Stefan Daniel (Leica Executive Vice President of Technology and Operations) spoke to members of the Leica Society International in Dublin on October 14 and had some very interesting comments/remarks – here is a recap: The Leica CL system is dead (reported multiple times on the blog) Leica mirrorless medium format camera is scheduled for production […]
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 […]
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