Leica S2 37mp, Larger than FF 35mm

Wow-I swore this company was breathing its last breaths- the Leica M8 rev2 was weak tea at best and I figured that’s the best they could manage to pull off.

But here it is in all of its 37mp, larger than 35mm fullframe sensor glory.

It’ll come with 9 new lenses- some with leaf shutters (!) and a new AF system that they say is twice as fast as Hassy’s got to offer.

Oh, and sorry, “The R system (Leica’s previous SLR system) is far from dead,” according to a rep. (ed: Sorry! Got that wrong on the first read.)

No prices, no ETA on availability, no test shots, no reviews– but this is a big deal.

If LEICA, for godsake, can pull this off, you have to wonder what Nikon has got up their sleeves.

Here’s the link to a scan of the article this info came from.

Tags: competition, ff, leica, photokina

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