Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2008/09/21
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Ric I don't know if I qualify to be giving advice. I dithered a long time before buying mine. And I haven't used mine for a month. I did a European holiday with an R7. Now I'm at university, torn between no time to shoot and walking to campus with just fantastic weather along very scenic pathways. But, for what it's worth: 1. buy with warranty. You'll sleep easier. Other than not liking that I've tied up so much money in my M8, at least I have the peace of mind that it is covered by the warranty. 2. spend as little money as possible. Buying an M8 isn't like investing in the prior film M's that generally held their value. Perhaps this is saying "buy used if you can get a decent warranty, or buy used if you can get a cooperative seller (i.e. fellow LUG who'll help with sending a covered camera back to Solms)). The factory warranty on new is 3 years; I've seen that demo warranties are 1 year. 3. I don't see the value of getting an M8.2, when an M8 with the ver 2.0 firmware gets you 99% of the functionality. Maybe tell me how much you are willing to invest, and I might be talked into selling mine. !!!!! ...Vick Ric Carter wrote: > I think it's M8 time. I really wanted a full frame at photokina. Hi Ho. > > M8 or M8.2? > > New or used? > > Help me in my angst. > > Ric Carter > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/ricc/ > > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >