markgay Posted May 22, 2008 Share #21 Posted May 22, 2008 Advertisement (gone after registration) That has to be the tackiest thing I have seen in a long time! It's my favourite lens. One of the reasons I bought into Leica M, and the first Leica lens I ever owned. But what the heck's it doing in a cigar box! I thought Leica had put these snake skin anniversary editions behind it. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Advertisement Posted May 22, 2008 Posted May 22, 2008 Hi markgay, Take a look here Special Limited Edition Noctilux-M. I'm sure you'll find what you were looking for!
markgay Posted May 22, 2008 Share #22 Posted May 22, 2008 But I'm also a lover of Cohibas so, if 16k meant nothing to me.. I would buy myself another Noctilux.. one of the last 100, and put it on my camera. The humidor would be put to best use, chock full of Cuban tobacco. Now those would be the actions of a true afficionado. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
zlatkob Posted May 22, 2008 Share #23 Posted May 22, 2008 But it's not a snake skin anniversary edition, or anything tacky. It's a very tasteful presentation. The cross shape is so you can pull the lens out easily. The drying agent helps for long, long-term preservation. It's a beautiful package and makes a fantastic gift. It makes no sense whatsoever for photographers who use their lenses, but it makes perfect sense for the collector. Artists know that beautiful presentation is good for business, as as limiting an edition. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Riccis Posted May 22, 2008 Share #24 Posted May 22, 2008 Price is $16,100 for this collectable edition. Delivery will start in July 2008. Is that already taking into consideration the upcoming 10% increase or should I budget for $17,710 Cheers, Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
markgay Posted May 22, 2008 Share #25 Posted May 22, 2008 I would never deny anyone their fun, however they get it I'd just point out that in Dale's advert, of the six paragraphs, four are spent describing the qualities of the wooden box. Leica Special Edition Noctilux-M 50mm f/1.0 Ok, we're burying the Noctilux here, so perhaps the coffin deserves some attention. (I didn't mean that, I really didn't. May the Noctilux live forever and may my copy bring pleasure to others after my death). Finally, a serious question. Presumably the final copies of the lens are numbered so someone will end up with the last Noctilux ever produced. Would they know that at the time of purchase or is someone going to just be very, very lucky? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest jimmy pro Posted May 22, 2008 Share #26 Posted May 22, 2008 I thought Leica was trying to shed their negative image of a company that makes ultra-expensive commemoratives for rich collectors to lock away in glass cases. I guess I was wrong. No biggie. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
gwelland Posted May 22, 2008 Share #27 Posted May 22, 2008 Advertisement (gone after registration) I initially had misgivings about this offer but then thought about it for a bit. Zlatkob has a very valid point about the collector/user/voyeur and the end of edition collector only presentation packaged version. It would be mad, obscene and reckless to pay this much money for a lens that is to be used - that's not the intention at all with this edition. Leica could easily have done nothing and just let the last 100 lenses slip into circulation and pensioned off the Noctilux like that. Some lucky owner would end up with the very LAST Noctilux and we'd see it auctioned off somewhere for some ridiculous price anyway (I hate to think of the price that someone will want if they have #1 or #100 of the current crop). Why not let Leica grab some of that speculator market and celebrate the last edition of the lens in style and actually benefit from it. As far as I can see everyone wins - buyers of those last lenses will have a collectors piece that I'm certain will appreciate if only due to the rarity - Leica benefits from some decent margin on lenses that will be sold anyway, plus a legend goes out in style. (Who knows - these may be the last 100 pebbles even Solms couldn't fix ) It will be interesting to see what effect this really has long term on the 'value' of the rest of the Noctilux's out there. Does anyone know how many have been made? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
luigi bertolotti Posted May 22, 2008 Share #28 Posted May 22, 2008 It's a beautiful package and makes a fantastic gift. I do accept gifts.... pity my birthday is 7 months to come... but I already posted the link to 2 or 3 people who usually make some gift to me for my birthday... they'll surely UNDERSTAND...I hope... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
wattsy Posted May 22, 2008 Share #29 Posted May 22, 2008 But it's not a snake skin anniversary edition, or anything tacky. It's a very tasteful presentation. It's tacky, very tacky. I thought Leica were meant to be an embodiment of good taste (Bauhaus inspired design and all that). Incidentally, I thought humidors are meant to maintain an artificially high humidity (stop cigars drying out) yet the anally retentive in humid climates usually keep their lenses in dry cabinets. Presumably I am missing something when it comes to this new "collectable edition"? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted May 22, 2008 Share #30 Posted May 22, 2008 That has to be the tackiest thing I have seen in a long time! It's my favourite lens. One of the reasons I bought into Leica M, and the first Leica lens I ever owned. But what the heck's it doing in a cigar box! I thought Leica had put these snake skin anniversary editions behind it. What ever our own thoughts about this special edition they where probably all sold before they became common knowledge,such is Leica and the world of collectors. Brian Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
