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M-240 28/2/13?


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On another thread, I suggested the over/under as March 1, and I would take the under. However, over the weekend, I had to bring my Monochrom to a dealer I know and trust to have him clean the sensor. He was highly optimistic that the first Ms would show up early in February. We shall see.

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John-I do not live close enough to your dealer to have them clean my MM sensor, but I do notice "things" starting to show up on my images, so it is time for a cleaning.

 

Over/under. Well, I do like under. When did you put yourself on the M list? I mean date AND hour AND minutes?

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John-I do not live close enough to your dealer to have them clean my MM sensor, but I do notice "things" starting to show up on my images, so it is time for a cleaning.

 

Over/under. Well, I do like under. When did you put yourself on the M list? I mean date AND hour AND minutes?

 

Lou - the honest answer is I don't remember exactly when I asked to be put on the "M10 List", but it was somewhere around November 2011, when I bought a 35mm Summliux FLE from this particular dealer.

 

I then reaffirmed, in April 2012 -- when the May 10th event was announced -- that the dealer remembered I had asked to be put on the list long ago. This is a very honorable U.S. dealer (won't mention who, but someone from whom I had also bought an M8.2 and an M9, as well as a Noctilux and the 21 Summilux -- all this stated to make the point that we have had a long and good relationship), and I was told, yes, absolutely, you are high on our list. The person I was talking to wouldn't say how high, but I gathered I wasn't the first person on the list, but perhaps close to it.

 

So, I was high on my dealer's list as of April 2012, with an initial request made that I be put on that list at least four or five months previously. (I learned with the M9 that if you wait until the actual announcement to be put on a dealer's list, it's too late, if you expect to get one within six months of the release. The flip side of that is I will only ever ask to be on one dealer's list -- if they make a commitment to put me on their list, I'll make a commitment to buy it only from them. I think that's only fair.) My guess/prayer is I'll get mine within the first two or three shipments when they arrive, and as you know, I am betting the first ones arrive before March 1. Cheers to you. JB

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A brief interview with Stefan Daniel reported in Theme:-

 

Asked whether first images samples are finally available,

Stefan Daniel, Leica director product management, told me:

Leider noch nicht, wir sind derzeit am “letzten Schliff” der Bildeinstellungen. Ich gehe davon aus, dass dies Ende Jan / Anfang Feb soweit sein wird!

Meaning:

Unfortunately not yet, we’re currently putting the “final touches” to the image settings. I assume that we’re ready by the end of January / beginning February!

Well then, happy waiting! Until then, let the CCD vs. CMOS speculation continue, but I’m sure there’s nothing to fear.

Expect first deliveries in late February / early March.

 

Read more: The Leica M Wait Is Over Soon: First Image Samples Available Late Jan / Early Feb | THEME

 

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My dealer (Italy) confirmed that my M should be delivered within the end of February.

At the latest during the first week of March.

 

Nobody else had any delivery date form his dealer?

 

Franco

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Just a heads up for those in the US :

Olympus has a rebate running until the 27th Jan on the VF-2 EVF.

So if you think the M-240 will arrive in the next couple of months, perhaps now is a good time to pre order the EVFat $249 and claim $80 back.

( the Leica version is $479 )

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Just a heads up for those in the US :

Olympus has a rebate running until the 27th Jan on the VF-2 EVF.

So if you think the M-240 will arrive in the next couple of months' date=' perhaps now is a good time to pre order the EVFat $249 and claim $80 back.

( the Leica version is $479 )[/quote']

 

Yes but it won't say "Leica"! :)

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I was at the Tokyo store today and they had a sign for the m coming in 28 march. The Japanese might have a delay for new releases compared to Germany or the US but I read that this Leica store is directly managed by the Leica company so it should be a fair indication of release date. Sorry to sidetrack but if anyone wants a Leica glove let me know and I can buy some. No deposits required but I can only get a few and I'll post em from australia after my holidays. Apparently they're only sold in the Tokyo store and it costs 6300 yen with 3 sizes. I'm not going to up charge I just want to contribute to the forum.

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Leica's Stefan Daniel told me to expect M deliveries "at the earliest" beginning March:

 

The Leica M Wait Is Over Soon: First Sample Images Available Late Jan / Early Feb | THEME

 

Maybe mid-March is a safer bet.

 

Mid March is ok for me. I'm flying to Los Angeles to se my newborn niece at the end of April.

Portraiting my niece will be a good way to learn my newborn M :)

 

Franco

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