maclaine
Well-known
Just saw this over at leicarumors.com. This thing is pretty incredible, if you ask me. The amount of time it must have taken to get that level of detail is staggering to think about. Also, it looks like a Leica greatest hits of sorts, with bits and pieces from lots of different models over the years. Pretty cool.
http://leicarumors.com/2011/10/20/the-story-of-the-350kg-stainless-steel-fake-leica.aspx/#more-11204
http://leicarumors.com/2011/10/20/the-story-of-the-350kg-stainless-steel-fake-leica.aspx/#more-11204
justins7
Well-known
The question is Why????
Hatch
Established
I'd just about made up my mind to go there for an M39 to M adapter.Nice bonus.
Hatch
Established
250swb
Well-known
Looks like a Russian fake to me.
Steve
Steve
Frank Petronio
Well-known
http://www.tomsachs.org/work/hasselblad
I prefer the Sachs Hasselblad, probably where from the artist got his "inspiration".
I prefer the Sachs Hasselblad, probably where from the artist got his "inspiration".
FrankS
Registered User
Okay, how do we "stealth" it?
That's going to take a lot of black tape.
ChrisP
Grain Lover
I bet the black dot for this one is gonna cost ton
literiter
Well-known
I wonder how many of us would go for a real stainless steel M2?
maclaine
Well-known
The DeLorean of the photographic world. I'd be into the idea, as long as it wasn't a $35,000 special limited edition with neon orange body covering.
Pablito
coco frío
Much, much nicer.
Field
Well-known
I don't get it.
DamenS
Well-known
Gorgeous !!
nobbylon
Veteran
I bought my 1st Leica M from Henny's in Noordwijk. He seems to have always had one of everything they've ever made so getting one of these is no surprise.
Always expensive and couldn't fix the light leak on the camera I bought from there. Customer service was for me zero. I will not buy from them again. These new style Leica boutiques look awfull IMHO. Stephens in Manchester went the same way. I much prefer the old style shops were you could drop in and browse without feeling like you were paying for the nice decor. All a little bit pretentious.
Always expensive and couldn't fix the light leak on the camera I bought from there. Customer service was for me zero. I will not buy from them again. These new style Leica boutiques look awfull IMHO. Stephens in Manchester went the same way. I much prefer the old style shops were you could drop in and browse without feeling like you were paying for the nice decor. All a little bit pretentious.
Avotius
Some guy
Sorry to bring back this old thread but it got pointed out to me by google.
I am the guy who took the photos for this big stainless steel Leica, though it seems most of our studio shots did not make it online, just a bunch of the process photos. I also happen to be a good friend of the artist here in Chongqing. I was also around during the design phase of this piece which took several months from drawings on paper to clay to the real deal. The stainless steel was all hand shaped through hundreds and hundreds of hours of hammerings, shaping, and fitting together.
In the end the cameras came out pretty darn big and they are impressive to look upon in real life because of the details that you can pick out from different Leica's all over it.
I happen to also know this piece is part of a series by Liao Yibai called "Real Fake" which is a light-hearted satire on the culture around luxury and fake. This show also happens to be one of the most successful shows to hit the art scene in the economic downturn. The showing was in New York at the Mike Weiss Gallery and then all over the world. If you check out their website you can find a lot of my photos there too.
ps. we all got a kick out of the idea that a "fake" Leica was sold to Leica, where one of these massive things sits.
I am the guy who took the photos for this big stainless steel Leica, though it seems most of our studio shots did not make it online, just a bunch of the process photos. I also happen to be a good friend of the artist here in Chongqing. I was also around during the design phase of this piece which took several months from drawings on paper to clay to the real deal. The stainless steel was all hand shaped through hundreds and hundreds of hours of hammerings, shaping, and fitting together.
In the end the cameras came out pretty darn big and they are impressive to look upon in real life because of the details that you can pick out from different Leica's all over it.
I happen to also know this piece is part of a series by Liao Yibai called "Real Fake" which is a light-hearted satire on the culture around luxury and fake. This show also happens to be one of the most successful shows to hit the art scene in the economic downturn. The showing was in New York at the Mike Weiss Gallery and then all over the world. If you check out their website you can find a lot of my photos there too.
ps. we all got a kick out of the idea that a "fake" Leica was sold to Leica, where one of these massive things sits.
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Vickko
Veteran
Interesting. I wonder why he put the top rewind lever, with the front rewind lever.
That was the only thing that I thought was "odd".
...Vick
That was the only thing that I thought was "odd".
...Vick
randolph45
Well-known
for the price of 2 rolls of film and a patterson tank for this baby you could get a nice M9
Avotius
Some guy
You know in family guy...the chicken that goes ha haaaaa.....
I just did that. Good one.