Leica M-P "Panda" limited edition

[DavidKKHansen]

Here we go again, another limited edition camera from Leica:

http://leicarumors.com/2016/01/26/leica-m-p-panda-limited-edition-camera-announced-in-asia.aspx/

It's actually quite good looking, a special edition that's been pulled off quite well me thinks.

Hat's off to whoever wrote the press release and product description. I would have to be heavily under the influence to be able to write such fluff. Never would I have been able to do so with a straight face under any circumstance!

 

[ian_watts]

I particularly like this gem:
"As a "living fossil,” the panda is a 300-year-old animal, it still retains many of the ecological structures of the most original features."
WTF?

 

[Huss]

The lens also need to be white to go with the black dot on them. As such, it's a pretty lazy attempt at a special edition model.

 

[michaelwj]

The lens also need to be white to go with the black dot on them. As such, it's a pretty lazy attempt at a special edition model.

Or even a plain black lens! White with silver, YUK! Maybe whoever wrote the blurb also chose the colours..? A 300 year old fossil indeed!

 

[coelacanth]

They went through all this trouble making this limited edition with white body and black accents/levers. Yeah, why did they do silver lens? They could have easily done black lens and match the accents, which is pretty typical "panda" configuration. (e.g. black body, silver chrome accents = silver lens)

 

[David Hughes]

Hi,

Been there; done that years ago and put a picture on RFF years ago...

I think I did it better too. And it didn't cost a fortune... ;-)

Regards, David

 

[Nick R.]

I particularly like this gem:
"As a "living fossil,” the panda is a 300-year-old animal, it still retains many of the ecological structures of the most original features."
WTF?

That whole paragraph is such a mess I wonder if it was google translated from Chinese copy.

In any case, the camera reminds that I haven't had a black-and-white cookie in a while.

 

[muser53]

....if Imperial storms troopers were issued cameras.

 

[_goodtimez]

I don't feel appealed by the design of this limited Leica M.
Just like the white M8, it won't have a bright future I think.

 

[ian_watts]

Just like the white M8, it won't have a bright future I think.

I don't think any of the digital special editions fair well in investment terms. Money down the drain.

 

[f16sunshine]

....if Imperial storms troopers were issued cameras.

Beat me to it. 😱

 

[Huss]

Hi,

Been there; done that years ago and put a picture on RFF years ago...

I think I did it better too. And it didn't cost a fortune... ;-)

Regards, David

Your camera is not white. Very nice looking though.

 

[coelacanth]

Beat me to it. 😱

Storm Trooper: this LE
Darth Vader: Black Paint
Kylo Ren: Black Chrome

...
I guess
Captain Phasma is Silver Chrome and Boba Fett is the M-E. 😉

 

[David Hughes]

Your camera is not white. Very nice looking though.

Hi,

I looked at the pictures and didn't realise it was white, just looked again (different monitor) and have read the text and see they are saying white...

I wonder how long it will be before the first white, slightly modified, FED turns up on ebay?

Regards, David

PS. Sorry, I meant calm white.

 

[noisycheese]

the Panda set is not what I would consider to be a beautiful camera. In terms of sheer tackiness, garishness and poor taste, this has got to be Leica's master work of fugliness:
http://leicarumors.com/2015/05/05/l...a-60-years-commemorative-edition-camera.aspx/

 

[Huss]

the Panda set is not what I would consider to be a beautiful camera. In terms of sheer tackiness, garishness and poor taste, this has got to be Leica's master work of fugliness:
http://leicarumors.com/2015/05/05/l...a-60-years-commemorative-edition-camera.aspx/

Am I missing the irony of selling an $85,000 camera commemorating the anniversary of a communist country?

 

[ForestCap]

Am I missing the irony of selling an $85,000 camera commemorating the anniversary of a communist country?

A communist country with lots of rich duudes, so yes.

 

[giganova]

I honestly don't care much for the "Pandacam", but the white M9-P from the Miami store is beautiful!

 

[YouAreHere]

I honestly don't care much for the "Pandacam", but the white M9-P from the Miami store is beautiful!

Where's Mike Teevee?

 

[bonatto]

Is leica now looking to alienate pandas?