Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2009/06/20
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]1) I would buy an M8 (which what I actually did in December) 2) Getting the best price from a reputable dealer 3) You can do your own exchange conversion, but given that I paid around 2500 Euros (2140 Pounds) for a new one in the UK in December, and prices have certainly not gone up since then, I would expect a used one to cost no more than 1800 Euro. At least this is the kind of saving I would be looking for, given the inherent uncertainty of buying used, the Passport warranty you get when buying new etc. Nathan Nathan Wajsman Alicante, Spain http://www.frozenlight.eu http://www.greatpix.eu http://www.nathanfoto.com Books: http://www.blurb.com/bookstore/search?search=wajsman&x=0&y=0 PICTURE OF THE WEEK: http://www.fotocycle.dk/paws Blog: http://www.fotocycle.dk/blog On Jun 20, 2009, at 9:09 PM, J. Newell wrote: > > > If you were buying an M8 today... > > > > (1) Would you (buy an M8)? Or would you buy an M8.2, or neither? > > > > (2) What would you be concerned about? > > > > (3) What would you expect to pay, roughly, in US$ for a used body? > (I've done the online search and have an idea of dealer price ranges) > > > > Thinking...dissatisfied with scanning negs... > > > > John Newell > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information