[Leica] Which M to sell to get which M8?

[ricc at embarqmail.com (Ric Carter)]

On Jun 30, 2009, at 4:12 PM, Richard Man wrote:

> So back to my original questions: is there any reason to sell the MP
> rather than the M7? Looking at "loss of money" wise, it's probably
> equivalent. Actually, since the MP is a .85, I may not lose money at
> all. Any case, my thinking is that while the MP may be more sellable,
> it will last longer, on the shelf if no where else.

For MP:
*Want mechanical backup
*Want a beautiful piece of jewelry around your neck
*Work often with the 90 & 135
*Want to shoot film for pleasure


For M7:
*You're going to spend a lot of time shooting film
*You need to work quickly
*You need to do work with the camera
*Need to do very long exposures (like 30 seconds)
*Want to spend more time looking and less fiddling with knobs

ric