Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2012/04/08

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Subject: [Leica] Would you trade your M9 to go back to an M8?
From: mark at whitedogs.co.uk (Mark Pope)
Date: Sun, 08 Apr 2012 21:23:16 +0100
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After six weeks with an M9, I think the answer is "No I don't think so".
I did think about keeping an M8 body for IR, but I don't do enough IR to 
justify it.
I find the M9 is just better.  Having the lenses used to their full 
potential on a digital body is still a revelation.


Mark Pope,
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UK

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On 08/04/2012 16:07, Vick Ko wrote:
> Would you trade your M9 to go back to an M8?
>
> Factors:
> - M9 is still $5K to $6, and will start going down its devaluation curve
> - M8 is likely at the bottom of its devaluation curve, with mint units
> at $2.5K
> - M8 is still a darned fine camera, and I still have a whack of UV/IR
> filters
>
> Has anyone gone from M9 back to an M8? What were your reasons?
>
> Vick
>
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In reply to: Message from vick.ko at sympatico.ca (Vick Ko) ([Leica] Would you trade your M9 to go back to an M8?)