[Leica] Price of each M9 photo...

[Frank Filippone]

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.
> >>
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