Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2016/02/13
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Somebody suggested Leica was going to take my extremely well-brassed M9 and sell it for even more than it's worth!! I wish I could figure out how to do that. I have 6 very well-brassed M6's for sale!! Tina On Fri, Feb 12, 2016 at 8:49 PM, Howard Ritter <hlritter at bex.net> wrote: > Here?s my take: > > I get the 246 for $3950 plus my M9 because I?m just a schlub with an older > Leica. > Bob gets the 246 for $3550 plus his MM because he?s just a schlub with a > newer and costlier Leica (nothing personal, Bob!). > Tina gets the 246 for $2900 plus her M9, probably older than mine and far > more used, because, well, because Tina! > > All as it should be. Leica should give her equipment for free. > > ?howard > > > > > On Feb 12, 2016, at 7:05 PM, Robert Adler <rgacpa at gmail.com> wrote: > > > > They quoted me the price sight unseen: no questions were asked (# > > exposures, date manufactured, serial number, etc.). > > Guess it just depends on their mood? > > Weird > > > > On Fri, Feb 12, 2016 at 3:45 PM, Tina Manley <images at comporium.net> > wrote: > > > >> I'm not sure how they figure the upgrade prices. Maybe based on the > age of > >> the M9? I don't really know. I've seen everything ranging from $4000 > to > >> $2800. I really have no idea. > >> > >> Tina > >> > >> On Fri, Feb 12, 2016 at 6:29 PM, Robert Adler <rgacpa at gmail.com> > >> wrote: > >> > >>> Hmmm. Just got word from Leica that my MM had the glass issue also. > >>> Upgraded to the M246 but at $3,550. And I thought, Tina, you got yours > >> for > >>> around $2,900? > >>> Seems odd if I'm right in reading these different upgrade costs... > >>> Best, > >>> Bob > >>> > >>> On Fri, Feb 12, 2016 at 12:08 PM, Howard Ritter <hlritter at bex.net> > >> wrote: > >>> > >>>> Yo, Tina! > >>>> > >>>> I just got off the phone with Leica in New Jersey. The gist of the > >>>> conversation follows. > >>>> > >>>> Me: ?I?m the owner of an M9 that?s been found to have sensor > >> corrosion.? > >>>> > >>>> Leica: ?You can sent it in for repair and that will cut the lead time > >>> from > >>>> 4 months to 2 months.? > >>>> > >>>> Me (tentatively): ?I understand there?s an upgrade path?? > >>>> > >>>> Leica: ?If your camera is found to have sensor corrosion, you?ll be > >>>> offered an upgrade to one of 4 cameras. > >>>> > >>>> Me (...4 cameras? FOUR?? Fingers crossed.): ?Is the Monochrome 246 one > >> of > >>>> them?? > >>>> > >>>> Leica: ?Yes. You say you have an M9?? > >>>> > >>>> Me: ?Yes.: > >>>> > >>>> Leica: ?You can upgrade to the 246 for $3950.? > >>>> > >>>> Me: ?It?ll be in FedEx?s hands tomorrow, and thank you very much!? > >>>> > >>>> ?howard > >>>> > >>>> _______________________________________________ > >>>> Leica Users Group. > >>>> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> -- > >>> Bob Adler > >>> www.robertadlerphotography.com > >>> > >>> _______________________________________________ > >>> Leica Users Group. > >>> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > >>> > >> > >> > >> > >> -- > >> Tina Manley > >> http:// > >> < > >> > http://t.sidekickopen35.com/e1t/c/5/f18dQhb0S7lC8dDMPbW2n0x6l2B9nMJN7t5XYgfmKYPW4WzBHl3Mx_9dW3LqWkM56dQ1Jf7P8b5b02?t=http%3A%2F%2Ftina-manley.artistwebsites.com%2F&si=6038418186567680&pi=15b06035-37a0-4383-9f65-7ff2dbba1323 > >>> > >> www.tinamanley.com > >> http://tina-manley.artistwebsites.com/ > >> > >> _______________________________________________ > >> Leica Users Group. > >> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > >> > > > > > > > > -- > > Bob Adler > > www.robertadlerphotography.com > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Leica Users Group. > > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > -- Tina Manley http:// <http://tina-manley.artistwebsites.com/>www.tinamanley.com http://tina-manley.artistwebsites.com/