[Leica] To tempt Fuji X users?

[frank.dernie at btinternet.com (FRANK DERNIE)]

Yes Mark, but you have not owned either a M9 or a X1- Pro AFAIK.
I bought an X1-Pro in a fit of enthusiasm when I was in the dealers ordering 
my new M240. As I went home I was telling myself what a stupid thing to do, 
typical impulse purchase, didn't need it etc.
In fact I now use it as much as my M9 and am seriously considered cancelling 
my M240 order, not least because Leica seem to have abandoned their 
traditional dealers in favour of their London boutique so I am seriously 
considering whether I wish to be one of their customers any more.

In terms of photographic results I am impressed and, actually, your 
calculation below makes the M240 look a stupid purchase since, whilst I 
expect it may be a bit better than the Fuji it absolutely certainly won't be 
5x better.
I'm going to phone the dealer now for a discussion and maybe to cancel my 
M240 order. Thanks for concentrating my mind.

MTW the car analogy would be, IME, like comparing a BMW (Fuji) with a 
Mercedes (Leica) which was 5x the price. IMO a Merc is as much better than a 
BM as the Leica is than the Fuji, and I would definitely get the BM if the 
Merc was 5x dearer.

FD



>________________________________
> From: Mark Rabiner <mark at rabinergroup.com>
>To: Leica Users Group <lug at leica-users.org> 
>Sent: Friday, 17 May 2013, 11:14
>Subject: Re: [Leica] To tempt Fuji X users?
> 
>
>For those who are " thinking about my order for the M240 vs. the X series."
>Kind of sounds like one is in the middle of really financing a seven grand
>full frame M but then somehow looking over at the $1400 1.5 crop Fuji in the
>same breath?
>Here's what I came up with:
>$7000 - $1400 = $5600.00 savings
>And also:
>$7000/$1400 = 5.0
>
>So if you last minute having saved seven grand for the M? but then get the X
>instead you have $5600 burning a hole in your back pocket that can buy you
>exactly four more X's.
>That's quite a discrepancy of dreams!
>... Or an extra lens and a trip around the world.
>
>Its like "oh boy I get to finally buy that Rolls Royce now but maybe that
>Honda Civic will also get me there?"
>Or as we say in the US of A:? apples and oranges.
>Or lets say you saved up to get a Harley motorcycle but then got a tuna fish
>sandwich instead? Lots of left over here too for extras:
>Tomatoes
>Cheese.
>Lettuce.
>Pickles
>Rye bread.
>
>I'm afraid I'm just not seeing the overlap between M dreams and X dreams.
>To me they just don't belong in the same rapid eye movement cycle.
>At very least there's a full tuna on rye separating them.
>
>
>On 5/16/13 9:51 PM, "Don Dory" <don.dory at gmail.com> wrote:
>