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Subject: [Leica] The world is awash with M9.......
From: richard at richardmanphoto.com (Richard Man)
Date: Tue, 10 Apr 2012 13:42:42 -0700
References: <CAF8hL-EGwwCtfvsk413Kj1TpSLH05WNtvQz9u=e5oxmojd4akw@mail.gmail.com> <CBAA0D97.1CE98%mark@rabinergroup.com> <001101cd1758$54f3b0f0$fedb12d0$@chiaroscuro.co.nz>

I have seen more 28 Summicron for sale in the last month than last 2 years.

On Tue, Apr 10, 2012 at 1:27 PM, John McMaster <john at 
chiaroscuro.co.nz>wrote:

> Few lenses are coming on the market with them though. My guess is the M9 is
> two years old so coming out of warranty, sell it and buy an M9P (or M8.2
> ;-)) to replace it....
>
> john
>
> -----Original Message-----
>
> Or they tripped on a crack in the sidewalk and their widow has put the
> camera up for sale to help pay for flowers for the funeral.  The M9 has
> been
> sold for 2 Years  & 7 Month's. Buy now its being sold on the used market as
> well as the new.
> That fact that we now see them on the used market at prices lower than new
> says nothing about its relationship to the inevitable late breaking DSLR'S
> always coming out. It only means one thing.
> It means the camera has been out for 2 Years  & 7 Month's.
>
> The camera is being sold for the same smart through inane reasons it was
> bought for in the first place.
> No doubt as being seen here plenty of well healed people bought it because
> it was a cool prestige item to have at the time and at this point are ready
> to turn it over for whatever new and cool item is out there.  Photo gear or
> otherwise.
> Regardless its 5 grand in your Play Pal account to play on the eBay with.
> For people who have owned the camera for two years with little to show for
> it that may be too much fun to pass over.
>
>
> >
> > Indeed, many used M9 is now under $5000 and heading toward low $4000
> > if it is "well used."
> >
> > To me what this means is that we have reached saturation with people
> > who want to try the "best camera there is" and that they are finding
> > rangefinder is just not for them, when a D800 is many thousands cheaper.
> > Perhaps 2009-2012 would be seen as the peak of Leica M popularity.
> >
> > The only thing I care is that may be the pricing for used gear would
> > finally drop also.
> >
> > On Tue, Apr 10, 2012 at 7:24 AM, Frank Filippone
> <red735i at earthlink.net>wrote:
> >
> >> Amazon is offering the M9 with free shipping, no tax for $6995...AND
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> A FREE $2 mp3 Credit.  WOW!!!
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> I wonder sometimes if someone at the retailer actually thinks about
> >> this stuff...
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> BTW, in stock...
> >>
> >>
> >>
>
>
>
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-- 
// richard <http://www.richardmanphoto.com>


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