Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2009/03/03
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Once I sent a pair of Birkenstocks to a repair shop to have them re-soled. I got a call from them, and they said, "For another $50, we can change the uppers too." I pointed out to the woman that I would then have a new pair of Birks that cost just $20 more than off the shelf, plus postage. On Tue, Mar 3, 2009 at 8:55 PM, Leonard Taupier <len-001 at verizon.net> wrote: > John, > > We know what Leitz did in the old days such as add rangefinders to the > Model > 1's and standards and even upgrading rangefinder masks to the M4's etc. > Leica will not do these upgrades today, at least not to the Barnacks. So I > would think the word "perpetual" is a slight exaggeration even if Leica > used > it. I would guess that an M8 upgrade 10 years from now would not be an > economical option. The state of the art will have progressed so far that > buying the new model would be cheaper. > > Just my .02 > Len > > > > On Mar 3, 2009, at 9:20 PM, J. Newell wrote: > >> >> >> Hey, I'd like to circle back on this from a different point. >> >> >> >> Not taking any issues with what Tina reported, but what does it mean to >> say a camera is "perpetually upgradeable," especially in these relatively >> early digital days? ?Will Leica offer sensor upgrades? ?What are the >> limits >> of this idea? >> >> >> >> I'm not an engineer, a scientist or an economist, but I don't think this >> could work out quite the way it did with the Barnack cameras in the 1930s. >> ?Discussion??? >> >> >> >> Tks >> >> John >> >> >> ----- Original Message ----- >> From: "Tina Manley" <images at comporium.net> >> To: "Leica Users Group" <lug at leica-users.org> >> Sent: Tuesday, March 3, 2009 1:04:31 PM GMT -05:00 US/Canada Eastern >> Subject: Re: [Leica] Digital camera purchase conundrum >> >> And the thing about M8's is that Leica has >> decided to make them perpetually upgradeable. ?My >> first M8 is ancient by digital standards, but >> it's still up to date as of the firmware >> today! ?And my very ancient Leica M lenses work fine on it. ;-) >> >> Tina >> >> Tina Manley >> www.tinamanley.com >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Leica Users Group. >> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > -- Regards, Sonny http://www.sonc.com http://sonc.stumbleupon.com/ Natchitoches, Louisiana USA