey area” right now, but I will be asking Leica about this when I see them in New York this week. I have a feeling we won't have many updates until the CS lenses begin shipping.

David and Josh,
Please confirm this during your conversations with Leica management this week.

David had posted that Leica is still offering the CS trade-in program:

http://www.reddotforum.com/showthread.php/458-180mm-or-120mm-First?p=1932&viewfull=1#post1932