Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2008/03/06

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Subject: [Leica] No M9 in the near future
From: sonc.hegr at gmail.com (Sonny Carter)
Date: Thu Mar 6 18:12:30 2008
References: <47D0758A.8020402@wanadoo.nl> <200803070030.m270UH07034121@mail.imagecraft.com> <a3f189160803061621v73f989dapfffd70e48e470c75@mail.gmail.com> <8A4EADBDB9B94623B6D5FF4837318F4B@Vista> <200803070108.m2718bKt036179@mail.imagecraft.com>

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)
>
>
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-- 
Regards,

Sonny
http://www.sonc.com
Natchitoches, Louisiana
USA

In reply to: Message from michiel.fokkema at wanadoo.nl (Michiel Fokkema) ([Leica] No M9 in the near future)
Message from richard-lists at imagecraft.com (Richard Man) ([Leica] No M9 in the near future)
Message from sonc.hegr at gmail.com (Sonny Carter) ([Leica] No M9 in the near future)
Message from bill at photobynelsch.com (Bill) ([Leica] No M9 in the near future)
Message from richard-lists at imagecraft.com (Richard Man) ([Leica] No M9 in the near future)