The last 100 Noctilux?

[nsng]

Hi,

It appears Leica will be launching a limited edition of the Noctilux. If you understand French, it looks like these will be the last 100 50mm f1.0 Noctilux.
http://www.summilux.net/forums/viewt...=242396#242396

N.S.

[paisatge]

oui oui. and you know that the price tag is 10000 euros

[Hacker]

Nice.

[benny]

Strange that they put a lens in a humidor instead of a dehumidifying case. At 10,000 euros, this 100 lens exercise gives Leica a revenue of 1,000,000 euros!!

Cheers,

[gommy]

Hmmmm.....small as the current one...that means the box is S$10k?
Waa.. very expensive dehumidifying box-only for one lens some more!!

Originally Posted by Hacker Nice:

[gommy]

I think the golden "cage" is for silica gel...

Originally Posted by benny Strange that they put a lens in a humidor instead of a dehumidifying case. At 10,000 euros, this 100 lens exercise gives Leica a revenue of 1,000,000 euros!! Cheers,

[gommy]

Benny, better go get yourself a Noct before price skyrockets..

Originally Posted by benny Strange that they put a lens in a humidor instead of a dehumidifying case. At 10,000 euros, this 100 lens exercise gives Leica a revenue of 1,000,000 euros!! Cheers,

[Hacker]

Box cost as much as lens!!

[chiif]

Originally Posted by Hacker Box cost as much as lens!!

Maybe the box uses the wood from Black Forest, crafted by hands that made the Cuckoo Clocks...

It's worth it, Hacker... Buy Buy Buy!

[noelleong]

[paisatge]

by the way, that's with VAT.
So, if you come to Europe and get it, you'll get VAT rebate....8000++ euros

still, I would use the money to get an M8 and probably with enough money left for a couple of summiluxes

[sabrewolf]

the success of these will emboldened Leica to discontinue all its lenses and then releasing them as limited edition.

[jazzyboi]

It also says it will release the last 100 pieces of the Noct around July 2008 at around 10000 euros. :-) It does make the current prices look reasonable.:-)

[CanonRF]

Don't be conned! The lens is the same! You are paying double for the packing....maybe they use real gold Gold price is high now

Originally Posted by jazzyboi It also says it will release the last 100 pieces of the Noct around July 2008 at around 10000 euros. :-) It does make the current prices look reasonable.:-)

[docolmo]

Favourite Leica marketing strategy. They did the same for the last few M6's (I think the special was that the bottom and top plates were brass rather than zinc allow), and my friend bought a new one barely 1-1/2 years ago.

[scrooge]

Originally Posted by jazzyboi It also says it will release the last 100 pieces of the Noct around July 2008 at around 10000 euros. :-) It does make the current prices look reasonable.:-)

'Reasonable' is subjective. Price will be what market is willing to bear. I love my nocts, but at the end of the day, it's just a fast 50 with some unique characteristics.

From the pics, limited edition is a bit disappointing, no special hand-ground aspherics, no one-off titanium casing, not even special paint finish or engraving. Just place in box that was sub-contracted to 3rd party vendor.

Originally Posted by CanonRF Don't be conned! The lens is the same! You are paying double for the packing....maybe they use real gold Gold price is high now

Well, Leica's overheads, R&D for new digital and optical products must cost money. Someone's got to pay for it...

[CooperS]

Originally Posted by Hacker Nice.

NICE BOX!

[LowLights]

Very beautiful packing ..

[JamesW]

I just feel a tad sad that most of those will probably go to collectors who will keep them sealed in a box and not even get mounted on a M Mount.