w44neg Posted March 23, 2015 Share #1 Posted March 23, 2015 Advertisement (gone after registration) Sorry if this has been asked before but I'm currently considering an M-240. I've noticed a lot of deals around of late, and I wondered if this is due to a new release being imminent, or at least rumoured? To be honest the 240 is still very tempting but if a new release is going to happen soon, I'd like to give myself the choice I suppose, so I'd wait. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Torgian Posted March 23, 2015 Share #2 Posted March 23, 2015 I think a new one might be on the horizon, but if one is released soon, I think next year would be the earliest. Maybe even two. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
lct Posted March 23, 2015 Share #3 Posted March 23, 2015 Would be surprising if an M240 replacement is not being announced in 2015 but i have no info about that. 3 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnJWhite Posted March 23, 2015 Share #4 Posted March 23, 2015 Of course there is. There is always another camera coming along. Why should Leica stop making improvements? And of course, why should they stop making silly cameras with no LCD screen or strap lugs? Why, even today, I'll bet there are some folks holding out for the Leica M NS. NS standing for No Shutter. Who needs a shutter when you can use a lens cap? If it was good enough in 1864, it's good enough today. ;-) Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
darylgo Posted March 23, 2015 Share #5 Posted March 23, 2015 The M240 was announced at Photokina 2012 iirc and first shipments were March 2013. If one were announced this year it's appearance may well take several months. I would purchase it and enjoy, if a new one is announced the M240 will continue to perform admirably. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Herr Barnack Posted March 24, 2015 Share #6 Posted March 24, 2015 What Daryl said. We know that there will be a successor to the M240/M-P at some point in time, but who knows when that will be. It could be this spring or it could be this fall. Or it could be not until Photokina 2016. After it is released, it will probably be six months later before they will actually be on dealer's shelves and available to buyers. None of that helps if you want/need a digital M within a reasonable amount of time... Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Overgaard Posted March 24, 2015 Share #7 Posted March 24, 2015 Advertisement (gone after registration) The MP model usually marks the half-way run of the model, the Safari marks two years. Usually a new model every three years, so except first delivery March 2016. And then the question is how long time there will be backorder. The M240 didn't become real available till March 2014. Give or take. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaapv Posted March 24, 2015 Share #8 Posted March 24, 2015 But they did not have the new efficient factories back then... 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
BerndReini Posted March 24, 2015 Share #9 Posted March 24, 2015 The new M is four new Sonys away. Unfortunately, it will cost four times as much. 3 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Echo63 Posted March 24, 2015 Share #10 Posted March 24, 2015 The new M is four new Sonys away. Unfortunately, it will cost four times as much. So - 12 months or so ? 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ecaton Posted March 24, 2015 Share #11 Posted March 24, 2015 The new M is four new Sonys away. Unfortunately, it will cost four times as much. Let me do the financial forecast: Upgrading race with 4 Sonys* $2000 = $8000 in 15 months. 50% depreciation in 12 months for each = $4000 loss. Lens cost Sony: unknown, but high, since they still have to fill their lens line gaps. Leica M (new version) $ 7000 in 2016. 30% depreciation in 15 months = $2100 loss of value by end of 2017. Lens cost Leica: none for me, I have all I ever wanted. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
bocaburger Posted March 24, 2015 Share #12 Posted March 24, 2015 IIRC the M9 shipped quite soon after it was officially unveiled. The M240 took a while because of some production issues that Leica couldn't meet the demand in a timely manner. Nobody can predict exactly when the successor will come, what it's specs will be, or how quickly it will ship. If being the first on the block with the latest model is a priority, and paying top dollar for it and being an early adopter aka volunteer beta tester doesn't concern you then I would recommend waiting. If you're the type who will quickly trade the M240 at a significant loss soon after the new model comes, then I would recommend waiting. If you are like me and don't mind to stay a generation behind to save thousands of dollars, then I would recommend buying a demo or certified pre-owned M240 now and then do the same sometime in mid-production-run of the new model. YMMV. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
cirke Posted March 24, 2015 Share #13 Posted March 24, 2015 Photokina 2016 I guess 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
earleygallery Posted March 24, 2015 Share #14 Posted March 24, 2015 Sorry if this has been asked before but I'm currently considering an M-240. I've noticed a lot of deals around of late, and I wondered if this is due to a new release being imminent, or at least rumoured? To be honest the 240 is still very tempting but if a new release is going to happen soon, I'd like to give myself the choice I suppose, so I'd wait. Yes, there is almost certainly going to be a new M at some point, most likely in the next year or two. If you buy an M tomorrow it's unlikely that you'll find out a new version is released next week. Leica could tell you for certain, but of course they won't! Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaapv Posted March 24, 2015 Share #15 Posted March 24, 2015 Of course there'll be a new version, sometime in the future, maybe even close future, who knows? But if this camera meets your needs and expectations, who cares? It will not stop functioning abruptly and continue to churn out the images you bought it for. 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
wattsy Posted March 24, 2015 Share #16 Posted March 24, 2015 The arrival of the Safari edition is the surest sign yet that there will be a new version of the M at some point this year. Last year's M-P version is also consistent with something new this year. 4 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaapv Posted March 24, 2015 Share #17 Posted March 24, 2015 (edited) And the three-year cycle. It will probably coincide with the end of Jono's holiday... :D Edited March 24, 2015 by jaapv 5 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
colonel Posted March 24, 2015 Share #18 Posted March 24, 2015 My interest in the new model wanes slightly because the sensor and electronics of the M240 are generally bullet proof, especially as compared to the M9 and M8. I would upgrade but it would need to have a significant dose of new technology covering many functions of the camera. I am a bit partial to the new Safari version though ... hmmm .... Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Don Morley Posted March 24, 2015 Share #19 Posted March 24, 2015 But they did not have the new efficient factories back then... Yest but surely those new efficient factories are still far too busy repairing the thousands of self degrading sensors in old M9's to be thinking about making anything new yet! Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jamriman Posted March 24, 2015 Share #20 Posted March 24, 2015 A new monochrome is on the horizon so I have heard. 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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