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Leica Edition Hermés M9-P camera bundle, yours for just £31k

The Gadget Show  Friday 11 May 2012

Leica Edition Hermés M9-P camera bundle, yours for just £31k

The Leica Edition Hermés is a very exclusive camera package with a Parisian fashion label attached, and a price to match. From June, a total of just 100 limited edition Série Limitée Jean-Louis Dumas models will go on sale for £31k, with a‘cheaper’ Leica M9-P Edition Hermés set to go for £15k. What kind of camera do you get for that price? Read on to find out. 



As photography fans may already know, Leica cameras aren’t your ordinary point and shooters. The classic-styled cameras are some of the most desirable, with gorgeous retro styling to boot.

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So it comes as little surprise to see Fashion label Hermés teaming up with the camera-maker for two special Leica M9-P edition Rangefinders. From June there will be 300 Edition Hermès digital rangefinders in total. The most special of these is the Edition Hermès – Série Limitée Jean-Louis Dumas model, coming this July.

For $50k (£31k) you get a Leica Summicron-M 28 mm f/ 2 ASPH, a Leica Noctilux-M 50 mm f/0.95 ASPH, and a Leica APO-Summicron-M 90 mm f/ 2 ASPH, all coated with a silver-anodized finish.

The pricey package comes in a hand-finished Hermès camera bag, the first camera bag to have ever been created by the fashion label in honour of Jean-Louis Dumas, the former president of Hermès and Leica fan. The second set features a Leica M9-P “Edition Hermès and a silver-anodized Leica Summilux-M 50 mm f/1.4 ASPH.

Both sets will be available exclusively through Leica Stores and boutiques, should you ever find yourself dreaming of laying down some serious cash for either Leica Edition Hermés.

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