Leica M9-P: $8k camera looks beautiful even in a Windows screen grab

The above photo of the M9-P is how Leica's publicist sent it to me — an uncropped screen grab. It caught my attention! The price tag also caught my attention: $7,995.00. It's the flip side of the luxury consumer goods coin, the other face of which was explored yesterday in Rob's post about Vertu (the most effective thing since cocaine to separate well-heeled morons from their money).