Just found that Leica is selling the x1 as a handy kit...

[frozenace]

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Our handy “pro photographer’s essential back-up kit.”

This kit contains the Leica X1 camera, handgrip, viewfinder, memory card and spare battery all neatly packed into a complimentary protective case

 

The yellow box looks like a box for measuring equipment.

[h00ligan]

Yes, pretty ugly! Of course anyone can replicate with some money down for a pelican case and about 5 minutes, but it seems like this may actually be a 'package' deal compared to buying separately.

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[earleygallery]

Yellow What's that all about?

[marknorton]

Not to mention the Hermes M7 relic...

[spylaw4]

Yes, pretty ugly! Of course anyone can replicate with some money down for a pelican case and about 5 minutes, but it seems like this may actually be a 'package' deal compared to buying separately.

 

I make it £1825 plus the case cost when priced up separately, but I"m taking a guess at the SD card size @ 4Gb. So not much of a bargain!

[h00ligan]

Thanks, I was too lazy to look up the price in pounds. it seems every year I become more disconnected *sigh*

[Guest badbob]

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How handy can it be at those prices?

[JeTexas]

It's like a 1987 Sony Sport case. lol

[earleygallery]

More like a Bananas in Pajamas lunchbox!

[grober]

Anyone proposing to use an X1 as backup to an M9 will be sorely disappointed.

 

-g

[ChiILX1]

Why wouldn't they make it a red case? Looks like a Pelican and they have every color of the rainbow, plus black and white.

[AlanJW]

Anyone proposing to use an X1 as backup to an M9 will be sorely disappointed.

 

-g

 

Agree 100%

[ChiILX1]

Anyone proposing to use an X1 as backup to an M9 will be sorely disappointed.

 

-g

 

Yeah... but not if they didn't have another $5,000 for a second M9

[jhluxton]

Reminds me of one of those wood / amulimium Hakuba cases with the foam padding which were all the rage with photographers in the late 70s / early 80s. I bought one as my first proper camera bag for use with a Contax 139 and accessories.

 

Very impractical apart from the fact that the Hakuba was very rugged and even a heavyweight like me could use it as a step to gain extra height.

 

My first "Billy" bag came soon after as the trouble with this Hakuba style case is you have to lay it out flat rather than access it round your neck - hardly ideal for use in the field.

 

When my X1 arrives in next few days it will live in one of of my several Billingham bags so I am not sorry I have missed this deal!

 

John