m.b.p. Posted September 15, 2022 Share #201 Posted September 15, 2022 Advertisement (gone after registration) On 8/22/2022 at 7:52 AM, calijax said: For anyone looking. My beloved M10-P Reporter is up for sale at Camera West. Traded in for another very special body. https://www.camerawest.com/used/leica-m10-p-reporter-boxed-5508900 I just missed this listing. I've been looking all over for this camera. Please let me know if anyone has leads. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Advertisement Posted September 15, 2022 Posted September 15, 2022 Hi m.b.p., Take a look here New Special Edition: The Leica M10-P "Reporter" in Kevlar Cover. I'm sure you'll find what you were looking for!
calijax Posted September 15, 2022 Share #202 Posted September 15, 2022 It looks like it is still available on their site. G'luck...I miss it already Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
overexposed Posted September 17, 2022 Share #203 Posted September 17, 2022 can anybody provide images with the original fabric having changed in color already? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jakontil Posted September 18, 2022 Share #204 Posted September 18, 2022 4 hours ago, Al Brown said: So I have dug deeper into the matter... a few days ago this EU Leica Boutique received a brand new M10-P Reporter and the date on the box is 2022/07/15 which kinda sets the bar on the Reporter being "sold out" in March last year (2021) very low... Here is the box sticker and the single unit of the Reporter camera they received (currently reserved for me). Welcome, dear visitor! As registered member you'd see an image here… Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! Dang! It’s a beauty… i have been the biggest fan of safari.. but this reporter green finish is on another level to my eyes from beauty perspective 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
overexposed Posted September 20, 2022 Share #205 Posted September 20, 2022 On 9/18/2022 at 4:07 AM, Al Brown said: So I have dug deeper into the matter... a few days ago this EU Leica Boutique received a brand new M10-P Reporter and the date on the box is 2022/07/15 which kinda sets the bar on the Reporter being "sold out" in March last year (2021) very low... Here is the box sticker and the single unit of the Reporter camera they received (currently reserved for me). Welcome, dear visitor! As registered member you'd see an image here… Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! nice, how much did you pay? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
calijax Posted September 27, 2022 Share #206 Posted September 27, 2022 On 9/25/2022 at 11:29 AM, Al Brown said: Those who know will get it. Welcome, dear visitor! As registered member you'd see an image here… Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! ::golf clap:: Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pixeleater Posted September 27, 2022 Share #207 Posted September 27, 2022 Advertisement (gone after registration) Imagepower, your camera looks fantastic. For those that are interested, Billingham introduced a sage/black combo. Sharp looking. Welcome, dear visitor! As registered member you'd see an image here… Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! Link to post Share on other sites Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! ' data-webShareUrl='https://www.l-camera-forum.com/topic/317208-new-special-edition-the-leica-m10-p-reporter-in-kevlar-cover/?do=findComment&comment=4518459'>More sharing options...
jdlaing Posted September 27, 2022 Share #208 Posted September 27, 2022 The never ending search for jewelry to adorn ourselves continues……… We don’t care what a camera does as much as we care what it looks like. 😃 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pixeleater Posted September 27, 2022 Share #209 Posted September 27, 2022 5 minutes ago, jdlaing said: The never ending search for jewelry to adorn ourselves continues……… We don’t care what a camera does as much as we care what it looks like. 😃 Form follows function...always. 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Herr Barnack Posted September 27, 2022 Share #210 Posted September 27, 2022 (edited) Given the fraying of the K****r on the Q2 reporter and the resulting discontent of Q2R owners, I would expect that we have seen the last of Leica special edition cameras covered in "that stuff which bullets can't shoot thru and mentioning the name of in describing it is forbidden by United Federation of Planets law." Edited September 27, 2022 by Herr Barnack 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jakontil Posted September 28, 2022 Share #211 Posted September 28, 2022 9 hours ago, Herr Barnack said: Given the fraying of the K****r on the Q2 reporter and the resulting discontent of Q2R owners, I would expect that we have seen the last of Leica special edition cameras covered in "that stuff which bullets can't shoot thru and mentioning the name of in describing it is forbidden by United Federation of Planets law." Honestly i prefer the touch of leather than any other materials in an M 😂 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pixeleater Posted September 28, 2022 Share #212 Posted September 28, 2022 I prefer the touch of magic when I pickup my M. 😊 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
