Messsucherkamera Posted December 2, 2012 Share #1 Â Posted December 2, 2012 Advertisement (gone after registration) I'm wondering if anyone has this book yet or has seen a copy in the physical (other than online) realm? Â Disclaimer: Before I'm admonished to use the searh function - I did. Â I found only one post regarding this book and it was auf deutsch. My German language skills are rudimentary (admittedly a travesty for a Leica adherant and connoisseur) so I was unable to comprehend the post. Â Any information on this book or a quick and basic book review would be greatly appreciated. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Advertisement Posted December 2, 2012 Posted December 2, 2012 Hi Messsucherkamera, Take a look here Question about "Ninety Nine Years Leica" book. I'm sure you'll find what you were looking for!
pedaes Posted December 2, 2012 Share #2 Â Posted December 2, 2012 http://www.l-camera-foum.com/leica-forum/leica-m9-forum/261668-my-m9-now-immortalised-leica-history.htmrl. Â There was the above thread. David Farkus (Red Dot forum) says US dealers have 1500 copies to sell. Amazon have only the German language version and can't find a source in Europe of English version. David's resume repeats the publishers referenced in the earlier thread. If it helps. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
iedei Posted December 2, 2012 Share #3 Â Posted December 2, 2012 i was also thinking of buying this. does anyone here have it? HOW is it? worth the $$$? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
andybarton Posted December 2, 2012 Share #4 Â Posted December 2, 2012 I saw lots of copies at Photokina. If it hadn't been so expensive and heavy, I'd have bought a copy. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Messsucherkamera Posted December 3, 2012 Author Share #5  Posted December 3, 2012 http://www.l-camera-foum.com/leica-forum/leica-m9-forum/261668-my-m9-now-immortalised-leica-history.htmrl. There was the above thread. David Farkus (Red Dot forum) says US dealers have 1500 copies to sell. Amazon have only the German language version and can't find a source in Europe of English version. David's resume repeats the publishers referenced in the earlier thread. If it helps.  The link doesn't work... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
pop Posted December 3, 2012 Share #6 Â Posted December 3, 2012 Does this one work better? http://www.l-camera-forum.com/leica-forum/leica-m9-forum/261668-my-m9-now-immortalised-leica-history.html Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay B Posted December 3, 2012 Share #7 Â Posted December 3, 2012 Advertisement (gone after registration) My copy is waiting for me at my dealers. I might have time to get in Monday or Tuesday; I'll leave a review shortly thereafter. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Belicosos Posted December 17, 2012 Share #8 Â Posted December 17, 2012 Received a German copy from Amazon (didn't understand a single sentence in it) and found the pictures so interesting I had to order an English version which is available from Dale Photo. Its a really nice easy reading book with snippets of information related to anything Leica over the last...... yes...... 99 years. I recommend it. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
wattsy Posted December 17, 2012 Share #9  Posted December 17, 2012 Is the book any good? If the sample pages in this link are anything to go by, the book looks like a heavier and thicker version of either an in-flight magazine – the kind of thing you flick through in about 30 seconds – or one of those slightly generic graphic design year books. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
pedaes Posted December 17, 2012 Share #10 Â Posted December 17, 2012 Leica Mayfair now have English version available. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
iedei Posted December 17, 2012 Share #11  Posted December 17, 2012 Is the book any good? If the sample pages in this link are anything to go by, the book looks like a heavier and thicker version of either an in-flight magazine – the kind of thing you flick through in about 30 seconds – or one of those slightly generic graphic design year books.  i received my book, but however have not had the chance to look through it yet.  i will say this----its packaging is beautiful, with a lovely hard sleeve holding it. It is definitely NOT like an in-flight magazine. I am still waiting to get a couple minutes to myself so i can sit down with it and enjoy it. From the quick glances i've seen, it is beautifully made. I'm sure it will be a collector's piece in the future. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jippiejee Posted December 19, 2012 Share #12 Â Posted December 19, 2012 I bought the English version. The first page was torn so I had to return it to get another copy. It's a beautiful book to own if you love Leica and its history. There's also a weird mistake about the M8 in it though. While the text is correctly saying it was launched in 2006, the large illustration says 2008 and so does the timeline on the bottom of the page. Some designer got carried away by the number 8... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Messsucherkamera Posted December 19, 2012 Author Share #13 Â Posted December 19, 2012 My guess is that this book will be like anything else with the red dot on it: If you buy it and don't like it, wait twelve months. (or until it is sold out, whichever comes first) and put it up for sale. You'll make money. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jippiejee Posted December 19, 2012 Share #14 Â Posted December 19, 2012 Here's the strange mistake on the M8: Â Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
iedei Posted December 19, 2012 Share #15 Â Posted December 19, 2012 Here's the strange mistake on the M8:Â Â weird....although the M8.2 came out in 2008....but they don't mention that in the caption. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
earleygallery Posted December 19, 2012 Share #16 Â Posted December 19, 2012 From what I've seen it looks like the type of book you flick through for an hour when you first get it, then it's put on the bookshelf, and stays there! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
sblitz Posted December 20, 2012 Share #17 Â Posted December 20, 2012 more likely the coffee table, but yes, it would collect dust along with the puts book, but they are beautiful to look at and leaf through no question .... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
FrozenInTime Posted December 20, 2012 Share #18 Â Posted December 20, 2012 I picked a copy up at Leica Mayfair yesterday and had a first pass through it last night. Â It's a mix of facts and interesting photos tied together with a lot of superficiality. Content wise, it reminds me of a cross betwen an advertising leaflet and a book from a discount store such as 'bargain books'. Â As others have said, it's a coffee table book; it does not intimidate and would be very suitable for casual guests, non Leica users, to flick through. Â I think there was one omission/error : no mention of the MP and stating the M7 was the only film option remaining. I will have to scan through the book again to verify this - perhaps I missed something. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
bill Posted December 20, 2012 Share #19  Posted December 20, 2012 I am amused - albeit mildly irritated - by the extent to which the front cover resembles the Forum Charity Books. Still, I suppose that imitation is the sincerest form of flattery  It is certainly a coffee table tome; I actually have smaller coffee tables. In fact one could fit legs to it and dispense with the tabletop...  Regards,  Bill Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
andybarton Posted December 20, 2012 Share #20  Posted December 20, 2012 I am amused - albeit mildly irritated - by the extent to which the front cover resembles the Forum Charity Books. Still, I suppose that imitation is the sincerest form of flattery  First thing I noticed when I saw it in Photokina. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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