mhoutman Posted September 18, 2006 Share #21 Posted September 18, 2006 Advertisement (gone after registration) A change in technology won't outdate the M8. Cheers, Sean could you explain that Sean TIA Michiel Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Advertisement Posted September 18, 2006 Posted September 18, 2006 Hi mhoutman, Take a look here M8 Availability. I'm sure you'll find what you were looking for!
plasticman Posted September 18, 2006 Share #22 Posted September 18, 2006 At long last i decided to plunge in and on Friday added my name to the waiting list at Sweden's main Leica retailer: i'm number TWO! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ghindle Posted September 18, 2006 Share #23 Posted September 18, 2006 Ordered mine, and the TRI Elmar lens - anything before the new year will be a bonus based on my experience with other product releases, but cant wait. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
marknorton Posted September 18, 2006 Author Share #24 Posted September 18, 2006 At long last i decided to plunge in and on Friday added my name to the waiting list at Sweden's main Leica retailer: i'm number TWO! Good job! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
marknorton Posted September 18, 2006 Author Share #25 Posted September 18, 2006 Graham, welcome to our (Ok, my...) ramblings - did you order the lens with the new finder or are you going to use the existing 21/24/28mm finder? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
pascal_meheut Posted September 18, 2006 Share #26 Posted September 18, 2006 At long last i decided to plunge in and on Friday added my name to the waiting list at Sweden's main Leica retailer: i'm number TWO! Lucky man. My reseller in Paris already sold 20. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
plasticman Posted September 18, 2006 Share #27 Posted September 18, 2006 Advertisement (gone after registration) Lucky man. My reseller in Paris already sold 20. I think the Scandinavian 25% sales tax may have something to do with it... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ghindle Posted September 18, 2006 Share #28 Posted September 18, 2006 Yes, i have ordered the viewfinder as well. I dont think I will buy the 28mm yet, although i have been known to change my mind. I am planning to get my 28mm Summicron coded, and not bother with the 50mm Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
MP3 Posted September 19, 2006 Share #29 Posted September 19, 2006 I've been asking my dealer and the sole importer here in Hong Kong. Their response are the same. They will have quite a large batch of M8 here from early to mid October. Price is yet to be confirmed, but estimated to be around HKD 35,000.-, may be less by experience. Hope Leica really learned from their DMR experience. Best, Matthew Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
adan Posted September 19, 2006 Share #30 Posted September 19, 2006 Well, here's what I've been able to piece together over the weekend - none of this official - the only official Leica commitments are still "4th quarter" or "fall" of 2006.: 1. PhotoKina demo M8s will still have betaware as far as final image quality - user interface should be polished, though.. 2. M8 firmware development should be done roughly 2 weeks after PK ends. Which seems to square with S. Reid's understanding that it will be a bit before he gets a camera he can show pictures from. 3. Shipments begin SOME week in November. Actual week for the U.S. to be determined when the big guys meet in Koln during PK. Guess it depends on how fast they can stuff CDs into the M8 boxes and feed v. 1.0 into the body ROMs.. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ho_co Posted September 19, 2006 Share #31 Posted September 19, 2006 Mark-- Don't fret about the US getting the lion's share (not the British Lion's share anyway). I worked for Leica US for ten years, and believe me, everyone thinks someone else is getting his share. A small dealer may have to wait several months for his first sample of a new product; the big dealers may get a couple dozen almost immediately, but that still isn't enough for their backorders. On this side of the pond, the complaint was always that 'the Japanese are getting North America's share.' Just practice your meditation while you patiently await your dealer's call. --HC Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
waterlenz Posted September 19, 2006 Share #32 Posted September 19, 2006 3. Shipments begin SOME week in November. Actual week for the U.S. to be determined when the big guys meet in Koln during PK. Guess it depends on how fast they can stuff CDs into the M8 boxes and feed v. 1.0 into the body ROMs.. It would be great if they could get them out before the 4-day T-day weekend!!! Tom Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
waterlenz Posted September 19, 2006 Share #33 Posted September 19, 2006 Interesting point!! Maybe this why processing software often comes out buggy? Many moving targets. I gather now that Capture One is also doing the firmware so the SW and FW should be 'in sync' so disregard the above. Tom Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guy_mancuso Posted September 19, 2006 Share #34 Posted September 19, 2006 My dealer still is saying mid October. Phase one is not doing the firmware, it is Jenoptik. Phase One is the company of Capture One and that is the software for raw processing The software for Digital capture remote is most likely Jenoptik, which also makes MF backs Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest stevenrk Posted September 19, 2006 Share #35 Posted September 19, 2006 A change in technology won't outdate the M8. Cheers, Sean could you explain that Sean TIA Michiel I'm no Sean, so take this is as a humbly offered poor substitute, but if the combination of: -- L glass (and all the other great glass, like Canon RF glass), -- the way the M8 sensor takes and interprets the light sent its way, -- how the images produced translate into the medium you use to present your images, -- and the way the camera feels and operates all make for a great RF camera, then if a great RF camera is what you actually need, new/different technology isn't going to change that. New technology may lead you to desire other things, but that's all about something else entirely. When the camera is delivered and people can start to put it through its paces in a way that most will want to use it (including questions raised in Sean's article), we'll know if it is a great camera in the right hands, or a great looking red badged gadget for any pair of hands. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
adan Posted September 19, 2006 Share #36 Posted September 19, 2006 OK - now this IS official - at least it's from the Leica reps on "e-mail stationery", and they've sent it out to a bunch of people..... Delivery Date M8 Nov 2006 D-Lux 3 Mid Oct 2006 Digilux 3 w/14-50mm f/2.8-3.5 ASPH. End Oct 2006 V-Lux 1 End Oct 2006 M-Elmarit 28mm f/2.8 ASPH. Oct 2006 M-Tri-Elmar 16-18-21 f/4.0 ASPH. Dec 2006 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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