[Leica] Trade in my M9? (RICHARD MAN)

[Geoff Hopkinson]

Content is king. I don't think that anyone disagrees with that.
That doesn't mean that the cameras don't matter. Otherwise why are (some)
people choosing Leica in the first place?
Comparing the new improvements from the M9 to the M is not about brass
ratchet/1mm high whatever comments.
Both cameras can be used to make great shots.  The new camera still has
significant improvements, as it should being several years younger
technology too. Whether people need/want those improvements  or think that
they are worth the costs to upgrade is all up to themselves of course.




Cheers
Geoff
http://www.pbase.com/hoppyman

On 9 December 2014 at 10:34, <grduprey at mchsi.com> wrote:

> +1, well put Ted.
>
> Cheers,
> Gene
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Ted Grant" <tedgrant at shaw.ca>
> To: "Leica Users Group" <lug at leica-users.org>
> Sent: Sunday, December 7, 2014 10:29:22 PM GMT -06:00 US/Canada Central
> Subject: Re: [Leica] Trade in my M9?  (RICHARD MAN)
>
> Hi Richard,
>
> Here's what "I MISS THE MOST FROM THOSE GREAT OLD DAYS!"
>
> "KISS!" We took photos, made nice prints and it was all about "LEICA
> CAMERAS!" GOOD, BAD, OR UGLY? Rarely the last two as we were all Leica
> photographers and not the mixture of almost every crappy over techie gizmo
> referred to as a :Super whiz-bang camera machine of today? That one must
> nearly be a graduate of MIT to understand what the hell all the
> indescribable words mean?"
>
> In the good old days it was 99.9% about the QUALITY OF THE "WET TRAY
> print!"
> Or the most important??????????
>
> "THE CONTENT WITHIN THE BORDERLINES!"
>
> It doesn't get much more KISS than that?
> That's what I miss most!
>
> cheers,
> ted
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: LUG [mailto:lug-bounces+tedgrant=shaw.ca at leica-users.org] On Behalf
> Of
> Richard Man
> Sent: December-07-14 5:53 PM
> To: Leica Users Group
> Subject: Re: [Leica] Trade in my M9?
>
> I miss the "good ol' days" when people argue about the smoothness of the
> brass ratchet vs. the cheap metal used in M6 etc. :-)
>
> Or how some Leica M-film is 1 mm higher than the other models and how that
> ruins the experience.
>
> OK, no, I do not miss those days.
>
> On Sun, Dec 7, 2014 at 5:50 PM, Richard Man <richard at richardmanphoto.com>
> wrote:
>
> > Did you read my 10% reply to Sue? Basically, at best, the M240 may get
> you
> > 10% better photos. How many photos are you happy with now? Lets see it's
> 10
> > out of 100. With the M240, you get... 11 photos.
> >
> > Is it worth it to sell the M9 for $4000-$4500 and gte an M240 for that
> > extra photo? You shall be the judge.
> >
> > But there is nothing against people wanting the next best thing, so....
> >
> >
> > On Sun, Dec 7, 2014 at 4:27 PM, Leland Deane <lmdmd at att.net> wrote:
> >
> >> OK, so I'm a fairly happy M9 guy (see attached) and it's done well by me
> >> but M9's are doing well on the used market and I have considered trading
> >> in/selling to get the M240. So....I need the honest and august opinions
> of
> >> this great group to tell me if I'm crazy. I am all about the sensor
> quality
> >> and do not in particular need 'live view' (have that on my Canon 5D mark
> >> III) or video capabilities. For those of you with both or who have had
> >> both, please give me your impressions of one vs. the other.
> >> Much appreciated.
> >> Recent photo of my kids attached---lightly processed in CC (view large)
> >> Thanks,
> >> Leland
> >>
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> >
> >
> > --
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> >
> >
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