Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2009/09/09
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Mark said: "Soon many of the very same pros who were using M6's in the 90's instead of Nikons and Canon SLR's will be using M9's instead of Nikon and Canon DSLR's." As much as I want Leica to succeed I somehow don't have the same positive feeling that many top pros will go from the D3's and Canon digitals to an M9. I really think the 2500 ASA is a limiting factor in many respects for the top pros. Unless you are a street shooting professional that wants the small size to carry. But I have to say, as much as the full frame would be nice, the quality I get with my M8 and blowups that I've seen to 20 x 30 and above, I would find it hard to pay the price they want. I think Nathan hit the nail on the head when he said he would wait and see a year or so down the road and see what the price is lowered to. At least for the average buyer it makes sense to wait. I mean you can buy an M8 now at a pretty decent price and obviously it's still a wonderful machine that takes amazing quality shots. And for those like me who bought in early on the M8 and now have the camera worth half or less than I paid, I can't see the sense in continuing to do that every two years or so without getting a break on the price at some point. My 2 cents. Scott