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 did say "current owners may..." The point is though this is a bad business situation for them. Sooner or later, they will have a M8.2, if not now, then later when the stock runs out. Regardless whether they announce the price of the M8.2 or not at this point, and regardless what this pricing may be, it's going to affect some prospective buyers' decisions. As a business person, it would be interesting to see how they pull this off (or not). >Sonny Carter wrote: > >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? // richard (This email is for mailing lists. To reach me directly, please use richard at imagecraft.com)