Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2012/03/30
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]If you need the money now to pay for bills. Sell it. You can always pick it up cheaper later. Bodies do not rise in prices like lens do. On Fri, Mar 30, 2012 at 4:03 PM, Phil Forrest <photo.forrest at earthlink.net>wrote: > Breathe deep... > Ok, I'm putting up for sale my black M9. I can pontificate on the status > of the media and finding any work in it later but for now I need to > find a real job. > > I bought it October of 2010. > Bottom plate has a brassy ring around the edges. There is a small > impact mark on the bottom plate as well; opposite side of the lock. > > Camera returned from Leica NJ with a new sensor during > the last week of January 2012. Camera actuations = 8151. > OEM warranty is still good through October of this year. I can send it > out to Leica NJ for the CLA + warranty extension if the prospective > buyer were to pay for it. About an extra $400 USD. > > Viewfinder is very crisp, clear and accurate. The red dot had its paint > removed and is a nice brushed steel dot now. The M9 white paint flaked > out the week I bought the camera. > > Camera will come with 2 OEM batteries and 2 aftermarket batteries. > Charger is the old M8 charger but not to worry, there is also a Belkin > Dual charger with 2 new Leica M battery adapter plates included. > > Other stuff that is included: > > Thumbs-Up CSEP-1. > Match technical Beep soft release. > 16GB Transcend Class 10 SDHC card. > > I'm asking $5000 + insured shipping with direct signature confirmation. > If in the greater Philadelphia area (to include Washington DC, > Baltimore, and NYC) I can deliver the camera most likely. > I might consider some partial trades but I really just need to make the > hard decision and take the money. I still have two beautiful film > bodies that I can use. > > Hopefully I'm making the right choice. Feel free to weigh in and talk > me in or out of it. I thank you all and respect your opinions. > > Regards, > Phil Forrest > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > -- // richard <http://www.richardmanphoto.com>