Sir Jonathan Ive to design one-of-a-kind Leica M rangefinder

how does one "type" that sound you make sticking half of the tongue out and blow out with the mouth closed around the tongue (kinda sounds like a f..t?)?
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Uh, did most of you read 'the unique, Ive-designed M rangefinder will be auctioned in summer 2013'? That means there will be 1. This is not a consumer product, or a real product at all for that matter, its because they know they can combine Leica and Apple and got a ton of money from some rich person and put that money to charitable use rather than sitting in someone's stock portfolio, good for them - sure, it's probably a PR gimmick too, the end result is the same.

This will not destroy Leica design, revolutionize Leica design, revolutionize the industry, destroy the industry, or otherwise have much of an impact at all on Leica, Apple, the industry or the world in general. Quite complaining and go take some pictures.

Oh .... Holy Mac .... I worship you !
Oh .... Holy Leica .... I worship you !
You are the only true joybringers to all of man kind .... We worship you !!!

No hostility against "holy brands " please :-)

..... now if we were to discus Sony's and Hasselblad's Lunar eclipse here ...
pfui, yuck, kotz, brech, vomit, p..s, w...k, f...k,c...p....

Wow some of you need to get a life. If you seriously hate Apple design so much chances are your photography is probably s*&#.

It is interesting how many people reply to this news, without having actually read the news, and believing that Leica really is about to launch on the market a product designed by Ive. I'm the only one who finds it funny? :D

Sir ? rofl. Monarchy = parasites

I am constantly amazed with the negative comments on the site. Wow. It just never ends. I think it's great to see companies value design and challenge themselves and others. Putting quality before quantity. I can't afford a lot of the products posted, but you can be sure photography wouldn't be what it is today without them.

I've seen a possible next gen AppLeica. A fresh look at a camera line badly in need of 21st century tech. Ive may start thinking about photographers instead of phonefotographers. Start with a Sigma Merrill imaging chip. But take it outside of Sigma's me too myopia.

Imagine being able to control aperture or lens angle by voice, or command "flash off" by saying it. Or invoke saved settings like "indoor sports" or "open shade" and have the camera bring up settings appropriate for the situation.

As long as we are adding features, local WiFi to a cell phone or laptop, or to a remote eyepiece clipped inside a pair of shades. How about eye controlled focus point, like Canon was able to do in the film era but seems unable to do now (hint, patents do expire)

Put all that in an Apple retail store where I could actually handle equipment before buying and after the sale get warranty and advice in support. As for the logo? A red circle with a byte out of the side ( C TM.
Daniel

You mean the design that makes iMacs overheat and whereby all ports are behind the computer?

Let me guess: it'll be white, every button will have three functions - none of them clear, and it won't come with any instructions, because if you have to ask, you're not one of the klan...

Sorry, I am not convinced the approach of Leica authorities about the designing of a new Leica M. The designing chance of Leica M is given to the new comers’ in the field rather than "Sir Jonathan Ive" but design must be accepted only according to the strict high level designing parameters. Basically I am a Graphic Designer but I have a trained eye regarding all the relevant fields of designing; unfortunately I have not got any chance in my life to express my creative abilities because I born in most ignorant part of the world ......! In short where world topmost designers end their design exercise I start thinking from there......! If Leica’s gives me a chance to design their new Leica M rangefinder, I assured that I will perform my duty with best of my competitive spirit, creative abilities, knowledge and believe.

If you think about it, the Leica X2 has already that Apple-like sophisticated simplicity. It could have been an Ive design.

Designer's cameras? Pentax K-1 and Hassy "Luni" come to my ugly nightmare.

If it's an Apple-like design: yawn... no, thanks, I have seen enough boring, lame, bland flat alu or white plastic design, sorry.

Well, he has to pay for that new 17 million dollar home he just bought somehow.

>Yes right, I hope that Bonobo knows that Leica is well known to have >participated in war efforts and atrocities.

Actually that is not true, if you are referring to WWII. There is a full documentary available that chronicles how the Leitz family saved hundreds of Jews and other prosecuted individuals from the Nazis.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leica_Freedom_Train

It will not be permitted to to have FLASH, pop-up or otherwise.

Will have non-removable battery, memory will be non-removable, will use a totally different unique plug, $50 adapter will be available. If held incorrectly will fail to work, in that case a case will be required. Some times will burn on people pocket. And will be manufactured in factory were people comit suicides. Will cost 2+ times more then normal product.

That sounds like a typical apple product.

Seriously I can't WAIT to see what he comes up with!!! ...exciting!

Will the battery and flash memory be built in? Will it only shoot jpegs? If held incorrectly in a user's hand will it fail to function?

1. Jonathan Ives is a great designer

2. I don't care how my camera looks, only how it functions.

3. This is mainly a naming/branding exercise.

4. Rich/luxury items these days are usually bog standard equipment coated in gold, veneered in exotic wood, or studded with jewels. It's old style luxury mixed with modern technology and never works well. Give me a luxury camera that is truly different; flawless f/1.2 lenses, 20FPS frame rate, something that is a technical achievement. Not a name and an appearance.

So there.

My nominee for first entry should DPR ever start its own version of SI's "Signs the Apocalypse Is Upon Us" column.

It probably won't have user a changeable battery or memory card.
Complete waste of time, just a gimmick.

$10 on another ripped-off Braun design. Looking forward to!

The amount of hostility here toward a fundraiser for Reporters without Borders is surprising.

If Leica wants to support reporters, they should release a digital M camera that photojournalists can afford to actually use in the field... Like they used to.

A designer camera was a bad move on Pentax' part but in this case it's the perfect camera brand for such a pairing.

Many buy Leica for the same reason they buy Apple... it's a fashion statement. That being the case, who would be a better choice for a designer Leica than Johnny?

Yes, Leica makes usually good cameras and excellent lenses and there are those who buy them for their quality but there are also many sheep who buy them simply because it makes a statement to those who have no red dot.

I simply wouldn't be seen in the Hamptons without one. :-)

Canon already made an i-pod that you attach to a lens - the EOS M. Just make it thinner, add the half eaten apple, and charge some insane price.

Oh but the User Interface!!! Power zoom would be controled only by two-finger touch screen of course. Apeture and shutter control would be apps that you need to download for $5 each.

how is this news, it would be if they had something to show, but, announcing tha tthey are working on it is not news, but, free PR which DPR simply took the bait

It will be equipped with a patent lawsuit ...

Good luck ! Apple has lost its way (new iPhone 5 anyone?) so why not ?

Has to be the eica.

This "designer version" stuff is so 80s...

It will end up looking very much like the Nikon J1, except on the back there are no buttons. All touch screen. RF is probably dropped.

Bizarre

Most bizarre tech story this year. Apple first suing their supplier Samsung. And now getting the next hardware vendor into their desperate vision decline grip: Leica – the weak Barnack name misuser. My god. The now Leica with the Louis Vuitton boutique appeal of sensors, others had to design and to manufacture. Zero Leica contribution to anything today.

Apple and Leica – the total climax. I will short Apple stock in about six months. Leica in Wetzlar – forget it. You even cannot short this.

Android fanboys are so cute whenever anything even peripherally to do with Apple is mentioned.