[Leica] No M9 in the near future

[richard-lists at imagecraft.com (Richard Man)]

You still have not answered the question. A prospective customer who 
may want to buy a M8, now has a decision: pay $5500 now and may be 
another $1800-$2000 for an upgrade, or wait until Leica sells the 
M8.2 version for, lets say, in the middle, $6500. Sure Leica has made 
no announcement re: M8.2 availability or pricing, but that's the 
point. From a business perspective, they are in a dang if they do, 
dang if they don't position. They are in a bind.

This has nothing to do whether I have my R-D1 in front of me, or an 
M8 behind me. It's a business and customer issue. I face similar 
issues in my company, just trying to see how other companies handle things.

At 06:12 PM 3/6/2008, Sonny Carter wrote:
>So Leica puts out a camera every three years, and NikCcanOlyPen puts out a
>new camera at every phase of the moon.
>

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