Give This Man A Leica!

After my review of the Leica M9 went live I got this great letter from an enterprising soul and a true camera lover. Check out his site leicadream.com for some sweet Leica gear....

Hi Jason,

Read your M9 review with great interest.

Shortly after its announcement in September 2009, I was lucky to spend a few days with one of the first production cameras to get out of the Leica factory in Solms.

 

Sadly, I had to give it back. Now I want one, and I want it bad. Unfortunately, it's a ridiculously expensive tool, and I simply can't justify the hefty price tag. I guess I could sell a kidney or something, but I'd still have a hard time convincing my wife that I really need another camera.

 

I set up this site in a desperate attempt to fund one. Ok, it's not as desperate as it sounds. It's all done tongue in cheek and with lots of humour, realizing that I'll probably have to start saving like everyone else.

I don't expect to make a lot of money, but initial response has been overwhelming. People are buying T-shirts, SIGG water bottles, thongs (!) and other stuff, and even donating money without asking for anything back (and not just pennies, either). Needless to say, I'm both grateful and humble.

More info: http://www.leicadream.com

I've already had some cool write-ups in places like WIRED, Amateur Photographer, CNet, PhotographyBlog.com, etc. but I wouldn't mind another one :-)

Let me know if you have any questions.

Best regards,

Jarle Aasland