Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2012/03/30
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]It's also an act of spiteful defiance against myself and my school. They talk a lot of success stories of working in the media (yeah people from decades ago) but lately only 3 people who have graduated in the last 3 years are working in a journalistic capacity. Everyone else is working at or as: Trader Joes, Whole Foods, bartending, hotel concierges, phone call centers, retail sales, et al. I'm gunning for a career in healthcare probably. Phil Forrest On Fri, 30 Mar 2012 16:11:05 -0700 Richard Man <richard at richardmanphoto.com> wrote: > 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 > > > > > -- philforrest.wordpress.com gallery.leica-users.org/v/philforrest