Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2008/03/07

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Subject: [Leica] No M9 in the near future
From: grduprey at mchsi.com (grduprey@mchsi.com)
Date: Fri Mar 7 17:20:00 2008

I am in the same boat as SonC and Tina.  Why bother with the upgrade as it 
is currently offered?  My M8 has no scratches and the shutter works just 
fine and I also use the 1/8000 shutter speed fairly often also.  Right now, 
the only thing I would opt for is newer electronics IF it provided lower 
noise at the higher ISOs, or some other major change.  As to the current M8, 
it serves as a great digital M as it is.

Gene

-------------- Original message ----------------------
From: "Sonny Carter" <sonc.hegr@gmail.com>
>
> 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)
> >
> >
> >
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