Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2008/01/29

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Subject: [Leica] How long has the M8 been out? Beyond warranty period?
From: grduprey at mchsi.com (grduprey@mchsi.com)
Date: Tue Jan 29 18:23:43 2008

That is the rumor + larger than FF, which suggests square format?   I guess 
we will have to wait and sse.

Gene

-------------- Original message ----------------------
From: Nathan Wajsman <nathan@nathanfoto.com>
>
> I hope for Leica's sake that they can do better than that (unless of  
> course the R10 has autofocus).
> 
> Nathan
> 
> On 29-jan-2008, at 0:12, grduprey@mchsi.com wrote:
> 
> > The M9 is a year away at the earliest.  The word is if anything is  
> > announced, it will be the R10 this year.
> >
> > gene
> >
> > -------------- Original message ----------------------
> > From: Richard Man <richard-lists@imagecraft.com>
> >>
> >> That's what I am hoping. I clock'ed close to 10000 exposures on my
> >> 4th R-D1, the previous 3 probably had about 3000 shots. So the R-D1
> >> has served pretty well. (long way for me to reach the rated shutter
> >> life). If the M9 is for sale by early 2009, that'd be either if it is
> >> "affordable" (ha ha), or drive the M8 price down.
> >>
> >> For that to happen though, we need people to buy new M8s :-)
> >>
> >> At 10:56 PM 1/27/2008, Nathan Wajsman wrote:
> >>> 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
> >>>
> >>
> >> // richard (This email is for mailing lists. To reach me directly,
> >> please use richard at imagecraft.com)
> >>
> >>
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