Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2008/03/06
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]So Leica puts out a camera every three years, and NikCcanOlyPen puts out a new camera at every phase of the moon. Seems that the people who are not shooting M8 cameras are So expert on what is gonna happen. On 3/6/08, Richard Man <richard-lists@imagecraft.com> wrote: > > Well, I did say "current owners may..." The point is though this is a > bad business situation for them. Sooner or later, they will have a > M8.2, if not now, then later when the stock runs out. Regardless > whether they announce the price of the M8.2 or not at this point, and > regardless what this pricing may be, it's going to affect some > prospective buyers' decisions. As a business person, it would be > interesting to see how they pull this off (or not). > > > > >Sonny Carter wrote: > > > >Well, I disagree here. I don't think either of the "improvements" are > >enough value added to make me go through with it. I have no > scratches on > >the glass in a year, and I never case it. I also use higher than > 1/4000th > >frequently. > > > >It doesn't make me happy or unhappy. I don't know if I would want the > M8.2 > > > >SonC > > > > > > > >On 3/6/08, Richard Man <richard-lists@imagecraft.com> wrote: > > > > > > They still have not mentioned whether an M8.2 will be available, i.e. > > > an M8 with the "improved" shutter and the new LCD glass. It makes > > > sense that when the stock of the current shutter runs out, then they > > > may as well switch to the new one, but then what is the pricing? > > > > > > They are really in a bind with the upgrade program. This may make the > > > current owners happy, but will definitely put a damper on the current > > > sales situation. The only sane thing they can do is something like > > > sell the M8.2 for less than, but not too much, the cost of the current > > > M8 + the upgrade. They could drop the price later when the supply of > > > M8 dries up, but when is the last time Leica ever drops the price? > > > // richard (This email is for mailing lists. To reach me directly, > please use richard at imagecraft.com) > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > -- Regards, Sonny http://www.sonc.com Natchitoches, Louisiana USA