[Leica] M9 - not much more expensive than M8?

[frank.dernie at btinternet.com (FRANK DERNIE)]

I think it depends on what you do. I actually use my D300 more than D3x and 
whilst I am sure I will buy a M9 if I get any work next year, I am not sure 
I will use it more, personally.
Frank

--- On Tue, 11/8/09, Mark Rabiner <mark at rabinergroup.com> wrote:

> From: Mark Rabiner <mark at rabinergroup.com>
> Subject: Re: [Leica] M9 - not much more expensive than M8?
> To: "Leica Users Group" <lug at leica-users.org>
> Date: Tuesday, 11 August, 2009, 1:14 AM
> > Good luck with that, Jim ;-) ;-)
> I mean the waiting for some other company
> > to produce a 24x36 sensor Rangefinder.
> > On productivity, ownership costs and film processing,
> quantity etc, everyone
> > has their own sums and obviously your numbers make
> sense for you.
> > The possibilities and numbers change dramatically with
> the M8 of course.
> > Keep on shooting and sharing in the quirky Jim
> universe. They are always
> > enjoyed.
> > 
> > 2009/8/11 Jim Shulman <jshul at comcast.net>
> 
> 
> Unless you are finding cropped "DX"? M glass that
> others are not the
> imminent full frame Leica M shooting coming from Leica or
> anywhere else
> should not be a threat to M8 shooters.
> All the glass you are getting for your M8 you get to then
> use full frame on
> your M9.
> Many of us went through that with our Canons and Nikon
> DSLRS.
> Some glass you want to use more. Some less... As a result.
> Your glass gets wider.
> 
> There is or was no cropped M glass.
> So all your lenes get to do what they were designed to do
> in the first
> place. Its totally a win win situation. Its just the the M8
> bodies
> themselves are going to be getting a lot less use later.
> Unless you are shooting birds with one one a long lens.
> Not all that likely.
> 
> 
> Mark William Rabiner
> 
> 
> 
> 
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