Leica Website has M8.2 & Upgrade Options

[sfokevin]

Here is the Upgrades:

Upgrade-options Prices in €
Shutter/Sapphire glass/Bright line frames 1320,- EUR
Shutter/Sapphire glass 1120,- EUR
Shutter/Bright line frames 1000,- EUR
Sapphire glass/Bright line frames 950,- EUR
Bright line frames 650,- EUR
Shutter 800,- EUR
Sapphire glass 750,- EUR

No firmware updates yet :(
Check out the website for more info...
http://us.leica-camera.com/photography/m_system/m8/

[Gary Sandhu]

Check out the link to the USA site, you can also upgrade to vulcanite, get your name engraved, etc.,

[swoop]

OOOH. Are you serious!!? They're upgrading the framlines as well!?

Fantastic. At least they aren't doing the canon thing where You'll have to buy a whole new camera to get a modest feature upgraded. I'll be sending mine out for upgrade within the month.

[ClaremontPhoto]

I wonder if the independent Leica repair technicians can order the parts and do the upgrade?

[yozie]

The USA site doesn't list the frameline upgrade as an option. Hope that's an oversight...

-David

[oris642]

Just got off the phone with New Jersey - they have 100 M8 owners in line, looking at around mid-November, says they can only do about 7-8 M8's a week, 2 week turnaround. I asked if they can install parts to make the on-off switch stiffer if I pay for said parts, but she checked and the answer is no : (


Shutter, Glass and Framelines = $1,700

[sockeyed]

OOOH. Are you serious!!? They're upgrading the framlines as well!?

Fantastic. At least they aren't doing the canon thing where You'll have to buy a whole new camera to get a modest feature upgraded. I'll be sending mine out for upgrade within the month.

This isn't meant as a 'bash', but isn't the brightline upgrade more of a fix than an upgrade? My understanding from M8 users is that they had a lot of problems accurately framing with the original framelines.

[JohnTF]

Well, they have not shipped mine back, am hoping they were practicing the upgrades on mine, well, I can dream.

I just got the email as well, am not entirely sure what is being done here and what is being shipped out.

Aside from the weak dollar, it seems like a good idea, someone will find a $3K+ camera and get it upgraded?

Regards, John