When I wrote my April 1 article on the M3D screenless M it wasn’t as tongue-in-cheek as you might have thought. The M-D, which arrived at 2 pm this afternoon, had been heavily remoured (although I don’t publish rumours, I stick with manufacturers’ embargoes wherever possible) and I had a fairly good idea the camera would be launched soon. I didn’t really expect it to have a faux film-advance lever, but the rest of my conjecture was pretty accurate. Of course, I was able to rely on the previous knowledge of the M60 Edition.
I am delighted Leica had the strength of purpose to go through with this camera and bring it to dealers’ shelves. They’ve played a blinder and the M-D is what Leica enthusiasts have been waiting for. I can’t wait to get my hands on one for test, although I suspect this is one camera I could review sight unseen.
I just looked at the owners manual of that new M-D and I can’t help that this camera is definitely not a camera for serious photographers, but for people who already have everything, having excess money to spend. I love my Leica M-P (240) with all it’s features and flexibility that allow me to use Leica (M and R) glass from 18 to 500 mms if needed, do macro, as well as so called classic "Street Photography".
At such a high price the camera is too restricted. I’ll never buy a camera like this. To me it feels like having a brand new Porsche 911 without dashboard and instruments and the first 2 gears only.
Does the M-D user have to send in the camera when the memory is full to get the photos developed? 🙂 😉
"April Fool not so foolish after all"….
And neither am I Michael… This is ridiculously overpriced by about a grand… I will not be going for this.
Not happy.
Nice one!