Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2012/04/08
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]But I don't think an M8 is essential for a professional photographer. And if there are other priorities in life such as living expenses, it seems odd to me to still keep a Leica. On Sun, Apr 8, 2012 at 9:42 PM, Chris Crawford <chris at chriscrawfordphoto.com > wrote: > Phil bought the camera in better times; like most Americans, this economy > has made making a living hard in recent years. I've had to sell gear to > pay bills too. He is a working professional photographer, not a rich man > playing with Leicas because they're expensive toys. I think it sucks he > has to sell them and it sucks that real photographers really cannot afford > this stuff anymore. > > -- > Chris Crawford > Fine Art Photography > Fort Wayne, Indiana > 260-437-8990 > > http://www.chriscrawfordphoto.com My portfolio > > http://blog.chriscrawfordphoto.com My latest work! > > http://www.facebook.com/pages/Christopher-Crawford/48229272798 > Become a fan on Facebook > > > > On 4/9/12 12:27 AM, "Kay Yang" <liangjiyang at gmail.com> wrote: > > >If you need that extra few thousands to survive, you probably shouldn't be > >shooting with a Leica M in the first place. > > > >On Sun, Apr 8, 2012 at 7:03 PM, Phil Forrest > ><photo.forrest at earthlink.net>wrote: > > > >> I actually might. > >> The M8 is a fantastic camera. I still have a bunch of UV/IR filters. I > >> have an M9 and could definitely use the extra few thousand to live off > >> of. > >> > >> Phil Forrest > >> > >> > >> On Sun, 8 Apr 2012 11:07:32 -0400 > >> Vick Ko <vick.ko at sympatico.ca> 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 > >> > > >> > _______________________________________________ > >> > Leica Users Group. > >> > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > >> > >> > >> > >> -- > >> philforrest.wordpress.com > >> gallery.leica-users.org/v/philforrest > >> > >> _______________________________________________ > >> Leica Users Group. > >> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > >> > > > >_______________________________________________ > >Leica Users Group. > >See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >