As promised, here is the story of the 350kg stainless steel Leica camera from the Foto Henny Hoogeveen Leica store in Lisse, the Netherlands: The sculpture was created by the Chinese artist Liao Yibai. There are only three copies of this “Fake Leica”: one is located in the store in Lisse, Leica Camera AG got the second one and a distributor got […]
New Leica D-Lux 5 limited edition (1500 units produced), US pricing should be around $1,200.00: Versatile digital compact camera in titanium styling with luxury leather case 18 October 2011: Leica Camera AG has today announced a special edition of its successful D-Lux 5 digital camera: the Leica D-Lux 5 Titanium. This elegantly-designed compact camera, with […]
Leica Camera launched a new Leica M7 Xinhai Revolution limited edition in China: “On 10 October, Leica launched in China a limited edition M7 to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the Xinhai Revolution. Distinguished guests were invited to witness the launch of this camera in the ex-residence of Song Ching Ling. Clad in green leather, this edition […]
Leica Camera Japan announced a new “Leica M9-P silver red leather set” limited edition camera. Only 30 pieces will be produced. The camera will come with a silver Leica Elmarit M 28mm f/2.8 ASPH lens. The camera will be available only in the Futago Tamagawa Leica store in Tokyo. Via DC.Watch
New limited edition Leica V-Lux 30 camera was created in collaboration with Japanese designer Kunio Okawara. Only 200 pieces will be produced with a price tag of ¥89,250 (around $1,150). Via Highsnobiety
Here are the full resolution images of the 20 years Leica Shop Vienna special edition cameras, including the M9-P (click on image for larger view): For the celebration of 20 Years Leica Shop Vienna, Dr. Andreas Kaufmann, presented in front of 1000 invited guests three cameras, specially designed for this event. Leica M9-P “20 Years Leica […]
The above pictured camera is described as Leica M9-P “20 Years Leica Shop Vienna” with Leica Noctilux-M 50mm f/0.95 ASPH. My guess is that the special part is the silver Noctilux, since the camera looks exactly like the new M9-P (see also this picture of the same set). Here is the rest of the description:
