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

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Subject: [Leica] No M9 in the near future
From: richard-lists at imagecraft.com (Richard Man)
Date: Thu Mar 6 22:53:47 2008
References: <47D0758A.8020402@wanadoo.nl> <200803070030.m270UH07034121@mail.imagecraft.com> <a3f189160803061621v73f989dapfffd70e48e470c75@mail.gmail.com> <8A4EADBDB9B94623B6D5FF4837318F4B@Vista> <200803070108.m2718bKt036179@mail.imagecraft.com> <a3f189160803061812t6dc5b9a7h12f9482de82ddba4@mail.gmail.com>

You still have not answered the question. A prospective customer who 
may want to buy a M8, now has a decision: pay $5500 now and may be 
another $1800-$2000 for an upgrade, or wait until Leica sells the 
M8.2 version for, lets say, in the middle, $6500. Sure Leica has made 
no announcement re: M8.2 availability or pricing, but that's the 
point. From a business perspective, they are in a dang if they do, 
dang if they don't position. They are in a bind.

This has nothing to do whether I have my R-D1 in front of me, or an 
M8 behind me. It's a business and customer issue. I face similar 
issues in my company, just trying to see how other companies handle things.

At 06:12 PM 3/6/2008, Sonny Carter wrote:
>So Leica puts out a camera every three years, and NikCcanOlyPen puts out a
>new camera at every phase of the moon.
>

// richard (This email is for mailing lists. To reach me directly, 
please use richard at imagecraft.com) 


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