[Leica] How long has the M8 been out? Beyond warranty period?

[Jim at hemenway.com (Jim Hemenway)]

You're not helping the economy Ted!  :-)

Reinforcing Vic's buyer's remorse, instead of preaching spend, spend, 
spend... it's the new mantra. ;-)

Jim

Ted Grant wrote:
> Vic Ko said:
> 
> 
>>>>My struggle with buy or not-to-buy the M8 is a matter of afraid of
> 
> getting stuck with a camera that is unreliable and needs repair.<<<
> 
> Vic,
> 
> The unfortunate thing about the M8 is/was the Magenta thing as the #1
> problem that was "fixed" with Mickey mouse style IR filters. Yes others had
> weird things happen also. However many of us had absolutely nothing go 
> wrong
> with the camera and it worked like a dream M camera should even. Well OK a
> couple of times a scene glowed like a setting sun in the fires of hell! :-)
> 
> However at this point in time I imagine the M9 will be a whole new ball of
> wax without filters and glitches as they'll be a distant past. At least I
> imagine that will be the case. 
> 
> I had two reactions to your purchase of the M8, first of which ."Why would
> he buy now when waiting a few more months and get the new improved M9?"
> 
> Second, "Pay the same price $5000 or nearly so as many did when it was new
> to the world months ago?" Unless he got it for at least half price. Or 
> quite
> frankly 75% off the original selling price?
>