Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2008/02/05
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]And you think Leica is not going to " introduce a new model every 2 years and halve the value of the previous model on the used market" ? ( Past history... the M7 and MP did it to the M6 ) The M8 to the M7. ( and I am not familiar enough with the R series to comment there.....). And certainly the M9 to the M8. It is called "progress", "survival" or true reality on the 21st Century...... Sure, the option to upgrade is yours, alone. But you missed the point. Do you own an original PC, the one with the 8088 processor? Why not? It probably would still work as well as the day it was made, but technology moves on, and so does the market. My point is that this upgrade path is not or may not be all it is cracked up to be and buyers or rather potential buyers should be careful in spending THEIR bucks. New models await and sometimes it is better to replace your 8088 machine with a Duo Core Pentium machine than to upgrade it....... When exactly was the last time Leica offered an upgrade path service? Leica A? IIIC? IIIF? This is a real fundamental change to the body and its ability to function ( larger sensor), certainly not a cosmetic only one. "Forever" ????? Even a junior marketing guy knows better........... Frank Filippone red735i@earthlink.net If you don't want the upgrades then you don't buy them. I thought the last time Leica offered this kind of service it was seen a a positive thing? Is it worse than what Canon and Nikon do, introduce a new model every 2 years and halve the value of the previous model on the used market? Steve