Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2009/08/20
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]LUGers It is obvious now that Solms is paying for Rabiners "meds". Jerry Mark Rabiner wrote: >> Yeah, >> >> When the models went from "hand crafted instruments" to "computer >> peripherals" the value model changed dramatically. A "hand crafted >> instrument" has a chance of holding value. >> >> A "computer peripheral" will have a value curve that plummets very very >> quickly. Even if it has a "Leica" sticker on it. >> >> I'm afraid that in my opinion, an M8 is a computer peripheral that >> happens to be compatible to my M lenses. That compatibility is worth >> something, but its value curve over time is that of a computer peripheral. >> >> I just hope mine continues to work long after its warranty expiry (knock >> on wood !!!) >> >> regards >> Vick >> > > > I watched them make M8's through the window in Solms they were in there > with > their white outfits on. Mostly gals. > I have more respect for the M8's. > They're Leicas.. > They have a Leica rangefinder. They bleed. > But they were a first out. > The first M made by a company who was more used to making machine cameras > with film transport mechanisms than all this electronic stuff. > Had that got it perfect the first time it would have been astounding. > Anyways everybody was shooting 1.5 or 1.33 crop those days. > Now they are shooting 1x crop. > I don't think its going to change much after this on that account. > Barnack was very happy with 24x36. > All the lenses made up to this minute are optimized for that format. > And the megapixels wars are about over. > I suspect the M9 will be a better investment than the m8. > I suspect it might be good for a decade. > > The M8 does not stop taking pictures after you get your M9. > The pictures you take with it don't all disappear; > Right off your walls and out of your albums and hard disks. > The work is still viable. > > Its just you put it side by side next to the output of the M9 the M9 stuff > will look richer and cleaner. > > > Mark William Rabiner > > > > > _______________________________________________ > L