[Leica] Leica Stores

[spencer at aotera.org (Spencer Cheng)]

I missing one of those 24mm slip-on lens cap also. Lost it at Giverny 10 
years ago and never manage to get my hands on another one.

In Beijing, there is a camera shop on the main pedestrian mall which sells 
Leica. I also accidentally discover 3 or 4 Leica boutique like what Greg 
described on the top for of the tea market on Malingdao (first 3 floors are 
dedicated to tea, the 4th floor is full of camera shops/boutiques). They 
were quite curious about my chrome 1st generation T-E. :) These boutiques 
all had at least one M-9 plus M lenses in stock.

[If you like Chinese tea and are in Beijing, the tea market is not too be 
missed.]

Regards,
Spencer

On Nov 20, 2011, at 20:52, Greg Rubenstein wrote:

[chop]
> In Shanghai, on West Nanjing Road, near a stretch of high-end watch
> shops, there is a Leica boutique. Exactly the same in layout, design
> and size as the ones I saw in Hong Kong. Optical gear and a full line
> of Ms and modern lenses. No S2, though.
> 
> Again, these are small shops. They remind me of the gallery concept of
> merchandising. Not sure how much they expect to sell, but people are
> exposed to the brand, can handle the gear and may, on occasion, buy
> (as I did with the lens cap; actually bought several 'cuz I keep
> losing them -- the rubber/plastic Leica caps that fit on lens hoods
> are less than secure at the best of times the way I carry a camera).