Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2008/03/06
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]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? > > > At 02:51 PM 3/6/2008, Michiel Fokkema wrote: > >Might be interesting reading. > >http://www.bjp-online.com/public/showPage.html?page=725281 > > > // 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 >