[Leica] Down Loading M8 firm ware update.

[richard-lists at imagecraft.com (Richard Man)]

Oh absolutely, I didn't mean to imply a full frame 35mm sensor for 
the M would be easy :-)

As for being hand-made: Leica stresses that the M7 and MP are 
hand-made, that has to be mostly true with the M8 too right? Well, at 
least hand assemble. A chuck of electronics, a chunk of shutter, a 
chunk of RF :-) Why, may be they should sell a DIY kit for 20% off or 
something like the old Heathkit Electronics :-)

At 02:55 PM 2/4/2008, G Hopkinson wrote:
>Richard, as you say the assemblies may well be partly modular and 
>there are less complications than in an SLR. Probably not too much
>completely manual assembly in the bodies these days but I guess the 
>upgrades are entirely by hand. Really though the technical
>challenge must be to source a 35mm frame size sensor that will do 
>the job. Don't forget that the current one is a custom design and
>had to be made for the short lens to focal plane distance. If that 
>was easy the current M8 would have had one from the start! As to
>the prices, I think the factors are long well understood. This is a 
>Leica group ;-) The idea of offering upgrades though, I think is
>laudable. Just what ones will be available and whether people are 
>willing to pay for them, we shall see. My bet is that the current
>first offered upgrade will mainly cause everyone who has yet to buy 
>an M8 but wants one, to wait a little longer. The new
>improvements must make it into serial production. Any possible 
>future upgrade including a 35mm sensor will be a very different story
>for current owners, in my opinion.
>cheers
>Geoff

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