wow, i want it now...

[fbf]

http://tinyurl.com/cxmljw
It is out already. The set looks gorgeous (well, at least to my eyes). 😀 You get a bag and a asph lens. Not bad, not bad at all for 8000$

 

[Keith]

It's nice but I wish the green was just a little darker ... it probably looks better in the flesh though! 🙂

 

[marke]

I was planning on getting one of these for my next safari, but I'm holding out until I can get a green lens too. That silver one would spook the stripes off a bengal tiger. 😱

Seriously, what was Leica thinking? 😎

 

[capitalK]

$300 shipping? That seems excessive even with insurance.

 

[Pickett Wilson]

Now, if only a used Land Rover came with it. Camo, of course.

 

[chibaken]

$300 shipping? That seems excessive even with insurance.

It's helicoptered in by the SAS...

 

[MartinP]

Hmmm, safari . . . large dangerous animals . . . 28mm lens . . . camera on the auction-site soon afterwards, with teethmarks ????

 

[Lilserenity]

If I had that money to spend (and I don't) I'd much rather spend it on glass, film and top notch FB papers 🙂

That said, the M8 looks nice in that olive green.

 

[macmx]

That is perhaps the ugliest rangefinder ever IMO.

 

[JohnM]

Hmmm, safari . . . large dangerous animals . . . 28mm lens . . . camera on the auction-site soon afterwards, with teethmarks ????

If whoever inherits the camera has any luck, the teeth will produce an aesthetically-pleasing brassing.

I'm not going to buy one, but it's an attractive set. Always thought the olive-colored Bessas were pretty as well.

 

[gavinlg]

Yeah sorry to anyone who loves this, but man..... that is one wretchedly ugly color scheme.

 

[Sonnar Brian]

Well, you can send it to Shintaro and get it in Black. I wonder why Leica does not offer it in Black?

 

[Erik L]

i just want the case.

 

[Keith]

You just wait ... a year from now they'll be issuing the limited edition with K.N.P. engraved on the top cover! (Kruger National Park)

You'll want one so badly it'll hurt! 😛

 

[gavinlg]

You just wait ... a year from now they'll be issuing the limited edition with K.N.P. engraved on the top cover! (Kruger National Park)

You'll want one so badly it'll hurt! 😛

I think I'd like it more if it had that on the top plate.

 

[astroman]

Yeah sorry to anyone who loves this, but man..... that is one wretchedly ugly color scheme.

I must agree the paint is most unattractive😱

 

[Bassism]

I actually think it looks pretty neat. Definitely not 8k neat, and I'd rather have one in silver or black. But I can dig it.

 

[ferider]

I does look like my olive R2 with a chrome lens did; and I liked it. But then the R2 was a bit cheaper ....

 

[Al Kaplan]

YUCK! Not for me, NO WAY!

 

[retow]

Perfect focal length for a Safari.