[Leica] Price of each M9 photo...

[chris williams]

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.
>> 
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