Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2008/02/05

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Subject: [Leica] Down Loading M8 firm ware update.
From: kididdoc at cox.net (Steve Barbour)
Date: Tue Feb 5 09:31:49 2008
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On Feb 5, 2008, at 10:17 AM, Lottermoser George wrote:

> quite right - forever is a long time.
>
> Yet I think is a wonderful and "trippy" thing that I can hang a 40  
> year old visoflex on my M8 and enjoy superb end results; or that  
> others are hanging 70 year old screw mount lenses on their M8's. The  
> leica range finder system has had a significant and beautiful  
> upgrade path for a very, very long time. I think it fair to say that  
> no other camera system has maintained the interconnectivity of parts  
> that Leica has. A unique company which makes very beautiful things  
> using top shelf materials.

the M8 is a neat thing to have...
especially when you have one, and you use it....
(instead of doing what I am doing right now...)

:-)

Steve

>
>
> On Feb 5, 2008, at 10:40 AM, Frank Filippone wrote:
>
>> 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...........
>
> Fond regards,
> George
> george@imagist.com
> www.imagist.com
> http://www.imagist.com/blog
> Picture A Week - www.imagist.com/paw_07
>
>
>
>
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In reply to: Message from red735i at earthlink.net (Frank Filippone) ([Leica] Down Loading M8 firm ware update.)
Message from lug at steveunsworth.co.uk (Steve Unsworth) ([Leica] Down Loading M8 firm ware update.)
Message from red735i at earthlink.net (Frank Filippone) ([Leica] Down Loading M8 firm ware update.)
Message from imagist3 at mac.com (Lottermoser George) ([Leica] Down Loading M8 firm ware update.)