[Leica] Lusting for an M9

[mark at rabinergroup.com (Mark Rabiner)]

Also selling before you buy as Bob nicely puts it is less great than just
getting the gear by saving or financing becuae if your just trading for the
gear it can get so you are just  in effect playing with money. Less than
assembling an ideal photography kit for you. This shuffling of gear back and
fort has got to be what photography has become all about for so many people
you see on the photo chat lists. There is no commitment; yes commitment  to
your gear as well as to your photos, your body of work.


Mark William Rabiner




> From: Bob Adler <rgacpa at yahoo.com>
> Reply-To: Leica Users Group <lug at leica-users.org>
> Date: Thu, 21 Jul 2011 19:25:16 -0700 (PDT)
> To: Leica Users Group <lug at leica-users.org>
> Subject: Re: [Leica] Lusting for an M9
> 
> Leon,
> 
> It is really a poor tactic to sell before buying for two reasons:
> 
> 1. You will want some accessories with your M9: an extra battery or two, a
> "Thumbs Up", the hand grip, perhaps a Luigi case, etc., etc., etc.
>      If you sell before hand you won't know how much to ask for your gear 
> to
> recoup your costs...
> 2. You may decide it is important to keep some of your old gear as backup.
> Your 
> wife should understand this as you will be taking her to exotic and distant
> lands on fabulous journeys. Once in a lifetime adventures that, if the new
> technology fails, you will need a backup that works with your new system.
> 
> Thus, as you can plainly see, you must buy first...
> Trust me, any other tactic would be foolhardy!
> 
> Best,
> Bob
>  Bob Adler
> Palo Alto, CA
> http://www.rgaphoto.com
> 
> 
> 
> 
> ________________________________
> From: Leon Pomeroy <drleonpomeroy at verizon.net>
> To: lug at leica-users.org
> Sent: Thu, July 21, 2011 6:26:00 PM
> Subject: [Leica] Lusting for an M9
> 
> All: I'm considering selling old technology to buy new technology. The love
> objects I have in mind are the following: 1.  The original Noctilux, 50mm,
> f1.2 lens. 2. The M5 body. 3. The R-Macro 100 mm f2.8 lens. Have any of you
> any knowledge of what they might fetch given my wife's insistence I think
> about selling them before going digital with the M9? If you wish to respond
> off list I can be reached at: drleonpomeroy at verizon.net , Thanks, Leon
> Pomeroy, 2010 Year Book Contributor with Canon  DSLR.
> 
> 
> 
> 
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