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Subject: [Leica] How long has the M8 been out? Beyond warranty period?
From: nathan at nathanfoto.com (Nathan Wajsman)
Date: Sun Jan 27 22:56:27 2008
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Hi Vick,

If you can muster the patience, wait till September--Leica will very  
likely introduce the successor to the M8 at Photokina--it is the  
biggest photo trade show and I cannot imagine them choosing any other  
venue. Once the M9 or whatever is out, you should be able to pick up  
an M8 for a reasonable price.

As for reliability, I think with electronic thingies, once it is past  
the first few months, it should be fine for years afterwards.

Nathan

On 28-jan-2008, at 1:30, Vick Ko wrote:

> Thanks all
>
> My struggle with buy or not-to-buy the M8 is a matter of afraid of  
> getting stuck with a camera that is unreliable and needs repair.
> I've heard and seen a lot of good photos from an M8.  But it is a  
> bag of money, and for that bag of money, I want reliability as well  
> as performance.
>
> ....Vick
>
> Frank Filippone wrote:
>> Almost none.   What about the rest of us that bought M6's that need
>> repair......?  or M7's or other?
>> The repair department is a profit center.  They NEED profits.
>>
>> What they need to do is to increase the warranty period of the  
>> M8......
>>
>> Frank Filippone
>> red735i@earthlink.net
>
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