Hi, any clues what's the price of M8 now. Saw this thread http://www.rangefinderforum.com/forums/showthread.php?t=48923 that current price at $6.5k~$6.8? :think:
Price of M8
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The shop is Alan Photo, selling the M8 at $6900 inclusive tax. Ex???:think:
yeah, wonder if he's talking about after GST rebate since he's ang moh from overseas.
Yes. Even lower if you are prepared to pay cash.
cheap for some.. dream for some.. thats around a month of my salary :cry:
haha.. i always thought it was closer to 8k or more..
definately not affordable for me..
back to film n processing for me
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It's true! I was at Alan Photo just an hour ago and was quoted a price of $6300 - my choice of black or chrome - $6714 with taxes etc. I presume that's the cash price. The guy at the shop kept hinting to me to grab it before the imminent price increase
I was in a hurry so I didn't ask to touch and feel one - I had wanted to check the stock firmware that came with the body to ensure that it's not from one of the earlier batches. IMHO, the only "safe" M8 to buy now is one tat comes with firmware 1.108, which supposedly comes on all the latest M8 to roll off production (and is not user installable).
I must say it's mighty tempting at this price!
It's true! I was at Alan Photo just an hour ago and was quoted a price of $6300 - my choice of black or chrome - $6714 with taxes etc. I presume that's the cash price. The guy at the shop kept hinting to me to grab it before the imminent price increase
I was in a hurry so I didn't ask to touch and feel one - I had wanted to check the stock firmware that came with the body to ensure that it's not from one of the earlier batches. IMHO, the only "safe" M8 to buy now is one tat comes with firmware 1.108, which supposedly comes on all the latest M8 to roll off production (and is not user installable).
I must say it's mighty tempting at this price!
Hacker
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Hi
It's true! I was at Alan Photo just an hour ago and was quoted a price of $6300 - my choice of black or chrome - $6714 with taxes etc. I presume that's the cash price. The guy at the shop kept hinting to me to grab it before the imminent price increase
I was in a hurry so I didn't ask to touch and feel one - I had wanted to check the stock firmware that came with the body to ensure that it's not from one of the earlier batches. IMHO, the only "safe" M8 to buy now is one tat comes with firmware 1.108, which supposedly comes on all the latest M8 to roll off production (and is not user installable).
I must say it's mighty tempting at this price!
Funan or SLS? Any lenses to go with?
adamdewilde
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$6800 was the best price, I thought.
Then if you plan on leaving the country, you can get $440 off with taxes returned at the airport right?
So, I dont' know how you could get it for $6.1 but if someone knows I'll pick it up.
Adam
P.S. How much can you claim back at airport?
Then if you plan on leaving the country, you can get $440 off with taxes returned at the airport right?
So, I dont' know how you could get it for $6.1 but if someone knows I'll pick it up.
Adam
P.S. How much can you claim back at airport?
gommy
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Hi
It's true! I was at Alan Photo just an hour ago and was quoted a price of $6300 - my choice of black or chrome - $6714 with taxes etc. I presume that's the cash price. The guy at the shop kept hinting to me to grab it before the imminent price increase
I was in a hurry so I didn't ask to touch and feel one - I had wanted to check the stock firmware that came with the body to ensure that it's not from one of the earlier batches. IMHO, the only "safe" M8 to buy now is one tat comes with firmware 1.108, which supposedly comes on all the latest M8 to roll off production (and is not user installable).
I must say it's mighty tempting at this price!
I think all first batch M8 with some hardware problem were recalled by Schmidt Marketing. They have sent them back to Solms for update & re-condition. In fact, Schmidt may have some of these re-cond M8 for sales. I was quoted about $6500 about 3 months back.
it was the Funan branch. Body alone.
They don't have a terrific selection of lenses though.
Btw I can't confirm this, but I suspect they are not in the list of official distributors....assuming Leica webby's Dealers page is an updated one.
I don't mind getting a re-cond unit if it has local warranty for that price!
Btw first batch hardware fixes are not the same as the SDS (sudden death syndrome) fix I believe. Users suffering from SDS had some transistor replaced when Leica eventually discovered the fix for it - that's the so-called "Revision 2" boards.
And Leica recently sent out a newsletter stating that firmware 1.108 will now be loaded on new bodies due to a change in internal components but that functionally it is the same as the user downloadable 1.107 on current M8 hardware.
So my guess is if a new M8 comes with 1.108, it's likely it is a very recent batch, preumably with most of the issues ironed out....
gommy
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Call Schmidt Marketing 62757888 & look for Andrew. I think they give 2 years warranty for re-cond sets as well.
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