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: liangjiyang at gmail.com (Kay Yang)
Date: Sun, 8 Apr 2012 21:53:15 -0700
References: <CALCsb0GHQehCJxMxrArb=aRfRkKbBX0psaaMP0rdnjfKGWfT7w@mail.gmail.com> <CBA7E07C.11FB5%chris@chriscrawfordphoto.com>

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.
>
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> 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
> >> >
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Replies: Reply from imagist3 at mac.com (George Lottermoser) ([Leica] Would you trade your M9 to go back to an M8?)
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Message from chris at chriscrawfordphoto.com (Chris Crawford) ([Leica] Would you trade your M9 to go back to an M8?)