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Samuel sent us the link to http://www.flickr.com
UPDATE: The picture on flickr has been removed!
The M9 is fullframe and the Leica X1 is probably an APS-C camera.
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The Leica X1:
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The M9:
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Source: http://drop.io/foj9ufz
That’s probably the answer…Leica will not join the MicroFourThirds standard!
Read more here: http://www.rangefinderforum.com/forums/showthread.php?t=78840&page=2
…and here: leicarumors.com
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The Leica X1 looks like a rendering, could be a fanboy’s creation, the shutter button looks awkwardly positioned…
If they’re real, it’s disappointing and sad. I bet the author used to rip open and reseal his Xmas presents too. No patience for a few more days to enjoy the surprise with everyone else.
So, the leica 45f2.8 lens won’t match any leica body ?
I can’t believe it would be profitable for Leica to do the development of an APS-C digicam in-house (even if they do the final assembly so they can engrave ‘Made in Germany’ on it.)
But since it’s not Micro Four Thirds, I doubt that their old partner Panasonic is involved. Hmmm, could this be what has become of Samsung’s compact larger-than-MFT camera design? Is that maybe why we have not heard anything from Samsung about it lately?
I just don’t think the X1 is real. I doubt Leica would sell a camera with an EVF, there’s no distance/scale markings on the lens, only one ring. I don’t know, just seems like a photoshop/render to me.
The picture of the X1 looks very similar in size to the GF1. Why do you think that it is not a m43 camera? The thing about the sensor size could be an error.
And the button for removing the lens could be on the left similar to the M8.
I asked a very good Leica source. He said no, and he is veeeery close to Leica!