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Heh... "[Leica M Edition 60] is also the best example of how Leica has lost touch with photography, even more so than the M9-P Hermes Edition."

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The M6 Green Bay Packers and Hello Kitty Special Editions were also pretty heinous: http://www.kpraslowicz.com/2009/03/10/special-m6s/

They should have scrubbed off the logos and re-issued them for the brazil world cup

The post is tagged "satire".

Ah so it is. Still, M6 special editions like this "Sultan of Brunei" model definitely exist and are definitely eyesores: http://www.mir.com.my/rb/photography/companies/Leica/Leica-M...

While I agree that Leica went off their rails, I don't think that's a good example, the Sultan of Brunei had a gold plated Mercedes made for him, I think a few cameras are easier to obtain :)

> There are many rich and famous people in the world, but not everyone knows the art to splurge it. http://www.nairaland.com/1896187/meet-man-7000-luxurious-car...

He also own 7000 of the most expensive cars and three full size airliners as private jets. (Posting this just because I found it hilarious. I knew about the gold plated car and I found this list when looking for a source)

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