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M8 color (black or chrome) inventory


mhoutman

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till so far:

 

12 chrome

6 black chrome

6 transparant ;)

 

this is very much different from other info that black outsells chrome.

 

 

Michiel

What I heard is that Leica shipped more Chrome than Black at first. You asked what did people received, not what did they order. It may be different!

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Speaking of th importance of chrome vs. black.... Just to show you how curious we leica nuts are. I was at my dealer in seattle and the Leica specialist was...he....just back from India was smelling the different Leica Cameras. He noted that the film Leicas had a beautiful smell, but the M8 had an "inert" smell. He smelled a VLUX-1 and said....."just nothing there".

 

I expect that was a value judgement because he shot only film in India. I'll buy an Elmar-M 50mm from him tomorrow for my M3. See....he and I get along....

 

So the wonderful woman salesperson (who sold me my M7) next to him says, you guys are crazy! (And we know that women have a keener sense of smell than we guys do!)

 

This is a freebie post. Crazy huh! Leica Culture....sheesh

 

Franklin

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My Chrome M8 should arrive tomorrow. Aren't they calling it silver?

Lisa in New York, USA

Lisa, bless you, yes!

 

All M Leicas (since the M5, I think) have been available in black chrome or silver chrome.

 

--HC

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Speaking of th importance of chrome vs. black.... Just to show you how curious we leica nuts are. I was at my dealer in seattle and the Leica specialist was...he....just back from India was smell the different Leica Cameras. He noted that the film Leicas had a beautiful smell, but the M8 had an "inert" smell. He smelled a VLUX-1 and said....."just nothing there".

 

I expect that was a value judgement because he shot only film in India. I'll buy an Elmar-M 50mm from him tomorrow for my M3. See....he and I get along....

 

So the wonderful woman salesperson (who sold me my M7) next to him says, you guys are crazy! (And we know that women have a keener sense of smell than we guys do!)

 

This is a freebie post. Crazy huh! Leica Culture....sheesh

 

Franklin

 

Franklin, nice story.... Leica is in the air ;)

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