Leica M11 100 edition camera and event where is London ?

[matt736]

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Doesn’t it feel wrong that Leica doesn’t recognise as an important landmark London in its anniversary year with an event and a Special edition camera. It’s recently done New York in honour of its M user heritage , but I am compelled to write this before this year’s events slips away. We have great users of M cameras in the UK ,Matt Stuart who I have had the privilege of meeting and working with on a street photography courses ,Tom Stoddart who extensively covered the war in Sarajevo with M film bodies and Mike Chudley who does great street work with an M11P and now a film MP .The full list of cities for the 100 year is Dubai , Milan , New York , Shanghai and Tokyo, culminating in an anniversary week in Wetzlar. I have been an avid user of Leica cameras for the last 25 years and feel London should have a Leica 100 year anniversary event and camera . I hope Leica reads this and adds London to it’s anniversary year celebration .

[pedaes]

11 minutes ago, matt736 said:

and camera

Would you commit to buying one?

[matt736]

4 minutes ago, pedaes said:

Would you commit to buying one?

 

I’m going to say yes if they bring an event to London like they did in New York.

 

 

 

but an event would have been nice. 

[matt736]

14 minutes ago, Al Brown said:

Every major city in the world not mentioned could thus be butthurt... but it is not. There can only be 6 chosen ones. Zis is ze Jerry revenge for Brexit.

You are right but I’m standing up for London as it’s my capital city . If it’s punishment for Brexit then so be it .

[NigelG]

I think you’re obviously forgetting the long heritage of street/press/war/reportage images taken on Ms in Dubai 😉

Edited May 8 by NigelG

[weatherproof]

I wonder if this decision was made by both Wetzlar and the dealers in the cities. I can picture HQ calling up the dealer in a city and asking them if they're confident they can sell a hundred M11s in 3-4 months or not. Having a commemorative edition sit around a year after release isn't a good look. Though one figures with all the finance money in London that there would have been large enough market.

[dugby]

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Maybe a review of history circa 100 yrs ago (post 1919) was a period Germany may not wish to reflect with the UK ….?

[pedaes]

21 minutes ago, dugby said:

Maybe a review of history circa 100 yrs ago (post 1919) was a period Germany may not wish to reflect with the UK ….?

I think that is the least likely reason!

[matt736]

 

4 minutes ago, pedaes said:

I think that is the least likely reason!

It’s probably more a financial reason the more I think about it , if Leica is going for the wealthiest cities then it chose wisely . Still I made my case and stand by it .

[Kiwimac]

How about Auckland or Wellington?

 

 Brian Brake will be spinning in his grave. 

[matt736]

3 minutes ago, Kiwimac said:

How about Auckland or Wellington?

 

 Brian Brake will be spinning in his grave. 

I know everyone wants a piece of the action , Leica has chosen its cities and if it’s not yours don’t blame me.😊

[BernardC]

18 hours ago, weatherproof said:

I wonder if this decision was made by both Wetzlar and the dealers in the cities.

A lot of special editions are commissioned by importers. I would ask Leica UK to check their spam folder, maybe they missed that email thread. Or maybe they didn't feel like ordering 100 cameras and hosting a big event.

[jakontil]

On 5/10/2025 at 1:07 AM, BernardC said:

A lot of special editions are commissioned by importers. I would ask Leica UK to check their spam folder, maybe they missed that email thread. Or maybe they didn't feel like ordering 100 cameras and hosting a big event.

Have you got a response?

i wonder how they decided to party on the chosen cities and bypassing others..im with you london

[Kiwimac]

The other minor irritation is that there appears to be no limited or otherwise distinct M available to people who do not happen to live in those places. 
 

I don’t suppose that someone in London could have rung the NYC Leica store and ordered one of their 100 Years cameras to be shipped, could they?

[Velo-city]

Leica is first and foremost a luxury goods money machine, solely owned by venture capital, trying to maximise profit from a legacy brand. 
 

It would have most likely been a boardroom/CFO decision.  
No one should be surprised.

[BernardC]

4 hours ago, Velo-city said:

Leica is first and foremost a luxury goods money machine, solely owned by venture capital, trying to maximise profit from a legacy brand. 
 

It would have most likely been a boardroom/CFO decision.  
No one should be surprised.

Are there any non-profit camera brands?

[NigelG]

30 minutes ago, BernardC said:

Are there any non-profit camera brands?

Well Oympus post c 2017…😉

[charlesphoto99]

3 hours ago, BernardC said:

Are there any non-profit camera brands?

Are there any other camera brands more concerned with pushing overpriced teddy bears and pencil sets vs making sure legacy batteries are available? I think that's what's meant by profit...