[Leica] M9 coming home

[Jeffery Smith]

That's even worse. Leica hasn't been particularly good at eating crow for their post-film-era screwups. I has to pay them to fix my defective M8. And I'm smitten with my fixed lens Sony. 

Gotta cut my losses.

Sent from my iPad

> On Aug 21, 2015, at 8:33 PM, Sonny Carter <sonc.hegr at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> I just looked up the email from Popflash, and they said:
> 
> "For the M9, trading up to the M240 would be $3500.  If trading the M9
> towards an M-P 240 it would be $3750."
> 
> Their actual offer was a little bit better than that since I bought the
> camera from them originally.
> 
>> On Fri, Aug 21, 2015 at 7:45 PM, Jeffery Smith <smithjeffery at mac.com> wrote:
>> 
>> That's too rich for my blood. I rarely shoot anything that includes a
>> cloudless sky. I'll cut my losses.
>> 
>> Jeffery
>> 
>> Sent from my iPad
>> 
>>> On Aug 21, 2015, at 7:28 PM, Sonny Carter <sonc.hegr at gmail.com> wrote:
>>> 
>>> I didn't  see the trade as a a very good deal, as the out of pocket cost
>> was something like $3000.  Pop Flash offered me a slightly better deal as I
>> bought mine from them.  The M is nice, but it doesn't offer anything I need
>> over the M9 as I also shoot with the A7s.  The Sony solution is far
>> superior using R lenses, with the advantage of M and many others.  Live
>> view is also more convenient.
>>> 
>>> My  M9 is, according to the work order, coming back with a full cla, a
>> new skin, as well as the sensor repair. Free.
>>> 
>>> I'd rather spend the 3 grand on a new A7r2; then I would have what is
>> gonna be everyone's camera of the year, and my M9 will still be in my bag.
>>> 
>>> from my iPad
>>> 
>>> Sonny Carter
>>> 
>>>> On Aug 21, 2015, at 7:11 PM, Jeffery Smith <smithjeffery at mac.com>
>> wrote:
>>>> 
>>>> I would like a Leica M in place of my M9.
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>>> On Aug 21, 2015, at 7:07 PM, Lluis Ripoll <
>> lluisripollphotography at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>>> 
>>>>> Jeffery,
>>>>> 
>>>>> AFAIK the Leica commitment is replace the sensor, the same, but not
>> improvements. They say they are able to offer a good trade for a Leica M
>>>>> 
>>>>> Cheers
>>>>> L
>>>>> 
>>>>> 
>>>>> El 21/08/2015, a les 22.08, Jeffery Smith <smithjeffery at mac.com> va
>> escriure:
>>>>> 
>>>>>> Does anyone know if they have gotten the corrosion-resistant sensors
>> in yet?
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> Jeffery L. Smith
>>>>>> smithjeffery at mac.com
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> 
>>>>>>> On Aug 21, 2015, at 3:06 PM, Sonny Carter <sonc.hegr at gmail.com>
>> wrote:
>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>> Looks like they've shipped my M9 from New Jersey after the sensor
>>>>>>> replacement because of the corrosion issue.
>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>> It has taken about eight weeks, not as bad as I feared.
>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>> --
>>>>>>> Regards,
>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>> Sonny
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>>>>>>> 
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> 
> -- 
> Regards,
> 
> Sonny
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