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Leica Willing To Strip M9 Of Its Red Dot For An Extra $US1995

5:40PM August 3, 2011 | Kat Hannaford

How will people know you’re wealthy enough to afford a Leica, if they can’t see the iconic red dot? I suppose those-in-the-know will assume its absence meant you spent $US1995 upgrading it to be like their new M9-P, which foregoes the red dot for photographers’ safety. More »

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Working Papercraft Leica, Which Inevitably Costs Less Than The Real Thing

9:45PM June 3, 2011 | Kat Hannaford

Apparently this papercraft Leica M3 actually works when loaded with film, and as designer Matthew Nicholson plans to upload a tutorial at some point, you can put that to the test. Just don’t take it swimming. [Matthew Nicholson via Photojojo]

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This Stunning Leica M9 Wraps Chrome In Ostrich Leather (Yes, Ostrich)

1:20PM December 30, 2010 | Brian Barrett

How do you make the beautiful, expensive Leica M9 even more beautiful and more expensive? Why, you add sapphire glass, chrome, and the tanned hide of a brown ostrich. Why does stunning always have to come at such a price? More »

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This Is How You Build A $7000 Camera

6:40AM December 28, 2010 | Matt Buchanan

There’s only one digital camera I haven’t shot that I’m dying to get my hands on: the Leica M9. This is how Leica puts the $US7000 digital rangefinder together. Watch closely for the artsy dust. [YouTube via A Continuous Lean] More »

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Hands On With Leica’s M9 And X1: So Solid, So Expensive

12:59AM September 10, 2009 | John Herrman

Say what you will about Leica’s ultra-niche marketing, stratospheric prices and romantic insistence on keeping 50-year-old product designs—their cameras have always been beautiful, and felt like tanks. In this respect, the M9 and X1 don’t disappoint. More »

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Leica Debuts 18MP Full-Frame M9 Rangefinder

11:51PM September 9, 2009 | John Herrman

Last week’s leak couldn’t have been more on: Leica’s officially announced the their full-frame followup to the retro-fabulous M8, as well as some chum for more mainstream users, in the form of the APS-C-sensored X1 compact, for “beginners.” More »

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Is This The Full-Frame 18MP Leica M9 And Mysterious Leica X1?

11:39PM September 2, 2009 | Matt Buchanan

A supposed shot of Leica’s M9—expected to be announced 9/9/09—complete with specs, was found on this Flickr page that’s now locked, and it looks way interesting: a full-frame 18MP CCD sensor. Oh, and what’s this, the Leica X1? More »

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Leica M9 Appears For Four Blurry Seconds In Promo Video

9:35AM September 1, 2009 | Dan Nosowitz

Hardcore photo geeks know that Leica’s M9 is supposedly due out on 09/09/09 (exactly one 9 less cool than the Sega Dreamcast’s release). Now the company’s second digital offering has been captured in several blurry shots from a promo. More »