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Subject: [Leica] leica m8 owners, r u upgrading
From: photo at frozenlight.eu (Nathan Wajsman)
Date: Tue Oct 21 11:42:14 2008
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Hmmm...Vick, what is the market price for an M8 with a chip on the LCD?

Gene, I think you need to dump that obsolete M8 and get the M8.2 :-)

Cheers,
Nathan

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On Oct 21, 2008, at 8:13 PM, grduprey@mchsi.com wrote:

> Well, I chipped the bottom edge of my LCD the other day, dang thing  
> slipped off my shoulder.  I flogged it severely for trying to  
> escape, so I think it will not do that again.  ;-)  So far I am  
> resisting the upgrades.
>
> Gene
>
> -------------- Original message ----------------------
> From: "Frank Filippone" <red735i@earthlink.net>
>>
>> Remember, you also get a 1 year extended warranty, which may be  
>> worth more
>> than $1000.
>>
>> If your used M8 brings $3500 in the used market and you save $1000  
>> by not
>> upgrading but rather purchasing a M8.2, then the new camera cost  
>> you an
>> upgrade cost of ( $$ New Camera Price  - $4500).  I think I  
>> remember the
>> M8.2 is $6300, which makes the M8.2 $1800 more, but the warranty is  
>> brand
>> new, so it is 3 years......2 years more than the upgrade.  Is the  
>> warranty
>> worth $1000 a year to you?  If it breaks, what are the repair  
>> costs?  RELALY
>> high, I bet.
>>
>> Personally, if the cost is really not that much of a problem with  
>> the home
>> finance manager, the new M8.2 is the better deal.  Then again, I am  
>> still
>> shooting film, so what do I know.......
>>
>> I think Leica did a good job of pricing the upgrades and of pricing  
>> the new
>> camera.. it so not obvious if the new camera or the upgrade is the   
>> greater
>> bargain.
>>
>> Frank Filippone
>> red735i@earthlink.net
>>
>>
>> I have put my name on the list for the upgrade, but now i don't know
>> if shutter upgrade (the only one i was looking at) is worth it. for
>> 1000usd  you can do a lot of stuff and the camera itself will
>> succeeded soon by at least the M9 (may be even ziess or voiltander
>> jump in too)
>>
>>
>>
>>
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Replies: Reply from vick.ko at sympatico.ca (Vick Ko) ([Leica] leica m8 owners, r u upgrading)
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