[Leica] Which M to sell to get which M8?

[mark at rabinergroup.com (Mark Rabiner)]

Keep the M7 nobodies going to pay you anywhere near what its worth anyway
and its bad vibes trading in one camera for another.
With both M7 and 8 in hand you can shoot the shed in your back yard with
both the same time and print both big then make statements about one
technology's advantages over another and actually have an image to back the
statement up with giving it some semblance of authority and real meaning.
Otherwise you can't - And its just words words words; About pictures
pictures pictures.


Mark William Rabiner



> From: Richard Man <richard.lists at gmail.com>
> Reply-To: Leica Users Group <lug at leica-users.org>
> Date: Sun, 28 Jun 2009 19:38:57 -0700
> To: Leica Users Group <lug at leica-users.org>
> Subject: [Leica] Which M to sell to get which M8?
> 
> OK, I decided to save up pennies to get an M8. First question: should
> I sell the M7 (0.72) or the MP (0.85) to partially fund this? I am
> inclined to keep the MP because, well, I expect it to still working 50
> years from now. So a user condition M7 is worth? $1750?
> 
> Next: M8 or M8.2? The M8 just sounds slightly clunky to me. The M8.2
> sounds much better? An M8 can probably be have for $2700-$3000,
> whereas the M8.2 is $3900-$5000?
> 
> Advice?!
> 
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