socke Posted September 20, 2004 Share Posted September 20, 2004 Hm, as I just read <ahref="http://www.fotoschnack.de/postnuke/html/PagEd-index-topic_id-4-page_id-148.phtml">here</a>Leica presents a Leica M7 with outer body panels made from massivetitanium as well as 28 'cron, 50 'lux and 90 'cron.<br>I wonder wether this is a first for Leica, as far as i recall theformer titanium versions where anodized and not massive.<br>This could be the most durable Leica ever! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
socke Posted September 20, 2004 Author Share Posted September 20, 2004 Correction, not here but <a href="http://www.fotoschnack.de/postnuke/html/PagEd-index-topic_id-4-page_id-148.phtml">there</a>.<br>The site is in german and gives babelfish a hard time, sorry. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
henry_ting2 Posted September 20, 2004 Share Posted September 20, 2004 Indeed a solid Leica titanium, but its going to be expensive CNC milling a solid piece of titanium into top and bottom plates. The volume sale of M7 just does not justify making moulds. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wayne_murphy8 Posted September 20, 2004 Share Posted September 20, 2004 Only titanium? What about solid gold? Platinum? Kryptonite? Paper mache? Plasticine? Blue tack? It's well past the time for Leica to issue special editions in sealed packages that only retain their value if the seal on the package is unbroken, just like the investment diamond trade. What a stupid and pointless exercise. Please note that I am not attacking the messenger, just the concept. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
terry_rory Posted September 20, 2004 Share Posted September 20, 2004 Why can the camera not be taken out and used? If the seal is never to be broken then Leica do not even need to put innards in the camera. In fact they dont even have to put a camera in the box! (Just 'ballast') No one will ever know the difference if the seal is never broken. Are you saying that collectors are now happy to place a sealed box on a shelf to admire? Surely these people are ill! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stuart_whatling Posted September 20, 2004 Share Posted September 20, 2004 Trevor - I think you've just discovered the "Schrodinger's Leica" paradox. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
terry_rory Posted September 20, 2004 Share Posted September 20, 2004 If I was rich enough to be able to afford a solid titanium Leica M7 then I would be rich enough to use it. I would insist on the seal being broken in the shop and all of the cameras functionality being tested to ensure it wasn't faulty before I paid for it. (Including running a roll through it and seeing the results to ensure it was OK.) The idea of being rich (to me) is to be able to enjoy and use fine objects NOT hoard them in a safe. Hoarding shows insecurity. Rolls Royces and Bentleys and Rolex watches are designed for a lifetime of frequent daily use by discerning people with the funds to enable them to escape from a life of 'consumer' items that wear out and age quickly. The 'value' is in the objects quality, fitness to performs its function better than a lesser object, style and longevity, not the figure another collector will pay. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
socke Posted September 20, 2004 Author Share Posted September 20, 2004 Oops, a german leica dealer lists the kit with 50 'lux at 9,999.99 Euro, back to cameraquest, two or three Bessa R3a may be as durable :-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
al_kaplan1 Posted September 20, 2004 Share Posted September 20, 2004 Maybe they should come complete with micro-fiber gloves so you could fondle them without imparting undue wear. Sheesh! If titanium is as hardy as they claim I'm not going to live long enough to get 'em to the point where they match my other Leica stuff! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill Blackwell Images Posted September 20, 2004 Share Posted September 20, 2004 The word is the set is 25,000 Euos and limited to 50 sets. “When you come to a fork in the road, take it ...” – Yogi Berra Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roger_michel Posted September 20, 2004 Share Posted September 20, 2004 one of the best wedding/society photographers i ever knew had a beautiful gold rolleiflex -- some sort of special edition. this guy was a photographer's photographer, absolutely old school. he had done it all over his career, and had done it very well. but that old bastard loved his gold rollei. even "real" photographers can enjoy owning and using a special camera. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
terry_rory Posted September 20, 2004 Share Posted September 20, 2004 Absolutley right Roger! Owning, using, enjoying. Not staring at a sealed box. I love the look of those 'Urushi' Rollei 35SE cameras, they are outrageous. I would use it to take photos and have a blast. If it dropped in value because of use then so be it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tommy_baker Posted September 20, 2004 Share Posted September 20, 2004 Right on Trevor. I agree. Life is too short Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yochin Posted September 20, 2004 Share Posted September 20, 2004 This sounds like that custom set ordered by that Arabian Sheik from Leica, except that there isn't a 35mm Lux included in the set. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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