If you are wondering why the new APS-C Leica T mirrorless system will costs that much ($3000) than one of the reasons has just be found out by Fotoskoda. They publsihed these pictures of the Leica T plain aluminum chassis.
That’s how Leica wants to sell these $3000 cameras!
via LeicaRumors
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Oh! Aluminium… that exotic material coming from Saturn´s satellites. I finally can understand why Leica cameras are so expensive.
Haha… 🙂 Exactly, Leica is acting like all the other cameras out there were made of Plasticine.
I just bought new aluminium wheel rims. Precisely machined high tech aluminium cast alloy with several layers of high tech paint. All 4 cost me less then 1/4 of the Leica camera and has about 100 times as much aluminium. Who do they try to fool? Who gets fooled? Ok, except Apple heads.
More pertinently, do you smart asses with little money, any idea of what sensor and what lenses this typ is going to mount?
Because so far both Leica and Panasonic have introduced some of the best stuff in the industry. The metal case is just for appetizers.
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Leica and Panasonic have introduced some of the best stuff in the industry?… Like what? Leica has excellent build and looks good in your $1,000 purse, but i certainly dont see them innovating anything. As for Panasonic, they clearly innovate more than Leica, but stating they have introduced some of the best stuff in the industry is a stretch even for hyperbole.
You can buy cheap products from the same materials but that doesn’t mean that as much care or development goes into them.
Besides, a camera is a great deal more than just one part, and it takes a lot of knowledge to make them work well, not just work. Almost anyone could specify a list of components and put them together in a box, but could they make them work?
“and has about 100times as much aluminium” lol. You get fooled if you think this is an argument.
I’ve notices your irony…
But being seriously: it really is much cheaper for Leica doing it this way (using a CNC milling machine and a solid block aluminium) and not using a very complex and expensive casting mold) because of the very low lot size…
Leica/Leitz has left serious professional photography with the M4 – all models after and also those Leicaflex SLRs based on Minoltas were some luxury gadgets for people with to much money and not enough style…
At least it’s not coming from Uranus? 😀
What a breakthrough.
Exactly how the MacBook Pro chassis is made. Not sure why that means it has to cost $3000.
Sensor technology and Image processor technology is ever developing at a fast pace and no one wants to be using outdated sensor so Leica should be focusing more on sensors. But Leica is small and not a electronic company and this is just a marketing ploy to justify cameras that have outdated sensors except when they just stick their logo on a Panasonic So this is also away for Leica to have their clients feel good about their purchase although knowing their sensor and image processor is outdated
I hope they weather seal all of those holes…
Twin dials, video recording button, stereo mic and pop-up flash?
I wonder what an afternoon in a hot car will do the the accuracy of the camera.
Aluminum expands a lot at quite low temps.