Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2008/01/29
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Nathan (und Vick) OK then, what would you consider a "reasonable price" for a M8, once a full frame M9 is released? WTF would want a M8 then? Jerry 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 > > 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 >>