Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2008/01/28
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]The M9 is a year away at the earliest. The word is if anything is announced, it will be the R10 this year. gene -------------- Original message ---------------------- From: Richard Man <richard-lists@imagecraft.com> > > That's what I am hoping. I clock'ed close to 10000 exposures on my > 4th R-D1, the previous 3 probably had about 3000 shots. So the R-D1 > has served pretty well. (long way for me to reach the rated shutter > life). If the M9 is for sale by early 2009, that'd be either if it is > "affordable" (ha ha), or drive the M8 price down. > > For that to happen though, we need people to buy new M8s :-) > > At 10:56 PM 1/27/2008, Nathan Wajsman wrote: > >Hi Vick, > > > >If you can muster the patience, wait till September--Leica will very > >likely introduce the successor to the M8 at Photokina--it is the > >biggest photo trade show and I cannot imagine them choosing any other > >venue. Once the M9 or whatever is out, you should be able to pick up > >an M8 for a reasonable price. > > > >As for reliability, I think with electronic thingies, once it is past > >the first few months, it should be fine for years afterwards. > > > >Nathan > > > > // 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