Vickko
Mentor
"Leica Camera has already ceased production of film cameras."
<http://www.asahi.com/english/TKY201008220143.html>
<http://www.asahi.com/english/TKY201008220143.html>
principe azul
Ian
I will get the popcorn... 
J J Kapsberger
Well-known
Wasn't there a thread about this recently? Hasn't Leica simply paused, not abandoned, film body production to use up accumulated parts inventory?
xayraa33
rangefinder user and fancier
No need to fret.
There are plenty of good used Leica cameras on the market.
There are plenty of good used Leica cameras on the market.
Alpacaman
keen bean
This. I thought that, being a small company, they can't continually produce all lines at once, so they alternate. Of course, digital gets more production time as there is more demand.
Rogrund
Antti Sivén
PMCC
Late adopter.
Taken with a grain of silver salts.
Neare
Well-known
There was a thread about this quite a while back. Basically the reason they gave is beacause they had heaps of stock, so they have temporarily ceased production to maximise the digital M production line.. which is running behind. An interview later with leica said that production could be started up in an instant.
For example... you can still buy A La Carte can't you. So no, they have not ceased production for Film M's entirely.
For example... you can still buy A La Carte can't you. So no, they have not ceased production for Film M's entirely.
Keith
The best camera is one that still works!
I heard their production line was busy with sub contract work ... assembling Bessas and Ikons for Cosina.
Juan Valdenebro
Truth is beauty
I thought the ones wanting less repairs were ZI and Leica...
Cheers,
Juan
Cheers,
Juan
Pirate
Guitar playing Fotografer
Maybe Canon made them stop?
Kristopher
Established
It fun to see how often rumors about Leica stopping production of film camera comes up.
No offence to anyone, but I feel it's a bit like if some people are waiting for Leica to stop building film camera too announce the final and total triumph of digital and have the final word.
Just my opinion.
K
No offence to anyone, but I feel it's a bit like if some people are waiting for Leica to stop building film camera too announce the final and total triumph of digital and have the final word.
Just my opinion.
K
Keith
The best camera is one that still works!
I sometimes muse about how much crap Leica would be in if they hadn't developed and released the digital M!
Dead and gone I suspect!
Dead and gone I suspect!
wgerrard
Mentor
The Asahi story is based on an alleged quote from May. Wouldn't it be rather easy for someone to telephone or email Leica and ask if they've left the film camera business?
back alley
IMAGES
this will, eventually, be the case...
Leigh Youdale
Well-known
Sigh! Someone did, they haven't, and it's very old news that the OP only just seems to have come across. It's not the Apocalypse -yet!
Mackinaw
Think Different
Somebody has. This is from "Leica Rumors" a few weeks back:
"I contacted Christian Erhardt (Vice President of Marketing Photographic Division, Leica Camera USA) and this is the answer he gave me:
“Your questions comes timely, in fact just earlier this week I was in our factory where I saw the production of Leica’s M product lines. While we do not have a constant production of certain lenses and cameras, we have the ability to produce batches of those products. For example: Certain exotic lenses & cameras are produced in batches to be able to produce an economically feasible number of products.
In this case the M analog production line is just next to Leica’s M9 production line to which we have shifted our focus to better manage the backlog and reduce the wait for our customers.
As you might be well aware from the past, we have always stated that as long as it makes sense for Leica Camera AG to produce M analog cameras we will do so. At this time we are reaching our targeted numbers for M analog cameras and do well with the offering of Leica M a la Carte cameras. Just recently Leica Camera AG offered a special Leica M7 Hermes Camera. This camera was quickly sold out and is a sought after collectors camera.
At this time I have no indication that the Leica M analog cameras will be taken out of Leica’s product offering.”
J J Kapsberger
Well-known
There you have it. Long live film.
Keith
The best camera is one that still works!
Read: ... We'll shut the door when we think it's time!
That statement does have a certain inevitability about it to my ears!
Keith
The best camera is one that still works!
Leica will be like alll those rock bands from the sixties and seventies that won't go away ... there will be come backs with the associated celebratory tours!