OMG, the usual suspect(s) creating FUD.
The new S has always been scheduled for second quarter of 2015, from the announcement at PK '14.
Theodoros, I suggest you be a man about it, admit your mistake and change the thread-title.
If you didn't notice we ARE on spring 2015 for a week now.... It is usual practice from manufacturers to have preproduction samples available for testing and reviewing before regular production and availability on the stores starts.
Still, you completely misunderstood my approach. IMO, Leica can't afford to have a product that is second to none and I'm sure this Leica will aim to make a clear performance advantage
on all different aspects of photography than the obvious competition that has dominated MF discussions during the past year and is based on Sony's CMOS sensor.
IMO, the choice of 6 microns pixel pitch on the new sensor, suggests that Leica is not only after a great sensor/processor to use on the (superb body) S-007, but they are designing a new larger sensor base, that will be integrated with larger resolution/image area on to the Sinarbacks, S-007's version will be a cropped version of it and the same sensor will be cropped down to 24x36mm/24mp size for use on the M-series...
My impression is that there is a delay (Leica's people in Photokina where saying that the camera would be available at late March), but this isn't due to "problems" they are facing, it is rather to maximize the camera to every different aspect of performance... That said, I expect a new series of Sinarbacks (based on 6-micron CMOS sensor) announced after the S-007 will start its market career.