Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2013/05/17
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]The X is certain an item often bought on a whim like many a cropped DSLR while the new M is s serious investment. On 5/17/13 7:09 AM, "Frank Dernie" <Frank.Dernie at btinternet.com> wrote: > 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: >> > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information -- Mark William Rabiner Photography http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/lugalrabs/