Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2012/04/10
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Not sure. After using the 28 focal length (the Perar 28), I'd love to have a Summicron 28. It may just have the right FOV for small quarters without going all the way to 24/25 or 21. On Tue, Apr 10, 2012 at 1:47 PM, John McMaster <john at chiaroscuro.co.nz>wrote: > That is more of an M8 staple rather than the 35mm/50mm of the M9..... > > john > > -----Original Message----- > > I have seen more 28 Summicron for sale in the last month than last 2 years. > > On Tue, Apr 10, 2012 at 1:27 PM, John McMaster > <john at chiaroscuro.co.nz>wrote: > > > Few lenses are coming on the market with them though. My guess is the > > M9 is two years old so coming out of warranty, sell it and buy an M9P > > (or M8.2 > > ;-)) to replace it.... > > > > john > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > > Or they tripped on a crack in the sidewalk and their widow has put the > > camera up for sale to help pay for flowers for the funeral. The M9 > > has been sold for 2 Years & 7 Month's. Buy now its being sold on the > > used market as well as the new. > > That fact that we now see them on the used market at prices lower than > > new says nothing about its relationship to the inevitable late > > breaking DSLR'S always coming out. It only means one thing. > > It means the camera has been out for 2 Years & 7 Month's. > > > > The camera is being sold for the same smart through inane reasons it > > was bought for in the first place. > > No doubt as being seen here plenty of well healed people bought it > > because it was a cool prestige item to have at the time and at this > > point are ready to turn it over for whatever new and cool item is out > > there. Photo gear or otherwise. > > Regardless its 5 grand in your Play Pal account to play on the eBay with. > > For people who have owned the camera for two years with little to show > > for it that may be too much fun to pass over. > > > > > > > > > > Indeed, many used M9 is now under $5000 and heading toward low $4000 > > > if it is "well used." > > > > > > To me what this means is that we have reached saturation with people > > > who want to try the "best camera there is" and that they are finding > > > rangefinder is just not for them, when a D800 is many thousands > cheaper. > > > Perhaps 2009-2012 would be seen as the peak of Leica M popularity. > > > > > > The only thing I care is that may be the pricing for used gear would > > > finally drop also. > > > > > > On Tue, Apr 10, 2012 at 7:24 AM, Frank Filippone > > <red735i at earthlink.net>wrote: > > > > > >> Amazon is offering the M9 with free shipping, no tax for > > >> $6995...AND > > >> > > >> > > >> > > >> A FREE $2 mp3 Credit. WOW!!! > > >> > > >> > > >> > > >> I wonder sometimes if someone at the retailer actually thinks about > > >> this stuff... > > >> > > >> > > >> > > >> BTW, in stock... > > >> > > >> > > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > -- // richard <http://www.richardmanphoto.com>