[Leica] How long has the M8 been out? Beyond warranty period?

[kididdoc at cox.net (Steve Barbour)]

On Jan 28, 2008, at 3:08 PM, grduprey@mchsi.com wrote:

> Vic,
>
> If I was not holding out for the R10 to show up in September, I  
> would also buy a second M8 either as a Demo or brand new.


hi Gene...


are you still married?

:-)

Steve


>
>
> Gene
>
> -------------- Original message ----------------------
> From: Leonard Taupier <len-1@comcast.net>
>>
>> Vick,
>>
>> The demo M8's from dealers and the used like new cameras from
>> Popflash come with a 1 year warranty. I think $4299 is a good price
>> for a mint M8 with 1 year warranty. I might consider buying another
>> one myself. Mine is black but I'm sure my chrome rigid Summicron
>> would look beautiful on a chrome M8.
>>
>> Len
>> (just stirring the pot))
>>
>>
>> On Jan 27, 2008, at 7:30 PM, 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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