[Leica] To Sell or Not to Sell

[mark at rabinergroup.com (Mark Rabiner)]

Back at credibility gap the statement that a CANON EOS camera needs to be
traded it for a Nikon because the auto focus works on a nikon and not on a
canon is a heck of a way to start such a post;
As with Canons being the pretty much overwhelming choice for most top pros
we cant help wondering how much of a chance that has to be true.
I tend to think the top shooters who use it day after day might notice the
thing did not focus properly and their market share might drop. It hasn't.
I really think the smallish percentage of serious shooters who use Nikons
don't use them for AF issues.
It may be 15 or 20 percent using Nikons now its like shooting Leica in the
70's. Pretty cutting edge esoteric.
I wonder if anyone knows what the market share is?


Mark William Rabiner



> From: "Frank F. Farmer" <summicron at comcast.net>
> Reply-To: Leica Users Group <lug at leica-users.org>
> Date: Mon, 29 Jun 2009 21:36:51 -0500
> To: Leica Users Group <lug at leica-users.org>
> Subject: Re: [Leica] To Sell or Not to Sell
> 
> I agree.  It is a very difficult decision.
> 
> Unfortunatly, I didn't have the same experience with my jump to
> Canon.  At first , I didn't sell anything when I moved to my Canon
> 40D.  It didn't take me long to sell that camera and lens, though.
> Now I'm on to Nikon, D700.  It, in my opinion, produces far better
> images (owing, in large part, to the fact that its autofocus actually
> autofocuses).
> 
> That aside, I find myself, now, selling my first bit of Leica M gear.
> It wasn't a difficult decision. I'm selling my 90 AA to fund the 24 -
> 70 f2.8 lens.  As much as I love the 90 (it produces simply
> spectacular results as I'm sure you all know), I really hardly ever
> used it.  The 35 and 50 are pretty much glued to the M6 and M3,
> respectively, and I rarely change that.  So, the 90 went on the block.
> 
> Now, whether or not I sell anything else would be a MUCH more painful
> decision.  Currently, I have no plans to sell anything else in my M
> kit.  In fact, I fully plan on purchasing the new Voigtlander 50 f1.1
> to satisfy my Noctilust!
> 
> Frank Farmer
> Jackson, Miss.