edwardkaraa wrote: Tariq Gibran wrote: edwardkaraa wrote: Tariq Gibran wrote:
I can really see the new M appealing to a much larger group than any previous Leica. I do suspect the huge lead time before availability might end up being an issue for all but the most diehard rangefinder users though. Who wants to bet there will be another FF mirrorless option available (which accepts interchangeable lenses) by the time the M ships?
I am willing to bet we will not see any other FF mirrorless in this year, and probably not even next year. Unless Ricoh wakes up, but I have the feeling they gave up on the GXR. Look at the new Zeiss AF line. It\'s only for APS-C and there is a reason for that.
I don\'t think it will be this year but possibly in the Spring.. From what you guys are saying, it sounds like it could be at least 7mo before the M actually ships. That seems like a very long time at the rate new digital cameras are showing up.
But who do you think would do it? I had in mind 3 major players, Sony, Fuji and Ricoh. I was almost sure Sony would do it first, but they introduced the RX1 instead, so this pushes the FF IL body at least a year IMHO. And now the new line from Zeiss makes me doubt it a bit more. Zeiss must have obtained the cooperation of Sony and Fuji to get all the AF and electronics right. If there was any FF body in the near future, do you think Zeiss would have designed APS-C only lenses? I am probably wrong but let\'s wait and see
So let\'s not forget that Sony did announce a FF NEX, it just happens to be in the shape of a video camera. It\'s a fairly smart move on their part, in my opinion. It gives their high-quality-in-a-tiny-package video line someone no one else has without jeopardizing their a99 sales, and gives them another body that can work directly with the Alpha mount lenses.
Whatever the case, if Sony decides to make a still-shooter oriented FF NEX, something tells me their main focus isn\'t going to be making sure it plays well with RF lenses. Ricoh may try, but that doesn\'t seem likely to me, since it would be an expensive proposition for a company that does not, to my knowledge, currently produce any M-mount lenses. My guess is that, even if we do see another FF mirrorless wonder, the M will be the camera of choice for good performance with RF lenses.
