Leica is collaborating with Lenny Kravitz to create a special edition camera. Kravitz made his name in the music industry, and has since transferred his talents to worlds of art and design. This collaboration, the “Correspondent,” is a luxury professional camera set which pairs the mechanics of Leica photography and the styling Kravitz is known for. The Kravitz model is a redesigned Leica M-P. It comes with two Leica lenses, the Summicron-M 35mm and the Summilux-M 50mm. It’s all packaged in a sophisticated snakeskin custom case, and the Correspondent camera is covered same black, glossy snakeskin.

Kravitz has a long personal history as an avid Leica fan. Using his father’s Leicaflex growing up elevated his passion for photography. Kravitz’s design touches are reminiscent of such nostalgia. He designed the camera body and lenses to look worn. The body’s shiny black enamel is hand ‘aged’ to create a unique golden patina resembling years of use at the hands of a skilled photographer.
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