Thread: Leica M8

Originally Posted by B92 8NW

Saw this at Michaels on Wed.

They are marked down from $7,995 to $5,995




$7,995 could buy a few Nikon D700 SLRs, what commands the price on the Leica? (Even considering the prices of Lumixs using Leica optics.)

They are the rolls royce of camera's, you are paying for build quality and heritage - but still way overpriced IMHO.

Leica build quality is exceptional. They make the Japanese cameras look plastic. The M8's usually available for tad under US$5000. Price the lenses though

Their digital camera technology comes via Panasonic and isn't necessarily the best. You'll have noticed that Panasonic cameras tend to use Leica lenses.

As for the D700, on hold as I have to accessorise my new Defender, but in the budget for next year. Price should have dropped again by then too

Originally Posted by dm_td5

Leica build quality is exceptional. They make the Japanese cameras look plastic. The M8's usually available for tad under US$5000. Price the lenses though

Their digital camera technology comes via Panasonic and isn't necessarily the best. You'll have noticed that Panasonic cameras tend to use Leica lenses.

As for the D700, on hold as I have to accessorise my new Defender, but in the budget for next year. Price should have dropped again by then too

Even so, the Panasonic range that uses Leica optics have the least barrel distortion, bluriness, dark corners etc than the other Japanese equivalents I've seen.

Would you be sourcing a D700 O/S?

Originally Posted by B92 8NW

Would you be sourcing a D700 O/S?

Unless Nikon Australia comes good on a rumoured pricing parity with O/S ... let me think... save a grand... yep!

Originally Posted by dm_td5

Unless Nikon Australia comes good on a rumoured pricing parity with O/S ... let me think... save a grand... yep!

let me know if your going to fly out to pick anything up might ask you to pick me up a lens