Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2020/02/18
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]I bought a Canon 1DsMKII in 2004 for many many thousands of dollars. I don't remember what I paid, but it was a lot. In 2018 I threw it in the trash because I couldn't get $100 for it on eBay and wasn't willing to do the work of shipping a camera for any lower amount. On 2020-02-18 7:09 am, chris williams via LUG wrote: > Don?t you would even get $700 out of a used 10 yr Canon or Nikon. > Leica still holds value. > > Chris Williams > www.dcdocumentaryphotographers.com > www.zoeicaimages.net > 504-231-6261 > > > >> On Feb 18, 2020, at 6:11 AM, Don Dory via LUG <lug at leica-users.org> >> wrote: >> >> ?I'm glad that you could put a price on the usage of your M9. Most of >> us >> remember when Leica's went up in value; I knew one gentleman that >> would buy >> two of everything leaving one in an unopened box. After 5-10 years >> would >> sell the pristine one to pay for both. Digital has pretty much ruined >> that >> as you called out. I am waiting for the day when a body has enough >> technology to be good enough for ten years; 40+mp, built in IS, ISO >> good to >> 50,000. Surely that would be sufficient to be competitive for ten >> years. >> >>> On Tue, Feb 18, 2020 at 3:20 AM Richard Man >>> <richard at richardman.photo> >>> wrote: >>> >>> So I just sold my M9 with corroded sensor for $700 to someone who >>> wants a >>> spare donor body when his m9 dies. >>> >>> I bought it for $5000, as a demo model, in Feb 2010. Just 10 years >>> ago. So >>> cost per month is $36. >>> >>> I have taken just over 40,000 pics with it, so cost per image is 11 >>> cents. >>> >>> On average, I have taken 333 images per month, just over 11 images >>> per day. >>> >>> As they say in the commercials, some images are priceless, to me. So >>> well >>> worth it. >>> >>> -- >>> "Some People Drive, We Are Driven" >>> https://richardman.photo >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Leica Users Group. >>> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >>> >> >> >> -- >> Don >> don.dory at gmail.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