Herr Barnack Posted December 16, 2014 Share #1 Â Posted December 16, 2014 Advertisement (gone after registration) Here is a beautiful new Leica camera being offered in Japan only, and just 30 copies will be made. If you want one, it will sell for $8324 USD plus the cost of round trip airfare to Japan. Now you know what to do with your Christmas money when you get it! Â Leica to offer exclusive Japan-only "Leica M Monochrome Silver Engrave" Model | AkihabaraNews Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
thighslapper Posted December 18, 2014 Share #2 Â Posted December 18, 2014 ....had one for 2 years .... Â there are 3 of us with custom silver chrome MM's with top plate engraving who managed to get Leica to swap black for M-P silver bodywork ....... then the rush to make M240's started and this option vanished ...... Â looks lovely Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
sc_rufctr Posted December 19, 2014 Share #3 Â Posted December 19, 2014 This is interesting... Â "Also, Leica Japan will start offering a classic logo stamp service to the owners of Leica M Monochrome or Leica M-E on March 1. They will add their logo on the camera's top cover" Â I wonder if you could send them a camera to have it done? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
DigitalHeMan Posted December 19, 2014 Share #4  Posted December 19, 2014 This is interesting... "Also, Leica Japan will start offering a classic logo stamp service to the owners of Leica M Monochrome or Leica M-E on March 1. They will add their logo on the camera's top cover"  I wonder if you could send them a camera to have it done?   If this is a 'while you wait' service (unlikely I guess) then I may request it next time I am over there Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaapv Posted December 19, 2014 Share #5 Â Posted December 19, 2014 Leica Germany has an engraving service. Always had, except for the MM in the first year. Cheap it is not. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
farnz Posted December 21, 2014 Share #6  Posted December 21, 2014 … "Also, Leica Japan will start offering a classic logo stamp service ... ... A 'stamp service'? That brings to mind an image of a huge gentleman with bulging forearms in a dimly lit forge swinging a club hammer with juddering force onto a stamp to leave a permanent intaglio in the top plate. Hopefully it's my misinterpretation.  Pete. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
DigitalHeMan Posted December 21, 2014 Share #7  Posted December 21, 2014 Advertisement (gone after registration) A 'stamp service'? That brings to mind an image of a huge gentleman with bulging forearms in a dimly lit forge swinging a club hammer with juddering force onto a stamp to leave a permanent intaglio in the top plate. Hopefully it's my misinterpretation.   Pete.   Yes that's a misinterpretation. They will actually draw the logo on a postage stamp of your choosing.... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Herr Barnack Posted December 22, 2014 Author Share #8 Â Posted December 22, 2014 ....had one for 2 years .... Â there are 3 of us with custom silver chrome MM's with top plate engraving who managed to get Leica to swap black for M-P silver bodywork ....... then the rush to make M240's started and this option vanished ...... Â looks lovely Hmmm, it appears that akihabaranews is a bit behind the curve. They say the M/M was released in August 2014. According to dpreview the press release from Leica announcing the M/M was dated May 10, 2012 ( Leica announces M-Monochrom black-and-white 18MP rangefinder : Digital Photography Review ). Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Edward Louis Marit Posted December 22, 2014 Share #9 Â Posted December 22, 2014 Yes that's a misinterpretation. They will actually draw the logo on a postage stamp of your choosing.... Â Â For only 1200 Euros... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaapv Posted December 22, 2014 Share #10 Â Posted December 22, 2014 I doubt that The engraving on my MM was not even half that. Admittedly two years ago and in Solms. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Edward Louis Marit Posted December 22, 2014 Share #11 Â Posted December 22, 2014 I doubt that The engraving on my MM was not even half that. Admittedly two years ago and in Solms. Â Â I was mainly being silly JAAP, however it's useful to know what the actual cost is . Do they need to keep the camera for a long time or can it be done fairly quickly? I am in Frankfurt a lot and it occurred to me that I could perhaps preorder a new top plate engraved, and then have them switch it over a day or two at the factory? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
thighslapper Posted December 22, 2014 Share #12 Â Posted December 22, 2014 My custom silver chrome came with a 10% premium ....... which is extortionate when you consider they only pinched some parts from the M9-P production line and swapped them for the black bits ..... Â ....... and it only took them 12 weeks ...... and that was with a fair amount of prodding and finally direct intervention from Leica Mayfair..... Â ....... but I have now come to the reluctant acceptance that nothing with Leica is quick or cheap and don't get worked up about it anymore ....... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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