[Leica] Working with the M8--- Not Given the Chance

[grduprey at mchsi.com (grduprey@mchsi.com)]

Jerry,

Well at least you have a Leica dealer near you.  The closest Leica dealer to 
me is Chicago, 4 hours away!  I think it will be a while for a used M8 to 
drop to $3K, the DMR is still $4.5K+ used.

Gene

-------------- Original message from Jerry Lehrer <glehrer@san.rr.com>: 
-------------- 


> Gene, 
> 
> The nearest other Leica dealer is over 2 hours away. NFW! 
> 
> I opined the $3K as a price for a USED M8. Second hand. Resale market. 
> If I am wrong, I have lost nothing. 
> 
> Jerry 
> 
> 
> rduprey@mchsi.com wrote: 
> > Jerry, 
> > 
> > I'd say you need to change dealers. Every camera store I have ever 
> > visited 
> has allowed you to try your own lenses on one of their demos. I would say 
> that 
> M8's being soon sold at $3K is a bit of wishful thinking, as is the full 
> frame M 
> anytime soon. 
> > 
> > Gene 
> > 
> > -------------- Original message from Jerry Lehrer : 
> -------------- 
> > 
> > 
> > 
> >> Don, 
> >> 
> >> Why should I spend good money to buy a camera with such an 
> >> imperfection? 
> >> 
> >> If I wanted one, I would not have to "break open the piggy bank". I 
> >> would just buy it. 
> >> 
> >> Anyway, they soon will be available on the used market for about $3K 
> >> Right? 
> >> 
> >> Besides that, I am a wide angle user and prefer a 21mm, and 35mm basic 
> >> setup. I 
> >> would prefer not to buy 16 and 28 mm lenses to equal my preferred 
> >> fields 
> >> of view. 
> >> The next Digital M will, most likely, have full 24x36mm coverage and 
> >> will have the 
> >> IR problem solved without filters. 
> >> 
> >> I did bring all my M lenses to my local Leica dealer, and was willing 
> >> to buy a 
> >> memory card for the M8, so I could try the lenses on their demo M8. 
> >> Most 
> >> of my 
> >> lenses were purchased originally at that location. I made my request. 
> >> They are still 
> >> laughing! 
> >> 
> >> Jerry 
> >> 
> >> 
> >> Alastair Firkin wrote: 
> >> 
> >>> On 18/02/2007, at 0:14, Don Dory wrote: 
> >>> 
> >>> 
> >>>> 
> >>>> So, for all you folks who have heard all the whiners, ignore the 
> >>>> whining, 
> >>>> break open the piggy bank, and buy one of these marvelous machines. 
> >>>> It 
> >>>> truly is an M camera in all that designation signifies. Is it 
> >>>> perfect, no, 
> >>>> in fact one of my PAW's this week has a perfect example of the 
> >>>> magenta 
> >>>> issue. But, for a camera that you can control and use like an M, it 
> >>>> is 
> >>>> perfect. 
> >>>> 
> >>>> 
> >> 
> >> ___ 
> 
> 
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