Leica i9 Concept Combines Leica And Apple Hardware To Form A Camera
<div class='os_post_top_link'><a href='http://pocketnow.com/iphone/leica-i9-concept-turns-iphone-into-high-end-digital-camera' target='_blank'>http://pocketnow.com/iphone/leica-i...-digital-camera</a><br /><br /></div><p><em>"An intriguing concept design, the Leica i9, attempts to reexamine that boundary between the two sides, using Leica camera components alongside an Apple iPhone 4."</em></p><p><img height="342" src="http://images.thoughtsmedia.com/resizer/thumbs/size/600/wpt/auto/1303786775.usr117680.jpg" style="border: 1px solid #d2d2bb;" width="548" /></p><p>The Leica i9 is an interesting concept that marries the lens of a Leica with the processing power and display of an iPhone 4. The back of the i9 is basically an iPhone dock and will be upgradeable to accommodate newer versions of the iPhone when they are released. The expected retail price if the i9 concept makes it to market is between $900 to $1,200. </p>
First of all, who cares? It's a concept not a real product.
Second, only very wealthy or very crazy people would buy it. iPod/iPhone product changes are too frequent to support a camera of this pedigree. Leica would release the product and get, at most, a year's life out of all their work. I would hope Leica has more business sense than that.
Leica i9 Concept Combines Leica And Apple Hardware To Form A Camera
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