Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2012/03/13
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]I've seen M9 that traded hands at $4800. I would say $4000 is definitely a possibility within this year, but I don't think it will go much lower than that. On Tue, Mar 13, 2012 at 10:51 AM, Frank Filippone <red735i at earthlink.net>wrote: > M-Yes. The M8 dropped to half in roughly 3 years. It settled there, to > this date. > P+S Digital, I have no idea. ( I actually doubt it.. anything Digital > drops > like a rock whenever anything new comes around) > > The M8 is an anomaly.... other than a $7K M9 ( or used $5.5K), nothing else > will directly create a quality digital image from a M lens. If you do not > have an extra few thousand doing nothing, it is the only game in town.* > > It was deemed a loser right away when first it was noted that it had a > sensor less than 24x36. The M9 sensor just took its life away as many many > pros and well-off amateurs instantly migrated to it. A major reason the > last M8 cameras sold off cheap, IMO. > > If your "eye" is a WA eye, then the M8 is a bit of a pain... you must > purchase WA lenses to get the field of view you are used to. Buying new > lenses, especially WA lenses, is expensive. Partially for this reason, I > think that completely aside from the sensor, the M8 was given a short life. > > > Of course, there is the Menu issue... the M8 will not allow you to select > your lens for incorporation into FW and image manipulation or EXIF data. > The M9 will, and therefore has many more legacy lenses to choose from. Yet > another "issue". > > Last, you have the nifty M8 UV/IR filter issue..... It is really not so > bad, as B+W filters run in the $40-75 range... and if you dedicate a filter > to a lens, the additional cost is not too high. But it was another nail in > the M8's coffin. > > I can not afford an M9. So I shoot an M8. It is purely financial. I have > learned how to get around most issues at moderate ( and personally > affordable) cost. > > Noting that M9 used prices have reached the $5.5K level, what will happen > with the used and new prices when the M10 gets here? Let's all hope for > $4K. > > Maybe I and others can swing that..... > > * (Yes, I know about the Epson and various lens adapters for 4/3, > micro-whatever, etc. I refer only to Leica made products) > > Frank Filippone > Red735i at earthlink.net > > > So the M8 has dropped by about half in price since it was introduced. Is > that the worst performance by any Leica body? > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >