Recession Denial: Designer Gadgets : Special Edition Leica M8 and M8.2

By Rachel Rosmarin , published on June 29, 2009 at 4:50 PM
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Leica M8.2 Safari ($10,000) and Leica M8 White Edition

The Leica brand of German SLR cameras has always been high end, but now it offers retro-stylish panache rather than just good engineering. Earlier this year the Safari camera launched: it is decked out in olive green and comes with a Billingham camera case with embossed leather strap.

The new M8 White Edition was announced in April and, aside from being shellacked in white, is wrapped in Nappa cowhide. Only 275 of these will be made, and no price has been formally announced. If you have to ask…

Both digital cameras feature a 10.3 megapixel CCD sensor, a 2.5-inch display, and come with a silver anodized finished M 28mm f/2.8 ASPH lens (though other Leica lenses may be used).

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Anonymous 06/30/2009 12:04 PM
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Rangefinder not SLR

TheMan1214 06/30/2009 7:17 PM
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Louis Vuitton Damier Graphite USB Key ($450)

that picture didn't work for me....but who buys these things i ask myself

stardude82 06/30/2009 8:03 PM
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Rich people sure sound stupid reading your list. The internals of those items look questionable. The Bently laptop had a Turion processor (yuck) and Pentax hasn't been a player in quality SLR for a while. I have a 2 year old Pentax SLR, it has Samsung internals; It's not great and neither are any of the Samsung SLRs. I'm sure the cellphones also have disappointing internals (the inclusion of the Razr confirms it).

Tomsguiderachel 06/30/2009 8:03 PM
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TheMan1214 :
Louis Vuitton Damier Graphite USB Key ($450) that picture didn't work for me....but who buys these things i ask myself


Thanks, we're working on the image problem...

Tomsguiderachel 06/30/2009 8:05 PM
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stardude82 :
Rich people sure sound stupid reading your list. The internals of those items look questionable. The Bently laptop had a Turion processor (yuck) and Pentax hasn't been a player in quality SLR for a while. I have a 2 year old Pentax SLR, it has Samsung internals; It's not great and neither are any of the Samsung SLRs. I'm sure the cellphones also have disappointing internals (the inclusion of the Razr confirms it).


That's exactly right: Most of this gear does not include the most advanced components and features on the market! Isn't that incredible? The most expensive stuff is not necessarily the best stuff.

hellwig 06/30/2009 10:53 PM
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I heard Bentley keeps leftover boards (real wood paneling) and sheets of leather from when they make your car. That way, if something needs to be replaced in the future, it comes from the same animal, tree, etc... so it better matches with everything else already in the car.

Still, that computer looks more like a purse to me.

anamaniac 07/01/2009 1:59 AM
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About saying that many people of great wealth are unintelligent...
I have spent a considerable amount of time in one of the millionaire playgorunds in my city, a private airport. Of all the people I met, I only met 1 who had any college/university level education (he was a lawyer), but yet I have found many who haven't graduated fomr high school (with one man having a grade 5 education, coincidently owning a electronic store chain).

Anonymous 07/01/2009 6:28 AM
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super lame no wonder there are starving people in this world

Luscious 07/01/2009 11:03 PM
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Anonymous 07/04/2009 10:07 PM
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Fools and their money are soon parted.

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