Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2008/01/31

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Subject: [Leica] M8 upgrade confirmed via e-mail from Leica
From: mak at teleport.com (Mark Kronquist)
Date: Thu Jan 31 15:06:25 2008
References: <C3C4E5A7.F87A%heninger@adobe.com> <64510FCD-D38A-467F-8384-5CFEA2C94110@elisanet.fi> <p0623090cc3c6721da821@10.0.1.200> <6af76ca00801311405t56e63d29o94361afb07cd7c64@mail.gmail.com> <p06230900c3c7fa3b2a94@[10.1.16.129]> <1E4E81AF-A8C1-4CF9-9F38-928CB22618B7@shaw.ca>

Osborne did this in the early 1980s and lost his company
On Jan 31, 2008, at 2:58 PM, John Collier wrote:

> I am not sure this is such a good move. Who is going to buy an M 
> camera between now and when the upgraded camera is available? They 
> have announced an upgrade for a camera that they are still selling. 
> They should have announced all this when the M8.? was ready to ship. 
> The only way I can see around it is if every M8 from here on in comes 
> with a certificate for a free upgrade.
>
> That said, I am heartened that they will, albeit at a cost, provide an 
> upgrade path for the M8. This is very important to me, a 
> run-of-the-mill photographer. I was loath to invest in a $5K camera 
> that would be obsolete and not repairable in three to five years. I 
> don't mind spending that amount on my film M as it has a long life 
> expectancy, albeit again with expensive regular maintenance.
>
> Heck I just sent out a new-to-me IIIf BD for an overhaul so no 
> problems with periodic bills to keep the old faithfuls running.
>
> John
>
>
> On 31-Jan-08, at 3:25 PM, Henning Wulff wrote:
>
>> At 10:05 PM +0000 1/31/08, Christopher Birchenhall wrote:
>>> On 30/01/2008, Henning Wulff <henningw@archiphoto.com> wrote:
>>>>  I assume that this confirms that there won't be an M9 at Photokina.
>>>
>>> What is the basis of this assumption? Why not upgrade the M8 
>>> alongside
>>> a M9? M8 owners may feel upset if their investment is reduced in 
>>> value
>>> by a M9 and an upgrade may reduce those feelings. If you are right it
>>> is because Leica have not yet fully re-organised; that is a credible
>>> hypothesis.
>>>
>>> Chris B
>>>
>>> P.S. Any one else heard rumours of a new Leica M film camera?
>>>
>>
>> The basis for this assumption is that now they have something for the 
>> M users for Photokina, and they can concentrate on the R10, which 
>> they desperately need to ready for the show. With the resources they 
>> have, announcing a new R10 and a total of 24 new lenses stretches the 
>> company quite a bit. Not having to produce an M9, which Kaufmann 
>> indicated 'might' have a FF sensor, makes things a lot more 
>> manageable for the company, and they can do a better job in the areas 
>> where they do have to produce.
>>
>> On the other hand... I don't have any further information beyond what 
>> Kaufmann said in his presentation in November, and the article of 
>> early December.
>>
>> -- 
>>    *            Henning J. Wulff
>>   /|\      Wulff Photography & Design
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In reply to: Message from heninger at adobe.com (Wade Heninger) ([Leica] Leica Announcement (?) - No M9 this year; M8 Upgrade)
Message from jarmo.o.korhonen at elisanet.fi (Jarmo Korhonen) ([Leica] Leica Announcement (?) - No M9 this year; M8 Upgrade)
Message from crbirchenhall at googlemail.com (Christopher Birchenhall) ([Leica] M8 upgrade confirmed via e-mail from Leica)
Message from henningw at archiphoto.com (Henning Wulff) ([Leica] M8 upgrade confirmed via e-mail from Leica)
Message from jbcollier at shaw.ca (John Collier) ([Leica] M8 upgrade confirmed via e-mail from Leica)