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

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Subject: [Leica] Wow!! M8 Hardware Upgrade!
From: grduprey at mchsi.com (grduprey@mchsi.com)
Date: Thu Jan 31 15:50:27 2008

I will be at Photokina to get first hand info.  ;-)

Gene

-------------- Original message ----------------------
From: Mark Rabiner <mark@rabinergroup.com>
>
> 1753 bucks US converted from the Euro.
> http://www.adorama.com/catalog.tpl?op=NewsDesk_Internal&article_num=013008-3
> How does Adorama find out about this stuff first!????
> 
> "replacing the LCD monitor cover with scratch-resistant sapphire glass"
> 
> " replacing the current shutter with a new electronically-controlled
> metal-blade slotted shutter that offers less noise and vibration."
> 
> " A Leica representative suggested that other, more major upgrades and
> possibly a new version of the M8 (an M8a, perhaps) may be introduced at
> Photokina--and current M8 users would be able to upgrade to get all of the
> new model's features."
> 
> 
> So will the new cut off filter free Leica be an M8 or higher number?
> 
> News at 11.
> 
> Tune in Photokina Sept.
> Köln
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> Mark William Rabiner
> markrabiner.com
> 
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