weatherproof Posted September 28, 2022 Share #213 Posted September 28, 2022 On 9/17/2022 at 10:07 PM, Al Brown said: So I have dug deeper into the matter... a few days ago this EU Leica Boutique received a brand new M10-P Reporter and the date on the box is 2022/07/15 which kinda sets the bar on the Reporter being "sold out" in March last year (2021) very low... Here is the box sticker and the single unit of the Reporter camera they received (currently reserved for me). Hi Al, once you receive your Reporter, may you share which EU Leica Boutique this was? Thanks Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
farnz Posted September 28, 2022 Share #214 Posted September 28, 2022 I use Aramid extensively in my professional life and Kevlar is a just a type of Aramid that Dupont developed for a specific purpose. It's like the similarity between Gatorade and orange juice; there are many different types of orange juice but only one Gatorade owing to the additives that the company puts into it to make it Gatorade. 'Aramid' is an abbreviation of aromatic polyamide and is a class of chemical that can be developed to suit a need. (Aromatic just means that it contains molecular rings, which provide strength and stability.) Kevlar is a purpose-designed material in which Dupont used Aramid yarns to form a lightweight, strong, fabric. I think someone at Leica dropped the ball and didn't properly check out whether they needed permission to use the trade name Kevlar. Perhaps not surprising because it could be argued that "Kevlar" is in common usage and has entered the English language in the same way that "Hoover", "Bubble Wrap" and other eponyms have. Ultimately, for the purpose that Leica has put it to, there would be no difference between using Aramid or Kevlar. Pete. 4 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
weatherproof Posted September 29, 2022 Share #215 Posted September 29, 2022 That last bullet (no pun intended) point about outstanding protection is silly. But I'd hope anyone buying a Q2 would have enough common sense to realize that. I assume using the Kevlar branding requires a lot of other licensing costs and restrictions, which is why Leica scrubbed that. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
weatherproof Posted September 29, 2022 Share #216 Posted September 29, 2022 On 9/28/2022 at 12:47 PM, Al Brown said: I just spent a half an hour on the phone with Wetzlar, the answer was (as always) “maybe it is and maybe it isn’t the last one, we cannot tell you because not even we know what impulsive sudden decisions can follow in the future (from the management)”. All of this would have been easily solved with the formal Leica serial number tracking system they ended that in the 2000s because of several reasons, mainly digitalization (!!! Their words not mine). They also explained that there are no batches of Limited additions with consecitive serial numbers anymore, there can be a few of those and then a few of regular production cameras, again a few limited edition ones etc. etc. So someone at Wetzlar is just rolling the dice while they stamp out serial numbers?! One would hope there'd be an easy way to correspond serial numbers to manufacture years in the future. And Al, if you end up finding another "last Reporter ever made", I'd be interested in taking that second-to-last Reporter off your hands. 😉 Congrats on that amazing find. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
overexposed Posted October 4, 2022 Share #217 Posted October 4, 2022 On 10/1/2022 at 11:40 PM, Al Brown said: The ideal car to go with your Leica M10-P Reporter. German double whammy. Welcome, dear visitor! As registered member you'd see an image here… Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! seats are covered with kevlar? 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Herr Barnack Posted October 10, 2022 Share #218 Posted October 10, 2022 Don't fondle it too much or the k****r covering will begin to fray. 😨 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ejk64 Posted October 22, 2022 Share #219 Posted October 22, 2022 hello , and here is mine from February 2021 whose "kevlar" texture is starting to approach the gray-green of the case , according to the warning from leica. ... it visited france from north to south and from east to west, and venice, florence, istambul, dublin and luxembourg... Welcome, dear visitor! As registered member you'd see an image here… Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! 1 Link to post Share on other sites Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! ' data-webShareUrl='https://www.l-camera-forum.com/topic/317208-new-special-edition-the-leica-m10-p-reporter-in-kevlar-cover/?do=findComment&comment=4542058'>More sharing options...
Huss Posted October 22, 2022 Share #220 Posted October 22, 2022 On 10/1/2022 at 8:40 AM, Al Brown said: The ideal car to go with your Leica M10-P Reporter. German double whammy. Welcome, dear visitor! As registered member you'd see an image here… Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! A serious Leica user would cover all that red to remain inconspicuous. Black tape would work. 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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