Leicarumors posted the first real world Leica T picture! And those should be the camera specs:
– APS-C sensor (likely 16 MP)
– Without rangefinder and without built-in EVF (uses optional EVF)
– interchangeable mount for T lenses.
– touchsreen, Wifi
– $3000 for camera + kit lens
Sounds expensive!
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I don’t believe Leica will release a gaudy monstrosity shaped like a samsung and wearing a competitors lens.
I’ve wondered if Leica would allow this T camera to work with M lenses.
Yes it will. That’s one of the main interests. For the M owners it will be a lighter more automated version of the M.
For the rest of us it does not have a lot of traction – unless the IQ is stellar.
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$3K for a Leica kit doesn’t sound expensive to me. Can’t wait to see how this plays out.
Looks like a twin compared to the 250$ samsung nx1000 🙂
Not too bad. Can’t understand why Leica and Panny couldn’t include a built in EVF.
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But what see my eyes: a Zeiss lens on the new Leica. May be it’s the Zeiss Biogon 25mm/2.8.
Bye the way: photography is about the picture not about the equipment 🙂
No integrated viewfinder. No native M mount. No stealth, thanks to the shiny silver skin and big red dot on the front that screams “steal me.” No thanks. Why create a new mount? That feels like marketing centric design, not a user centric approach. Leica lenses are already wonderfully small. Making them even smaller might be a valid reason to make a new mount, but doesn’t seem to be the case here.
A tiny, light weight interchangeable lens APSC camera to sit between the M class and the DLux and X2 is a good concept. The perfect camera would have looked like a Fuji X20 (optical viewfinder) with tiny, Pentax Q sized interchangeable Leica prime lenses and uber weather sealing. This camera is going to go up against the Fuji XPro 1 and the rest of the Fuji cameras, all of which already challenge the M class and offer modern, digital camera experiences that are Leica like. And good luck trying to compete with Olympus and Panasonic in the super fast, modern, Wifi packing compact ILC space. Leica should not go there. They should build a small camera that feels connected to their heritage, not Samsung’s.
M mount doesn’t have AF, hence a new mount.
Well keep in mind that this is the first incarnation. In fact I preferred the Vario shape, but it’s not very far. In fact you are right that the Fujjis look more professional, but in the Leicas built and handling is all. My dream is that they really start to compete at a better price point, and with a more integrated system model.
Danfger that this ends up like the R system, very well made, but not competitive.