Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1997/09/14
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]At 01:01 PM 14-09-97 -0400, you wrote: >> >>I dont like the idea of buying a current M6, only to see my dream camera >>M6J introduced on the market in a few months. >> >>Well, this is only speculations, but I am surprised that the LUG-mails >>announcing these rumours never got any reactions on this list. Maybe it is >>because they only are... rumours. > >Until you hear it from the source, that's exactly what these new "models" >are... rumors. You'd be better off buying for your needs rather than >betting on something that might not materialize for a year, if at all. > [snip] Another point to watch out for if these rumoured cameras ever materialize is that they are likely to be much more expensive than the current M6, IMHO (especially any electronic version). Consider the relative prices of the standard 500C/m Hasselblad (or its current incarnation) and its higher priced electronic brethren as market place examples. Dan C.