And here it is the new Leica X Vario. And no, Leica marketing wasn’t playing with us rumor sites. We were correct right from the first time when we leaked the image and specs. It has the a fixed Vario Elmar 18-46mm 1:3.5-6.4 ASPH lens and a 16.1MP CMOS APS-C sensor. There is no built-in viewfinder, you rely on the 920k dot 3″ LCD to frame the images. A wonder why Leica teased the cameras as “Mini M” if there is no Messucher. You can of course use an external EVF. Price is 2450 Euro or 2250 Pounds or 2850 Dollars (preorders here at BHphoto). Here are some more images via Leica Forum:
For my personal joy of revenge I will re read all the massive amount of comments accusing me of posting wrong images and specs…what a satisfaction 🙂
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Who, in their right mind, would pay for this steaming pile?
Wow. Such an affordable price!
This is going to be so funny watching all the people who said the rumor sites were lying and photoshopping images. Saying that Leica wouldn’t release something so utterly useless and out of touch with the camera market.
No different than hassleblad and that nex 7 with a body kit for $7000.
So, lets hear it folks: tell me how great this is and why everybody just doesn’t get it? Let me guess, there’s something in the images that can’t be measured or even see by anyone that hasn’t parted with $3000 to own this thing?
Leica is so far behind the curve on the market beat it’s not even funny anymore…
– Naming it X for no apparent reason = 3years behind the curve.
– Making it APS-C 1 year,
– Ultra Slow zoom lens on APS-C = 2 years (cause Fujis is faster an interchangeable!)
– No built in EVF = 2 years
Does it have stabilization? No? then make that one = 10 years behind if it doesn’t.
And i guess they were making fun of themselves releasing that M naming scheme as a rumor…
Only they didn’t play it for long enough for it to catch on an rumor sites grabbed the real thing to soon!
What a joke on them!
Way to go rumor sites!
If I were to be given a $30,000, I would buy:
Hassy Lunar, all 3 colors & design – $7,000 x 3 = $21,000
Leica X, 3pcs. – $3,000 x 3 = $9,000
Total. = $30,000
What a joy!?! Or maybe not…
R.I.P Leica
Whichever little interest and success this new product it may have ( or not , I do not know how many of those Leica needs to sell to make a profit and … Neither do you) I still think that all of these doomed leica or RIP leica should think twice before posting since Leica is one of the ONLY camera companies to have posted profits in the last two years…
Harold
And the RX1 is expensive????
Look at that price!!!!!
The fact that this Vario X may be overpriced does not change the fact that the RX1 is also overpriced , especially if you need the accesories
Harold
At least with the Leica, your composition and perspective will be correct about 28 times more often compared to RX1. Yeah, a little more noise in the dark – only pixel peepers will notice this one.
Here is the (sad) true. So thanks Sony for existing! (Can’t wait for RX2 and RX10)
Good for Sony! First the Lunar and now the Mini M, powered by Sony sensors! Awe some!
You should have posted all the comments you read at the end! People should be held accountable 🙂
There’s always a market for a Leica. Just look at the $800 D-Lux 6.
It looks nice. But that is the only nice thing I can think of to say about this camera.
But it will sell well regardless: http://leica-users.org/leica-users/v52/msg08754.html
it would make some sense if the lens was interchangeable…
No full frame, sorry it would not sell too well. People buy Leica for full frame to use Leica M lenses. No finder? Fuji XE1 will save a lot of more money at $799 new from Amazon or $679 from eBay.
hello admin,
you made ??me really dumb. I have never believed in that.
You can laugh now and I’m really sad.
But I’m sad because the traditional brand Leica has brought out a crap like this.
sad, sad
I would never have thought Leica would “offer” a camera like this.
Yes, we were wrong. We trusted Leica and believed that this newbe photography hobbist camera was a joke, but there is nothing to laugh at.
Gosh, I keep scratching my head thinking about all the brainstorming that led to this silly camera..
“For my personal joy of revenge …”
Revenge is a dish best served cold. Enjoy! 🙂
Though, personally, I feel some sort of pity toward the Leica fans. They try so hard to like the Leica, but it constantly disappoints them.
Give me a camera to build a dream on
And my workflow, will thrive upon that thrill
Please Nikon, I ask no Sony sensor,
But a DRF to build a dream on..
Give me, a full frame black SP3
And my imagination will make that moment live
Give me what you alone can give..
A rangefinder to build a dream on
LOL! Enjoy your revenge, admin! You were right.
Same crappy specs that you reported long time ago.
Lol. An overpriced fixed kit lens. Oh, but I forgot. It’ll have that Leica look. You see it?! It’s there. You just have to look harder. Still don’t see it? F**k. Let me look at that sh*t. Damn. I swore it was there. Watch the Leica toolbags mindlessly buy it with a full embrace too. Need an APSC kit? Go buy a Sony for a buck or two fitty.
After reading early reviews (f.i. Reid Reviews) I understand that Leica has another excellent to use, no nonsense excellent IQ, too expensive camera. About the slow lens: Higher priority over IQ and size compared to speed. On the other hand the lens is just 1/3 stop slower than 2.8 – 5.6……
This is a camera that in many ways competes with Fuji X Pro/X with kit lens, but of course is not interchangeable lens. I another way competes with Fuji X100s, Nikon A, Ricoh GR, but of course has a zoom lens (remarkably sharp across frame).
This is really a a camera lot more than Sony NEX computers with toy lenses.
Its is not a camera that competes with Sony RX1. I believe Leica will never build a camera that mat cannibalize on the M cameras
It is a camera for real photographers – provided they can afford it. Whish I could…
Real photographers won’t even consider this newbe expensive camera..
Real photographers read Leica shill Redi “reviews”?! 🙂
I will not buy this model because it does not match with my personal style to take pictures.
Nevertheless I am really tired to read comments driven by enviousness only. I interested in technical arguments and not in crap created by people not able to earn enough money.
Congrats admin, you were right!
Poor Leica…. “heard the rumors, get the truth”….that one will stay for a long time. They must really promote the marketing guy. With such price tag, It is just a suicide for Leica…..
I would like to see their face when they analyse the sell results and trying to understand why….
Boring, right? I suppose the build quality and tactile feeling will be great, but, man, that slow zoom just doesn’t capture my imagination in any way. Maybe if it was a 24-50mm f/2.8-4.0 equivalent, but as it is…no.