martinb Posted December 29, 2008 Share #21 Posted December 29, 2008 Advertisement (gone after registration) Well if they're first saying it's a limited edition of 500 and all of the sudden changes to 10 000 I for sure think it's false marketing.. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Advertisement Posted December 29, 2008 Posted December 29, 2008 Hi martinb, Take a look here D-Lux 4 Titanium?. I'm sure you'll find what you were looking for!
nhabedi Posted December 29, 2008 Share #22 Posted December 29, 2008 Well if they're first saying it's a limited edition of 500 and all of the sudden changes to 10 000 I for sure think it's false marketing.. I don't think Leica ever said anything about 500. Maybe this number was mentioned as a rumor on some third-party websites, but you can't blame Leica for that. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
CX827 Posted December 29, 2008 Share #23 Posted December 29, 2008 yep, as we can see the press release about the titan version was put on their Leica website on 18/12/2008 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
nhabedi Posted December 29, 2008 Share #24 Posted December 29, 2008 Now that I think of it, the first time I saw the number 10,000 mentioned there I thought it was a typo. Not only would this make the camera a non-rarity, I also doubt that Leica would ever be able to sell 10,000 of these. FWIW, I just checked and the very reputable German Leica dealer Martin Meister wrote in his most recent newsletter that there'll be 1,000 D-Lux 4 Titanium cameras. Now, that seems more likely, but of course it's not an official statement from Leica. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
martinb Posted December 29, 2008 Share #25 Posted December 29, 2008 Would be nice to see this clarified. The first info I saw about the titanium version was at Red Dot Cameras - Leica Cameras, Leica Binoculars, Metz Flashguns, Manfrotto Tripods, Leitz and they wrote 500 and it still says 500. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
CX827 Posted December 29, 2008 Share #26 Posted December 29, 2008 nhabedi- i guess there'll be 1000 units available in Germany, maybe.. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
nhabedi Posted December 29, 2008 Share #27 Posted December 29, 2008 Advertisement (gone after registration) nhabedi-i guess there'll be 1000 units available in Germany, maybe.. The exact quote from Meister's email is: "Die Produktion ist auf 1.000 Stück limitiert." Translated, that would be something like (I think) "The production is limited to 1,000 units." So, he talks about the number of cameras that'll be built, not the number of cameras that'll be available in Germany. (Besides, I wouldn't expect Leica to not sell one to the 1,001th German would-be buyer in case they have leftover stock from, say, Japan.) But, as I said, this is just guesswork and not an official word from Leica. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
photogdave Posted December 29, 2008 Author Share #28 Posted December 29, 2008 Maybe it's 1000 per country, for 10 countries? Who really know? I don't think it really matters. I wouldn't be buying it for it's limited-ness, but because I think it looks cool and I haven't bought a black one. (If I was going to buy a black one I'd get the LX3 anyway.) As to the profiteering comment, that word has a bit of a negative connotation. Leica is simply offering a different version of a popular camera. Even at 10,000 there will probably be less of them than the black version so I don't see a problem with saying it's a limited edition. If you don't want one, don't get one. End of. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
carylwithay Posted December 29, 2008 Share #29 Posted December 29, 2008 In reality, since it comes with a leather case, it is about the same price as the black one. Of course, the discount does not apply, but shouldn't it? I also have the $150 coupon from my M8 upgrade. Today, I do have a choice since mine has not come in yet. I shall keep the order in place. Caryl Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
rsolomon Posted December 29, 2008 Share #30 Posted December 29, 2008 Leica has never (to my knowledge) of be say marketeers. Any confusion here is surely in transalation or true mis-communication - but i doubt done as a marketing ploy Rich. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
martinb Posted December 29, 2008 Share #31 Posted December 29, 2008 Something about 500 units worldwide has gone out. Might be from Leica UK, because both reddotcameras and ffordes is saying the same thing. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
nhabedi Posted January 13, 2009 Share #32 Posted January 13, 2009 The exact quote from Meister's email is: "Die Produktion ist auf 1.000 Stück limitiert." Translated, that would be something like (I think) "The production is limited to 1,000 units." Update: He sent out his January newsletter today and wrote that "1,000" was a mistake he made and that the actual number is indeed 10,000. I'm surprised... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
earleygallery Posted January 13, 2009 Share #33 Posted January 13, 2009 I was flicking through the AP earlier at the station and saw a piece about the Titanium Dlux4 which said limited to 10,000 - and remembered this thread. The good news is that if 10,000 is a 'limited edition' they must be selling many many more standard models, and we all like to see Leica selling well. Maybe the other figures people have mentioned are the allocation for that particular market, as opposed to total production? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnastovall Posted January 13, 2009 Share #34 Posted January 13, 2009 My question is, "Why bother?" It's still just a Panasonic. Why not a new Titanium M8 or M7? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
gutguido Posted January 14, 2009 Share #35 Posted January 14, 2009 Hi. For those who were wondering about 500 vs. 10,000, what I remember seeing in the Robert White web site was very specifically 500 units _for the U.K._. To the OP: Congrats on your purchase of a nice camera, and a BIG thank you for posting those unboxing pics! I am _always_ a big fan of camera porn. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
k_g_wolf ✝ Posted January 14, 2009 Share #36 Posted January 14, 2009 1,000 was a typo ! It should have been 10,000; M. Meister apologized for this mistake yesterday in public. Such a mistake is weird, but there are many other mistakes which are worse and sometimes even lead to a crusade ... Best Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
georgio Posted January 14, 2009 Share #37 Posted January 14, 2009 the Titanium Limited Edition but just the Titanium Edition. Who cares, are we taking pictures or saving collectables? I hate all these special editions. The watch industry is doing the same. My favorite brand released a Limited Edition of 1827 pieces, they were sold out in no time. Then the company changed the watch a tiny bit and released it again unlimited. I don't bother anymore with these so called LE and only go for it when I really like it better, than the normal product. Geo Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
carylwithay Posted January 14, 2009 Share #38 Posted January 14, 2009 For those of you waiting for yours in the US, Leica in Allendale told me 280 are due in this week. Caryl Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
dfarkas Posted January 16, 2009 Share #39 Posted January 16, 2009 FYI: We now have the Titanium D-Lux 4 Set in stock: Leica D-Lux 4 Titanium Set - Limited Edition | Dale Photo & Digital David Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Isabelle Lenatio Posted January 16, 2009 Share #40 Posted January 16, 2009 Maybe Leica should start making "dummies" in a range if designs to serve the people who buy these sort of things, interchangeable dots, nicely designed set of stickers to create a variety of stealth effects etc. Fancy a top design camera that never breaks, you won't be able to make pictures, but this must be of minor worry... as long as the bags, coverings and most of the dots are available. I can't see people buying these gadgets to be into photography all that much .... but then I'm probably wrong Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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