Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2020/02/18
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]I have a Nikon D200 with about 1000 exposures on it. I got it from my son. It is worth less than $200. It was introduced in 2005. I keep it with the thought to convert it to IR. Maybe I will...... Frank Filippone BMWRed735i at gmail.com On Tue, Feb 18, 2020 at 5:09 AM chris williams via LUG <lug at leica-users.org> wrote: > Don?t you would even get $700 out of a used 10 yr Canon or Nikon. Leica > still holds value. > > Chris Williams > www.dcdocumentaryphotographers.com > www.zoeicaimages.net > 504-231-6261 > > > > > On Feb 18, 2020, at 6:11 AM, Don Dory via LUG <lug at leica-users.org> > wrote: > > > > ?I'm glad that you could put a price on the usage of your M9. Most of us > > remember when Leica's went up in value; I knew one gentleman that would > buy > > two of everything leaving one in an unopened box. After 5-10 years would > > sell the pristine one to pay for both. Digital has pretty much ruined > that > > as you called out. I am waiting for the day when a body has enough > > technology to be good enough for ten years; 40+mp, built in IS, ISO good > to > > 50,000. Surely that would be sufficient to be competitive for ten years. > > > >> On Tue, Feb 18, 2020 at 3:20 AM Richard Man <richard at > >> richardman.photo> > >> wrote: > >> > >> So I just sold my M9 with corroded sensor for $700 to someone who wants > a > >> spare donor body when his m9 dies. > >> > >> I bought it for $5000, as a demo model, in Feb 2010. Just 10 years ago. > So > >> cost per month is $36. > >> > >> I have taken just over 40,000 pics with it, so cost per image is 11 > cents. > >> > >> On average, I have taken 333 images per month, just over 11 images per > day. > >> > >> As they say in the commercials, some images are priceless, to me. So > well > >> worth it. > >> > >> -- > >> "Some People Drive, We Are Driven" > >> https://richardman.photo > >> > >> _______________________________________________ > >> Leica Users Group. > >> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > >> > > > > > > -- > > Don > > don.dory at gmail.com > > > > _______________________________________________ > > 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