Is this the new Leica 'Mini M'?

One thing is for sure: It will be vastly overpriced.

I guess the T-shirts with Leica inscription would sell better.

If in fact....here we go again. They make what THEY like, instead of what we need and want. APS-C ? I'll stick with my micro 4/3 GX1, or my G1X if I want a slow lens when I zoom it out. If Panasoic can make a FZ200 with a 2.8 Leica Branded Lens which does not lose aperture as it zooms out. Leica is fooling everyone....again. VRR

An X2 with a zoom lens. And a slow one, to rub salt into the wound. Meh.

I honestly would have preferred m4/3rds. Fewer edges to chop off the image, image quality just as good as APS provided the pixel density is similar, smaller form-factor, possibly smaller lenses if they decided to build dedicated ones. As odd as it sounds, APS is probably a cost-saver for Leica.

No built in EVF (probably) or an expensive add on EVF (possibly) and a lens which ends up at f6.4? For $3,000? No thank-you. I'll stick for the time being with my G1X as my second camera - great IQ and slightly faster zoom. My future Fuji XE1s or XE2 upgrade is looking very secure indeed. That's unless there's a good, small and reasonably affordable FF MILC released (the NEX9?). With built in EVF please. Let's face it - that's what everyone's waiting for......

Maybe it will squirt water like a clown camera.

It will be made by Panasonic.

Another step by Leica towards the legacy of Kodak and Polaroid. You can use past brand image and recognition only so much.

I know Leica make good lenses. The question is: will this lens beat the Canon 18-55 STM "kit" lens?

I don't see how anyone would buy this for $3000 instead of getting the X-E1 with the much faster zoom for $1000. The Leica brand has a lot of followers but they're slowly destroying their reputation with way overpriced average cameras...

Does anyone else have APS-C sensor plus fixed zoom lens?

Epic Fail...

My favorite camera for thirty years was the Leica CL, which was the smallest body to take m-series lenses. This could be the new CL...if it only had a full frame sensor. Has Leica never heard of a NEX7? It sports a fantastic 24 meg sensor for a third the cost. And its even been around for a few years!

Leica lenses are undeniable special, for construction alone. But optically many of the Zeiss lenses on Sony products are every bit as good, for a fraction of the money. Sadly, Leica is becoming a jewelry brand for big shots.

Now who would buy this, he asked? It's an APS-C sensor at the price of a FF sensor. The lens has max f/6.4 aperture at 70mm. It just seems that Leica wants to take their "M" dna and go laughing all the way to the bank. I'd buy the Fuji over this thing without a moment's pause. Does Leica, like Hasselblad, think that every outsourced camera they create that bears their marque is instantly an art treasure? At least the Luna/Sony accepts your choice of lenses, including M mount lenses.

Fake. Even Leica's target customers aren't that stoopid. Are they?

So, it's called an M but does not have an M mount?

Can't believe Leica would name a product Mini M and not include a rangefinder. Seems like an affront to the "M" brand.

Leica Mini M : 18-46mm f3.5-6.4
Canon G1X : 15-60mm f2.8-5.8. MUCH smaller lens.
Fuji X : 18-55mm f2.8-4. About the same size, excellent IQ.

Enough said.

Edit: Mirrorlessrumor says it's no fake
http://www.mirrorlessrumors.com/the-image-is-real-also-digilux-series-has-that-kind-of-lens-marks/

i would rather get the E-P5 with the kit ( EVF + 17mm F1.8 ) and keep the rest of the money in my pocket.

If I'm allowed a guess, I would agree with others that this is a system camera. A fixed 3.5-6.4 (!) seems so un-Leica to me. 11th of June is not that far away!

It's 'Messsucher'. Yep, it's got 3 's', it's not a typo.

an alternative to the RX1 from Sony - fixed focal length

I only make predictions after June 11th. :x

Got to get up to speed dpreview. There is nothing ironic about the Mini M name because that isn't the name. In the teaser all of them are called M, going from M Nano, to M Micro, to M mini, finally up to the inspiration of them all, the M. Well, not the digilux, that wasn't inspired by anything but Panasonic. Anyhow, that's that then. Only one real M, and it will stay that way.

I'd say it's a fake:
- Letters on front of lens don't follow Leica lettering layout
- Front of lens says 18-48, barrel up to 70
- Video record button doesn't look round
- Lens is too slow
- Doesn't look like it would fit in the box from teaser image

I wouldn't mind a m4/3 with a new set of leica lenses and an included M lens adaptor.

Hooray for me! I got the prediction down right last week; sensor type , mirrorless, name of the camera AND exact price! I feel like the Nostradamus of the camera world! :)

Leica has lost its mind. The X2 isn't selling worth squat at US$2,000 so they decide to make a zoom variant with an exceedingly slow lens for over US$3,000?? I can tell you right now, this thing won't sell hardly at all. If this was built like the old mini cm zoom (35-70, f/3.5-6.5) with a 35mm sensor and a partially collapsing lens, then yeah, it might have a chance at that price. But this thing is enormous and uses an aps-c sensor. If this is it and the lens is permanently fixed, then its a still-born baby.

I hope, for Leica's sake, this is a new SYSTEM camera. Still, that is one gawdawful slow lens even for a kit lens.

Re-Branded Panasonic GX2 would have been more exciting.

Whatever happened to DPReview's policy of not re-printing rumors? Was this abandoned because it was seen as having become an irrelevant gesture, or because there was a realization that rumors are good for site traffic, advertising revenue, and visits to the Gear Shop?

The surprise for me is the lens choice. A 24mm to 80mm would have been a much more interesting choice and still manageable in size. And 3.5 to 6.4 is not bright enough for most users. Since it is likely to use that 16mp sony sensor , it means that the new 2.34 million EVF. Will be the sole advantage over a Ricoh GXR with the A16 module. Pretty lame even for Leica

Harold

Groundbreaking......price!

If this is true, Leica continues to be so predictable. A true "Entry Level M" along the lines of a Digital CL is what is needed. Not another overpriced point and shoot bearing the Red Dot.

Any camera labeled a Mini M should be able to accept M mount lenses.. this is just another overpriced camera that "looks" like a Leica.

I love Leica gear but sheesh, will they ever listen to the market... oh, I forgot, they're Leica.. they don't have to.

So dpreview is now in the rumors business?

Makes the Sony RX1 look like a bargain

So how much is the red dot alone? About $2000? A little bit too much..

i'll wait for the panasonic

Hey, leica. have you seen Fuji's X Pro 1? You are once again about one year and six months late to the party.