Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2011/08/19
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]The M8 is not necessarily a lot cheaper to produce than an M9.... most of the metalwork is the same, the processor is half as cheap ( worth about $30???) and the sensor is more expensive.. maybe an extra thou in resale .... So an M8 would cost ..... about $4-5K. Not cheap enough. Must get rid of the RF/VF assembly, cut the metal down to plastic, and make it someplace besides Europe. I would guess the market is looking for a $1500-2.5K M..... About what an M8 used is selling for.....needs a new design, made in Korea or Malaysia or some other Asian cheap location.... EVF? Yup. AF? Yup... although how you do this with 60 year old lenses I don't quite comprehend.....( See Contax AF from the past.....) Frank Filippone Red735i at earthlink.net Well, that's what I said but apparently it's a braindead idea according to Geoff's source at : > That's the definition of the M8......... >