jquimby Posted September 15, 2007 Share #21 Posted September 15, 2007 Advertisement (gone after registration) From answer 4.6: "As soon as alternative technologies come to market that will ensure this imaging power, Leica will make these available for our customers. Today, statements as to when and in which camera model they could be introduced cannot be made. " They even made a note that they are considering the possibility of an improved IR filter on the sensor, if the technology should allow it later on. So I am not the only person who read that and came away with the impression that there was the possibility of an M8 upgrade. The first sentence seems so but the second sentence seems to point toward a new camera. Maybe I am reading too much into this but when Leica says "...which camera they could be introduced in..." that leads me to the following thoughts: 1. "which" infers choice as in more than one, is Leica aware that they only make one digital camera?? the R9 / DMR is not EU lead complaint and doesn't suffer from IR/UV issues anyway 2. Isn't this the second reference recently from Leica about another M camera, the first was something about whats a leica engineer to do if a 36 x 24 senor was available for the m8 by Dr. Kuafman (not sure i got that name right) 3. Maybe the new R10 is going to include this IR/UV "feature" just for consistency sake even though they could probably put a quarter of an inch coating on the sensor and still be fine... Just some random early morning musings... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Advertisement Posted September 15, 2007 Posted September 15, 2007 Hi jquimby, Take a look here New M8 FAQ from Leica. I'm sure you'll find what you were looking for!
carstenw Posted September 15, 2007 Share #22 Posted September 15, 2007 I think Leica just means that if they can make an upgrade available for the M8 they will, otherwise it will be solved in the M9. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
bill k Posted September 18, 2007 Share #23 Posted September 18, 2007 Thanks for posting the link to the New M8 FAQ.This morning I was unable to download the upgraded firmware or register my M8. The firmware upgrade kept showing as 0.00. Came to this forum and saw the link and was able to get everything done in about 5 min.Also the FAQ answered a lot of questions..Regards,Bill Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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