gwelland Posted May 22, 2008 Share #31 Posted May 22, 2008 What ever our own thoughts about this special edition they where probably all sold before they became common knowledge,such is Leica and the world of collectors.Brian I would wager that this also means that if this is indeed the case then there will be some opportunist flipping going on soon so that even these nose bleed prices will seem tame by comparison. Such is (insert premium brand with collector cachet) and the world of the old-boy network. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
thrid Posted May 22, 2008 Share #32 Posted May 22, 2008 Good grief. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
desire Posted May 23, 2008 Share #33 Posted May 23, 2008 If only I could afford it... sigh. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
diogenis Posted May 23, 2008 Share #34 Posted May 23, 2008 If there are people paying $15k for 20, or $750 a puff for these, (now, how sad is that considering poverty and starvation in Africa?) why not pay the same for that lens & box? http://www.cigar.com/cigars/viewcigar.asp?brand=456 Even if I can understand that a good cigar can be very tasty, I fail to understand how one can do it, knowing that smoking IS a health hazard, much less requiring to pay $50 or more to get a good one.. Aah, this is the bad face of humanity Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iron Flatline Posted May 23, 2008 Share #35 Posted May 23, 2008 But I'm also a lover of Cohibas so, if 16k meant nothing to me.. I would buy myself another Noctilux.. one of the last 100, and put it on my camera. The humidor would be put to best use, chock full of Cuban tobacco. Read the text again, it's a DEHUMIDIFIER But it's not a snake skin anniversary edition, or anything tacky. It's a very tasteful presentation. The cross shape is so you can pull the lens out easily. The drying agent helps for long, long-term preservation. It's a beautiful package and makes a fantastic gift. It makes no sense whatsoever for photographers who use their lenses, but it makes perfect sense for the collector. Artists know that beautiful presentation is good for business, as as limiting an edition. I love the Noctilux, so the notion of just storing it away kind of breaks my heart. With the other collectible limited edition cameras, it wasn't such a big deal, because you could just use a regular model for everyday shooting... this deprives us of Noctiluxes though. Glad I bought a late-model one 18 months ago for $2,300 I thought Leica was trying to shed their negative image of a company that makes ultra-expensive commemoratives for rich collectors to lock away in glass cases. I actually like a lot of the collectible editions. I really liked the Hermes one, wish they came out with the M8 version... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
andybarton Posted May 23, 2008 Share #36 Posted May 23, 2008 At the risk of upsetting a few loyalist ...... This is a joke. The future of this company is very questionable and with the price points where they are Leica may verywell drive themselves out of business. Dealer cost on the Noct several months ago was 3700.00 go figure. You are not buying "a Noctilux". You are buying a rare object, which could, in fact, be ANY rare object. What you are buying is something that is "One of a hundred". These 100 obviously cannot be compared to the normal retail stock - this is a parallel offer and a completely different market. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
earleygallery Posted May 23, 2008 Share #37 Posted May 23, 2008 Rare like this? Piero Manzoni - Home Page - Piero Manzoni Archive - Archivio Opera Piero Manzoni If people want to collect anything its entirely up to them of course. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
earleygallery Posted May 23, 2008 Share #38 Posted May 23, 2008 It's a beautiful package and makes a fantastic gift. Will you be my friend? It's my birthday next week! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
kenneth Posted May 23, 2008 Share #39 Posted May 23, 2008 There is another way - they should make these editions without glass and charge half the price. After all none of these lenses will ever be used, more likely that the boxes will never be opened! That would be a bit like buying a limited edition Aston Martin without an engine. Totally pointless after all it is the performance of both the lens and the car which is the appeal to owners and collectors alike. Flagship manufacturers produce limited editions of their because they can and I would say well done Leica. I am sure it must be very satisfying for the workers of these companies to these celebration pieces launched Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
pelikan1931 Posted May 23, 2008 Share #40 Posted May 23, 2008 TEST I 50mm LEICA M Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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