Leica M9 Titanium 18.0 MP Digital Camera - Gray in Hattiesburg, Mississippi For Sale
LEICA M9 TITANIUM 18.0 MP DIGITAL CAMERA
Created by a team that incorporated members of Leica and Volkswagen Audi, the Titanium limited edition Leica M9 camera is a modern marvel of design and function in the purest classical sense. The fashioned outcome is an ergonomic, precise, logical, and streamlined appearance, without any changes to the DNA of the camera.
Leica and Walter deSilva from the Volkswagen Audi Group have re-designed all the exterior metal components, manufactured from solid titanium and complemented by a leather trim taken right out of an Audi interior. This is an exclusive edition limited to 500 cameras and comes with a beautiful box.
Distinctively accentuated details centered around the camera?s handling are an integral part of its new modern appearance.
The entirely new illumination of the bright-line frames by means of red LED light allows the omission of the illuminator window, and makes the frontal aspect of the camera appear even more minimalist. An additional aspect includes the redesigned and highly polished Leica logo positioned centrally, directly above the lens.
Solid Titanium
All visible parts of the camera and its lens are manufactured from solid titanium. A surface finish has been applied by a specialist company in Switzerland making the titanium parts even more resilient. The plate protecting the monitor display has been manufactured from particularly tough and scratch-resistant sapphire glass.
Superior design and LED technology for the bright-line frames
All control elements have been assessed in terms of design aesthetics, form and function and have been similarly revised. The frame selector lever and the thread for a remote release have been omitted and changes have been made to the design of the central setting dial and the four-way direction buttons adjacent to the camera?s monitor.
Real leather from Audi
Real leather, otherwise exclusively used for the interiors of Audi premium class automobiles, has been utilized for the encasement of the camera body structure and its carrying system. The real leather inlays of the actual camera have been embossed with a special diamond pattern to enhance its grip characteristics.
Lens, with focus on design
The Leica Summilux-M 35 mm/f1.4 ASPH has also been engeneered with a special emphasis placed on a design to match the style of the camera. The eye catching distance-setting ring is now engraved only in meters and there is a redesigned depth of field scale. To ensure and unobstructed composition through the viewfinder, the screw-mounted, round lens hood has four cut-outs around its circumference. All visible metal parts of the lens and lens hood are made from solid titanium with an additional special surface finish applied to enhance their outstanding resistance to wear.
Innovative carrying and holding concept
Particular attention was paid not only to the design of the camera but also to how it is used. Particularly interesting in this respect, is the completely new shoulder holster that allows fast access to the camera when the finger loop is attached. The finger loop, provided in two different sizes, allows photographers optimum handling characteristics and maximum camera control.
As an alternative to the traditional strap lugs of the standard M cameras, this limited edition camera comes with an entirely new camera carrying system synthesized to only one single mounting element on the camera body.
The camera may be carried vertically by attaching a shoulder strap to the rapid locking mechanism integrated into the body of the Leica M9 Titanium.
Exclusive packaging, ?Manufactured in Germany?
The case for this special edition is fabricated from the finest cardboard and covered with the highest quality materials in a traditional bookbinding German process. The case is opened by pulling its two symmetrical halves apart, revealing the inner compartment that holds the camera, lens, story book, and the instructions. This inner compartment is lined with micro-suede in Leica Red and can be lifted out by two ribbon loops to access the accessories enclosed beneath it. The two hardcover documents are bound in the same materials as the case.
Product Identifiers
Brand
Leica
Model
M9 Titanium
MPN
M9Titanium
Key Features
Camera Type
Point & Shoot
Sensor Resolution
18.0 MP
Screen Size
2.5"
Dimensions
Weight
12.55 Oz.
Display
Display Size
2.5"
Miscellaneous
Color
Gray