NEW: Leica M11 and Noctilux-M 50 f/1.2 ASPH. as Glossy Black Edition

[Morry]

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I wanted either M11P, M, or D, in any case with CAI and this Glossy Black Paint on brass.

 

So unfortunately every M camera for me is now half baked🙃

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[setuporg]

You know the battle is lost when you post photos of your current camera.  It only means you want the new one next to it.

[jakontil]

27 minutes ago, setuporg said:

You know the battle is lost when you post photos of your current camera.  It only means you want the new one next to it.

That’s what i thought .. 

[Big John]

14 hours ago, Al Brown said:

To get rid of overstock.

 

9 hours ago, setuporg said:

So, glossy black with gorgeous knurling or 256GB of (glitchy) internal memory and content authenticity?

I really can’t see why Leica would choose the M11 for a BP variant, rather than an 11P. It might be that they have excess stock of M11 bodies.  I gather that this is not a limited edition so will exist as an alternative to the standard M11. 
 

And isn’t the consensus opinion that freezing issues are much less common on the 11P (with latest firmware), making the M11 (non P model) questionable?

 

Why not give us an ME11?

[SnapJimmy]

3 hours ago, setuporg said:

You know the battle is lost when you post photos of your current camera.  It only means you want the new one next to it.

I guess I always can if I feel like it.

[RMF]

8 hours ago, Big John said:

 

I really can’t see why Leica would choose the M11 for a BP variant, rather than an 11P. It might be that they have excess stock of M11 bodies.  I gather that this is not a limited edition so will exist as an alternative to the standard M11. 
 

And isn’t the consensus opinion that freezing issues are much less common on the 11P (with latest firmware), making the M11 (non P model) questionable?

 

Why not give us an ME11?

Perhaps the Glossy Black bodies are from the old stock of the silver colored (brass body) M11’s that they discontinued?

[hdmesa]

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9 hours ago, Big John said:

...isn’t the consensus opinion that freezing issues are much less common on the 11P (with latest firmware), making the M11 (non P model) questionable?...

No, the M11 "questionable" thing is referring to early production M11 that may or may not have hardware issues. So that concern, which not all of us seem to share, is limited to buying used M11s without a warranty and/or from a seller without a generous return policy.

Basically all M11 variants are solid under 2.1.3, though some minor issues remain that Leica has said they are aware of and working on. 

[hdmesa]

9 hours ago, Big John said:

...Why not give us an ME11?

Maybe this glossy black M11 signals a new approach from Leica – release many more variants to keep the hype going. I wouldn't be surprised if all of a sudden Leica tests the waters with and M11-EVF model that some of us have desperately wanted to own and use alongside our traditional M11s with the optical finder.

[T I N O]

Desperately want an EVF, one with no option to tweak its magenta cast 👍

[MyLeicaWorld]

Some say Leica passed the Safari and the Reporter versions this time; but I don’t think so, they will watch the black paint sales and then decide to release these two models. Just my opinion..

[caloosajo]

3 hours ago, hdmesa said:

Maybe this glossy black M11 signals a new approach from Leica – release many more variants to keep the hype going. I wouldn't be surprised if all of a sudden Leica tests the waters with and M11-EVF model that some of us have desperately wanted to own and use alongside our traditional M11s with the optical finder.

Maybe that’ll be the M11-E? Absence of mechanical rangefinder makes way for lower price point. Do away with triple resolution and I’d consider that a legitimate backup option for my kit. 

[hdmesa]

57 minutes ago, caloosajo said:

Maybe that’ll be the M11-E? Absence of mechanical rangefinder makes way for lower price point. Do away with triple resolution and I’d consider that a legitimate backup option for my kit. 

Doing away with a feature like the triple resolution would add cost since they'd have to remove the code from the firmware, and there likely dependencies throughout that would have to be modified as well. It's not a chip/hardware that can just be removed to save cost.

I hope the EVF version isn't cheaper, because that would mean they use a lower resolution viewfinder. I want to see them use a 9 million dot EVF with a faster processor in the camera, which would keep the price point about the same.

[hdmesa]

1 hour ago, MyLeicaWorld said:

Some say Leica passed the Safari and the Reporter versions this time; but I don’t think so, they will watch the black paint sales and then decide to release these two models. Just my opinion..

I sure hope they don't skip them either, especially the Safari. It's just free money for Leica for minor cosmetic changes that draw trade-ups and new buyers.

[tangfj]

On 11/22/2024 at 10:14 PM, SnapJimmy said:

I don’t see much merit in purchasing the M11 Glossy Paint for those of us who own the M10-R Black Paint. Additionally, covering the back screen eliminates the need to buy the M11-D as well.

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Curious to know what shutter release is this one?

[Jeff S]

On 11/22/2024 at 12:25 PM, Al Brown said:

Well, Leica and many others thought it was a good idea and Leica just scored its 100 year high record fiscal profit so they must be doing this right.

Can you share report regarding profits?  I only saw reports of record revenues.

Jeff

[hdmesa]

41 minutes ago, Jeff S said:

Can you share report regarding profits?  I only saw reports of record revenues.

Jeff

They don't share that data, do they? If they were publicly traded...

[Jeff S]

Just now, hdmesa said:

They don't share that data, do they? If they were publicly traded...

Of course, that’s why I asked him to share and validate his claim.
 

Jeff

[SnapJimmy]

2 hours ago, tangfj said:

Curious to know what shutter release is this one?

You mean the soft release button?

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[tangfj]

2 hours ago, SnapJimmy said:

You mean the soft release button?

Thanks... and yes... I think I found one similar or the same... the "Squarehood Silver Mini Soft Shutter Button"?

[hdmesa]

3 hours ago, Jeff S said:

Of course, that’s why I asked him to share and validate his claim.
 

Jeff

At least record revenue is not bad news. Hopefully they use some of that to reduce repair wait times.