
This Leica M9-P Hermes limited edition prototype camera is listed for sale on eBay for $50k:
Last week a brand new Leica M9-P Hermes limited edition camera (serial# 4337374) and the matching Summilux 1,4/50mm ASPH lens (serial# 4142861) were stolen from the Leica Store in Graz, Austria. The number of this special edition is #219 from a total of 300 pieces and the original listing price was $25,000. The thief(s) left the original cartridge, […]
The second Leica M-9p Hermes set shipped few weeks ago. Only few pieces were available for the US market. Elliott Erwitt’s new book I mentioned few days ago is priced at $1,629.15 at Amazon. Koyote’s Baekga chosen as endorsement model for Leica Camera. What’s inside the Leica M4? Leica M Monochrom, part 2 by Erwin Puts. […]
I stopped by my local Leica store today and noticed that they already have the Leica M9-P Hermes edition in stock. This is the first of two available kits and comes with one silver-anodized Summilux-M 50mm f/1.4 ASPH lens. Only 300 pieces will be produced worldwide. The second kit contains three lenses (Summicron-M 28mm f/2 ASPH, Noctilux-M 50mm f/0.95 ASPH and […]
Solms, Germany (May 10, 2012) – Leica Camera AG presents a new limited edition: the Leica M9-P “Edition Hermès”. Following the highly successful Leica MP “Edition Hermès” (2003) and the Leica M7 “Edition Hermès” (2009), this camera is the third in a line of premium special editions of the Leica M-System to be created in […]
Since the introduction of the Leica M9 on 09.09.09, I have seen only two different limited editions of the M9: the first one was for Amateur Photographer magazine and the second one was on display in Tokyo. This is the Leica M9 Hermès Limited Edition – probably a custom made piece, not related to the Titanium […]
PurseBlog.com has an article about the Leica M7 Hermes edition and gallery of what’s in the box. This is the part I found interesting about the included silver chrome 35mm f/1.4 Summilux-M lens: “The unique part about this limited lens is that Leica created a new production process to silver anodize the lens’ aluminum alloy barrel […]