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Subject: [Leica] How to get an M8 for $3200... Now defective 21 Elmarit
From: rgacpa at yahoo.com (Bob Adler)
Date: Tue Jul 22 14:21:25 2008

Thanks Gene. That's what I've been doing. I don't have coded lenses, so it 
doesn't much matter to me. Even if it did have framelines, I've found my M8 
frame lines to be amazingly inaccurate...

Thanks again for the clarification,
Bob
?Bob Adler
Palo Alto, CA
http://www.raflexions.com



----- Original Message ----
From: "grduprey@mchsi.com" <grduprey@mchsi.com>
To: Leica Users Group <lug@leica-users.org>
Sent: Tuesday, July 22, 2008 1:31:13 PM
Subject: Re: [Leica] How to get an M8 for $3200... Now defective 21 Elmarit

Bob,

I just used the entire finder for the view of the 21, seems to be pretty 
close.

Gene

-------------- Original message ----------------------
From: Bob Adler <rgacpa@yahoo.com>
>
> Gene,
> Are there framelines for the 21 on the M8 or are you referring to another 
> body?
> Thanks,
> Bob (who would love to have frame lines for the 21 on an M8!!)
> 
> ?Bob Adler
> Palo Alto, CA
> http://www.raflexions.com
> 
> 
> 
> ----- Original Message ----
> From: "grduprey@mchsi.com" <grduprey@mchsi.com>
> To: Leica Users Group <lug@leica-users.org>
> Sent: Tuesday, July 22, 2008 12:35:50 PM
> Subject: RE: [Leica] How to get an M8 for $3200... Now defective 21 Elmarit
> 
> Richard,
> 
> Well, I would probably go for a M8 in that price range.? ;-)? Now if only 
> my new 
> 21 Elmarit M Asph was as trouble free as my M8 has been...? The lens does 
> not 
> bring up the correct frame lines and therefore the lens detection does not 
> work.? 
> ;-(? If I manually select the correct frames, then the detection does 
> work.? I 
> talked to Dale Elwell at Leica NJ and he tells me they should be able to 
> fix it 
> before I leave on Aug 9 for Europe, but with the trouble people have had 
> this 
> past year or so with long repair times, I think I will just wait until I 
> get 
> back and then send it in.? I don't want to take the chance of it not being 
> back 
> by the time I leave.? I did write a letter that I sent in with the 
> warranty card 
> so they know it was defective out of the box.? Otherwise I really like the 
> results so far.
> 
> Gene
> 
> -------------- Original message ----------------------
> From: Richard Man <richard-lists@imagecraft.com>
> >
> > I didn't say all owners will do that :-)
> > 
> > A small number of used M8s already appears for ~$3900. And as I said, 
> > M6 went from ~$2000 to $1200 when the M7 was released and M7 went 
> > through a drop also when the M8 was released. So it stands to reason 
> > the trend would continue.
> > 
> > Would I bet on $3200? No, but I think it would be safe to say it will 
> > hit $3500-$3600. I don't think the market will be flooded, just a few 
> > M8 owners will want to upgrade....
> > 
> > 
> > At 04:14 PM 7/20/2008, grduprey@mchsi.com wrote:
> > >Richard,
> > >
> > >What makes you think us M8 owners will unload our wonderfull image 
> > >makers?
> > >
> > 
> > // richard (This email is for mailing lists. To reach me directly, 
> > please use richard at imagecraft.com) 
> > 
> > 
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