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Shortly getting rid of the company former CEO Steven Lee, Leica issued a statement to clear the public mind on company direction pursuing M8 with a full frame sensor. If you’ve been waiting on M8 with the possibility of a Full Frame sensor at Photokina, wait no more, it’s less likely to happen.
The statement below came from the Amateur Photographer
“’Already, in the working hours since the departure of Steven Lee, the Leica product development team has begun to review the M system strategy. It is too early to say what changes will be made. However, it is likely that the path may differ from the one set by Steven Lee. In any case, the M8 will continue to be our flagship camera into 2009. We can confirm that comments made during PMA regarding the possibility of an M8 upgrade to full frame were premature and we apologise if one of them gave a too optimistic outlook.
It is true that it is the desire of Leica to consider full frame within the M system. However, the final decision regarding the appropriate camera body configuration has yet to be made.”
Oh how I would love to own the M8 as it is, let alone a full-frame copy. My dream would be body and one top short zoom, but cash is a priority in our household and debt a no-no, so it is unlikely I will ever own such a prestigious camera. It was enough for me to scrape together the money for a Canon 5d kit, which is a great camera and lens - have no doubt, but to pay three times as much for not much more image quality than I get already would be purely badge buying. Still, who knows, maybe I will get my prayers answered one day, and then I can feel the obvious quality rather than just the width. But will I be happy? Dream on, as they say.