Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2015/02/25
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]> > I have it on the good authority of my Wetzlar insider contact (let's call > her Deep Thambar) that as a final commemoration of this 90th anniversary > year, Leica will be issuing a limited edition of digital Ms pre- loaded > with 900 classic images which the owner will be free to print, share or > sell as if their own. Registering the camera upon purchase establishes > copyright. > > The images were culled from films left unclaimed at photo labs during the > past 90 years. Leica has devoted a huge effort to sorting and selecting > appropriate ohotos covering the historic timespan of the marque. > > There will be separate colour and black & white editions of these > pre-loaded cameras. The b&w versions are scheduled to sell for at least > 10% more than the colour image loaded cameras. > > Early image-loaded cameras (especially pre-WWII or those with wartime > images) are expected to be in hot demand. > > The cameras will be sold body only -- no lensmount affixed. > > Emanuel > > > > Sent from Yahoo Mail for iPhone