Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2009/10/17
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]As I said before Mark, I don't buy my cameras by how many pro's are using them. I will still be using my M8 for quite some time and it will still be making terrific images. Do I want a M9, Yes, but I will keep my M8 even then, and still use it. Gene -------------- Original message from Mark Rabiner <mark at rabinergroup.com>: -------------- > > At 3:57 PM -0400 10/17/09, Mark Rabiner wrote: > >>> Do I sense a ground swell of feeling that the M*s should be cherished > >>> because they make old lenses perform better by eliminating the poorer > >>> rendition in the corners? Seems like the inverse of the opinion that > >>> film M Leicas were to be desired over the M8 because Leica lenses were > >>> designed for the corners rather than the central area. I'm confused. I > >>> have a lot of old Leica lenses. Do I buy a used M8 or save my pennies > >>> for an M9? > >>> Larry Z > >>> > >>> > >>> > >> Nobody cares about the corners. Get an M9. You're going to see M8's > >> selling > >> for very little money after a year or less. There is a reason. They are > >> not > >> made any more. There is a reason. > >> > >> Mark William Rabiner > >> > > > > But they work well and take great pictures, and they cost a whole lot > > less, and will depreciate a lot less. > > > > ...and they take great pictures. > > > > ...as does the M9, for more money. > > > > > > > Despite costing 7 grand instead of half that in a year we're going to see > all kinds of top people working with the M9 ten times more then we ever saw > with an M8. > Mark My Words! > > The M8 is devaluing Markedly every day as we speak. > It was a first out. A noble experiment. > It kept the price of Leica glass up. Stopped a lot of Leica glass from > developing mold. And many just fine shots were made with them. > Dump it as soon as you can is the obvious smart advice. Turn it over. > The M9 will be around for a decade. And remain viable for two. > Perhaps remaining viable for the period of time previous M's have. > Many decades. > > Possibly wait a year for the lower rez higher ISO version. It may even cost > less. > > > Mark William Rabiner > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information