I talked to a Leica collector who claimed that he was able to see a prototype of a new MF Leica camera. It is allegedly all European (German and Swiss), looks like a Contax 645 without a digital back, it is black and does not look similar to Hy6, it is able to shoot DNG and JPEG files simultaneously, the focal plane shutter is based on the design of Sinar-M and is manufactured in Schweizerland, the reflex unit is smaller than 645 and is of German origin. The most confusing part of this rumour that the collector was sure that the new MF Leica did not have card slots and had the internal memory. No info on the sensor, he was told that the size was not finalized and it was planned to use the same Kodak sensor the less expensive Sinar back will have.
Bernard
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