[Leica] Not Buying M8

[drodgers at casefarms.com (David Rodgers)]

The M8 has a more limited audience than Leicas of the past. That must be
a challenge for Leica. 

The M8 makes a lot of sense for someone who will photograph a lot before
the warranty expires or before a better alternative comes along. But
it's not like a film M that you could justify buying even if you were a
weekend photographer. You knew the film M would require little
maintenance and probably hold its value over time. A lot of people
bought film Ms and hardly used them. And film M's still have value
today.  

Even my 50-year-old plus film M is still a working camera. With a Noct
attached and my favorite BW film inside, it is still without peer. I
can't duplicate the image quality with software (although maybe someone
out there can). 

Gone, too, it seems is the limited edition market for Leica. I wonder if
we'll ever see a limited edition digital M. That would be good news
because it would mean digital was reaching maturity. I used to scoff at
things like Ostrich skin and Titanium shell on the M6, but deep down I
secretly wanted to own one. 

DaveR