Leica released a lot of camera in 2015. There is the Q, the new monochrome, the 262, the S 007 and few others including the X series and a bunch of special editions. For a small company like Leica, that is quite amazing feat. What is in store for us in 2016? Can they continue the trend? More importantly, with their limited market, can the market absorb the number of products that Leica is pushing out? 2015 is also a year when we finally saw the bubble burst for the high end camera market. It was years in the making but I felt that it really hurt company like Leica. They even reduced their price for a change. Have you seen the prices of used Leica lately?
I predict that with the great success of the Q, the next one will be the Q vario. I wonder if we will see a new M, not the strip down M 262 but a flagship version. It seems like they usually start with flagship version, followed in 2-3 years with an upgrade version, then immediately followed by a strip down version. Then repeat the cycle. M9 - M9-P - ME. M Type 240-M-P Type 240 - M Type 262. Think its about time? If not this year, it will probably be next year.
I would love to see a camera similar to the M 60th anniversary, no screen at the back, no video but should be as small and as light as the old M6. I missed the old size.
Will their be a new T since they have invested so much in the lenses already?
Can't wait to see what's in store for us. In the meantime, I will hold on to my M Type 240 and enjoy the images from this camera.
I predict that with the great success of the Q, the next one will be the Q vario. I wonder if we will see a new M, not the strip down M 262 but a flagship version. It seems like they usually start with flagship version, followed in 2-3 years with an upgrade version, then immediately followed by a strip down version. Then repeat the cycle. M9 - M9-P - ME. M Type 240-M-P Type 240 - M Type 262. Think its about time? If not this year, it will probably be next year.
I would love to see a camera similar to the M 60th anniversary, no screen at the back, no video but should be as small and as light as the old M6. I missed the old size.
Will their be a new T since they have invested so much in the lenses already?
Can't wait to see what's in store for us. In the meantime, I will hold on to my M Type 240 and enjoy the images from this camera.