Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2008/01/31

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Subject: [Leica] Fwd: Leica M8 Customer Information -- January 30th, 2008
From: grduprey at mchsi.com (grduprey@mchsi.com)
Date: Thu Jan 31 15:41:36 2008

I agree with Steve.  Unfortunately August is when my wife and I leave for 
Europe and therefore I will not be making any upgrade until I get back 
sometime in November.  Maybe if the R10 comes out, I could buy it and then 
send in the M8.  ;-)  However, so far I do not see any reason to make this 
upgrade, so unless the shutter dies or i smash my LCD, I will wait to see 
what upgrade 2 is.

Gene

-------------- Original message ----------------------
From: Steve Barbour <kididdoc@cox.net>
>
> 
> On Jan 30, 2008, at 6:15 PM, Frank Filippone wrote:
> 
> > This is interesting..... very interesting.  I am not sure what it  
> > says, except buy more M8 and M9 cameras, cause just like the Leica  
> > A, we are promising we will upgrade them into the future.... and  
> > therefore our extra high cost is a bargain, over time.  Our upgrades  
> > have no competition, no one else does this.
> >
> > I think there IS merit in this......   If you look at what the  
> > warranty on a Leica was ( M6 time) it was 3 years with a 2 year  
> > option for an additional $150 or so.....  The current M8 is 2 years  
> > ( I stand corrected from a  previous email).  After 2 years, a lot  
> > of users ( yes, some on this list......) swap out there current  
> > Leica models for new ones.. and preserve their warranty in so  
> > doing.  Sure they lose something, maybe 40% of the original cost,  
> > but they preserve that all important warranty.  What this M8 program  
> > does is to repair to spec, and upgrade the camera AND extend the  
> > warranty for 2 years, for 40% of the value of a new camera.  Sounds  
> > like the same thing......  So why not keep your old model and just  
> > update the guts?
> 
> that's a good analysis Frank, and many M8 owners like me, will face a  
> dilemma pretty soon...
> 
> it is not an easy, slam dunk call...
> 
> aside from the obvious pros and cons, and the high fee...
> 
> we are paying leica to be without our cameras, for an unknown period  
> of time, cameras that some of us frequently use...
> 
> Steve
> 
> 
> >
> >
> > I wonder if todays' electronic fever.. don?t fix, just upgrade....  
> > will work here?  Is the market ready for this?
> >
> > But.......Using words like ... "forever"... I wonder if he really  
> > meant that?
> >
> > Frank Filippone
> > red735i@earthlink.net
> >
> >> With the introduction of a perpetual upgrade program, every LEICA
> >> M8 will forever be a state-of-the-art digital camera. Todays and
> >> tomorrows users will always be able to incorporate the latest
> >> refinements and developments in handling ease and technology. It is
> >> our aim to secure your investment in the LEICA M8 for the future.
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
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