Leica x Isetan Special Edition M8.2

[j_lir]

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thought this would be of interest...

 

"High-end German camera company Leica will be teaming up with Japanese department store Isetan for their version of the Leica M8.2 digital rangefinder camera. This limited-release camera should have any diehard camera enthusiast or photographer excited with the exclusive black and red case design. Beware to expect to pay a hefty price for this special camera. No word yet on availability but expect these to drop soon exclusively at select Leica and Isetan stores."

 

 

 

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[marknorton]

And people laugher when I showed a black M8 with pale grey Griptac...

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[badpets]

it looks like a chinese temple

[mmk60]

not my cuppa tea...

[Photon42]

Can't get along with this color combination.

[andybarton]

And people laugher when I showed a black M8 with pale grey Griptac...

 

Quite right too

 

[kameraguy]

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Not into the bling, but I do like the retro Leica top plate engraving!

[Riccis]

Please know that I don't have any inside information but after seeing all this special editions coming up (black with silver controls, top plate engraving, multiple cover colors, etc...) I get the impression that Leica will be expanding the a-la-carte program in the near future to include the M8.2.

 

Cheers,

[erl]

It's a complete contadiction of the great trouble that Leica went to to keep the classic and simple lines on their basic model. And that orange sticker on the front screams at the red leather. So would I.

[thompsonkirk]

Looks like Dr Kaufmann has sold Leica back to Hermes.

 

I don't like these colors very muich, so I'm holding out for the turquoise snakeskin.

 

Kirk

[batmobile]

hideous, naff and cynical. If true.

[leolaksi]

If this is true, so sad Leica has to resort to this. Agree the top plate is nice.

[scott kirkpatrick]

Does anyone think this will stimulate sales of the Panasonic G-1 (which has been adopted as a Leica lens platform) in its variant colors of red and blue?

 

scott

[ChrisC]

hideous, naff and cynical. If true.

 

A trifle harsh I think. I think it will glow nicely under the red neon lights of up-market whorehouses. [Leica glow means different things to different people].

 

................ Chris

[andym911]

Posh will probably buy one

 

andy

[rwfreund]

They had to do something to offset the loss of the red dot.

-bob

[rob_w]

FWIW my wife just walked past the monitor and pronounced the red leica "cool!"

(And No, she's not Posh, although she does belong to the same half of the human race!)

 

What do we know??

[Ronazle]

While the color scheme is not to my personal liking, if it is profitable to Leica I support the decision wholeheartedly. Despite problems I have encountered with the M8, my self interest dictates a desire for Leica to be fiscally sound. Also, red is a much more fortuitous and desirable color in East Asia than in the West. ron:)

[ChrisC]

..... my self interest dictates a desire for Leica to be fiscally sound......

 

Would that be the same 'fiscally sound' as when Leica were in bed with those ludicrous, Parisian, bespoke-handbag makers? If so, my recollection is different. With Leica's past record, flirtations with Fashionistas is not a good sign, though easier than much needed revitalisation of some of their designs no doubt. Maybe I've jumped the gun and the limited edition reddie will be cheaper than the non-red M8.2? If not; it should be.

 

................ Chris

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Hallo,

Look here: Leica M

[trs]

I had put a bid on MP looked like that which I ended up loosing the bid. Actually, color combo does not look bad to me. However, I'm not rushing to buy it.