Leica Pulls It Out! 37MP, Larger Than FF S2 SLR!
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
September 22nd, 2008 at 13:41
Read the article. Rep says that R-System is FAR from dead.
September 22nd, 2008 at 13:47
actually, the scan you posted says “The R system is FAR FROM dead”.