Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2014/08/21
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]You mean, 50 cents? On Thu, Aug 21, 2014 at 2:16 PM, Richard Man <richard at richardmanphoto.com> wrote: > One gigabyte of flash is probably less than $50 in quantity... > > > On Thu, Aug 21, 2014 at 11:24 AM, Frank Filippone <red735i at verizon.net> > wrote: > > > First they try to convince us we don't need no stinking frame selector, > > that > > it is a distraction. Then they add it back on. > > The implication is that only Professionals are capable of using a frame > > selector... amateurs are too stupid. > > > > Sapphire glass addition should have been included.... from the first M > > (240). But applause is earned. > > > > I thought Apple was a bit bad for charging an incremental extra $100 per > > 16GB of internal storage in their iPads. > > Leica now wins the cake... $1000 for an extra 1GB. > > > > You need to know that this is, in most likelihood, a one chip change. > > Maybe > > it is an extra chip, maybe it is just a larger capacity chip. > > > > Less is More. Except when More is really a LOT More. > > > > I do like the fact that for this model, they have at least stopped using > > the > > M (Type 240+) designator.... Now in 5 years you order a used M-P and > you > > could get a really rare M2 with Mods, a standard film camera, or a > digital > > M. This is what happens when the marketing department has the IQ > slightly > > below a... never mind, rant over. > > > > Please God, when I am reincarnated, let me come back as the Marketing > > Director of Leica M cameras. > > > > Frank Filippone > > Red735i at verizon.net > > > > Leica M-P: Mtype 240 with additional 2GB buffer, frame line selector, > > Saphire LCD, and cosmetic changes. > > Leica 240 price increased to 7,250 as of 9/1. > > > > > > Bob Adler > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Leica Users Group. > > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > > > > > -- > // richard <http://www.richardmanphoto.com> > // http://facebook.com/richardmanphoto > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > -- Ken Iisaka first name at last name dot org or com