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Congrats on the new S Joe! Glad to see you continuing the tradition.
Happy New Year!!!
Owners login area. Once you register your S lens you can use the link in the owners area to download the voucher. It will be pre-filled out with your dealer info and the lens info.
WOW…Now it's December? What happened to October 2012?
I've lost count of how many resets we have been given on the arrival of the CS lenses. Isn't it pointless to even give another “expected arrival date”?
I know that Leica feels that they have pacified the need for these by introducing the S-Hasselblad adapter but they are wrong. All they have done is tell us to go with Hasselblad if you need leaf shutter functionality.
Production delays are one thing but year, over year, over year “push-backs” are just plain misrepresentation!
In the past, I would ascribe a 6-9 month fudge factor to any Leica announcement but the CS lens issue is one for the record books.
David, I know that you're just the messenger but do you ever tell your Leica contacts that this has gone beyond being absurd? Do they show any concern for the S user base or is it a “you'll get it when you get it and you'll like it” attitude?
As good business people, they must not see a real need for this in the market or they would have met the earlier expectations. Perhaps it's seen as a nice to have and not a need to have.
I know that I'm rambling but as you can see, I'm frustrated, Ugh!
I'll be sure to ask them about the quality control around announcements, not just the gear. (they did say October 2012 for the CS lenses, didn't they?)
Remind me again how long it has been since they first promised these!
I think that it's astounding that we are seeing the announcement of a replacement S camera before the first deliveries of these lenses.
I'm currently waiting on 5 CS lens replacements (via vouchers) and I'm really disappointed.
There are delays, and then there is taking your base for granted.
Great shot David!
I just received mine as well…pure excitement!
Given Leica's history with the S system (i.e. Introducing the CS lenses years ago and actually upgrading their specs prior to actual release), I suppose it is actually possible the they could announce an S3 with some new specs but not deliver it for a year to take advantage of some new tech. I find the “announce and deliver in a year” process irritating and would appreciate Leica spending as much time on their supply chain and fulfillment as they do on their engineering.
Don't get me wrong, I love the S2 and the S lenses! While I shoot other 35mm systems as well as a Phase IQ180, the S2 has given me the most satisfying photography experience. However, I would rather see “cleaner” S2 images up to 2500 ISO than an S3 with ISO up to 10000 and lack tonal range and detail between 1250-10000.
In any event, only a few more weeks and we will know where Leica is heading with the S system.
