A new Leica? Maybe?

[michael_dimarzio]

<p>From the L-Camera forum.</p>

<p>http://www.l-camera-forum.com/leica-blog/2010/09/photokina-news-leica-design-preview/?utm_source=nl1019&utm_medium=E-Mail</p>

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[Alex_Es]

<p>Very likely. Monday is the day we will know for sure.</p>

[aplumpton]

<p>Too early for an M10, too late for a sensor upgrade to the M8, maybe we will see a digital CL in a neo-Beetle shaped body?</p>

[joseph_wisniewski]

<p>Purple ostrich skin Leica M9, with Swarovsky crystal accents, $13,999.</p>

[soe_post]

<p>D-Lux 5, V-Lux 2 and new X1 cosmetic.</p>

[leicaglow]

<p>R10. 22mb.</p>

[leslie_cheung]

<p>I would surely like a digital CLE but it's probably a Leica rebatched Panny LX5. I doubt it will overtake the interest of the new Fuji...</p>

[stuart_richardson]

<p>It's Photokina...they are having a big press conference...I would think it will be at least something that they designed in house, not just a rebadged Panasonic....it's anyone's guess what it is though.</p>

[ishik_tuna]

<p>"Purple ostrich skin Leica M9, with Swarovsky crystal accents, $13,999."</p>

<p>not even close,<br>

titanium and leather VW/Leica M9... 21,000 Euro (hopefully includes the lens)<br>

about $28,000 (before tax)</p>

[astral]

<p>Oh dear! The regressive Limited Edition gene has kicked-in again.</p>

[dave_s]

<p><em>titanium and leather VW/Leica M9</em><br>

<em> </em><br>

LOL, is that really what it turned out to be?</p>

[joseph_wisniewski]

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<p>Very likely. Monday is the day we will know for sure.</p>

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<p>OK, it's Monday...</p>

[joseph_wisniewski]

<p>Oh My God! I thought Ishik was joking. It really is a $20,000 Titanium Volkswagen limited edition M9.</p>

[ishik_tuna]

<p>Joe, your still not getting it right...it's 21,000 euro<br>

that's $28,000, not $20,000<br>

that $8,000 difference would get you canon 1DS Mark III and a nice lens for it.<br>

why would i kid??</p>

[ishik_tuna]

<p>my bad, official pricing released:<br>

VW/Audi/M9 Titanium: $26500.00</p>

 

[andrew robertson]

Wait, you get a free VW or Audi with the camera?

 

See, that would be a decent deal for $26500.

[joseph_wisniewski]

<p>I said...</p>

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<p>Purple ostrich skin Leica M9, with Swarovsky crystal accents, $13,999.</p>

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<p>ishik tuna replied...</p>

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<p>not even close,</p>

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<p>Today, Leica and Neiman Marcus announced the special edition Ostrich skin M9. OK, I blew it on the price, which is $17,500, but still...<br>

<a href="http://www.neimanmarcus.com/store/sitelets/christmasbook/christmasbook.jhtml?icid=JP_Flipbook_CB10">Neiman Marcus catalog page</a><br>

<a href="http://www.dpreview.com/news/1010/10100601lecian9specialedition.asp">dpReview announcement</a><br>

I rock! I'm bad!<br>

I'm the rockingist of the rockers! The baddest of the bad!<br>

Yeah, I can fly!</p>