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 have an Olympus E-1, introduced in 2003, that I bought used.? I keep it, and use it, because of its wonderful Kodak CCD sensor. Not many pixies, and low ISO values, but wonderful colors! On 2/18/20 10:50 AM, Frank Filippone via LUG wrote: > I have a Nikon D200 with about 1000 exposures on it. I got it from my > son. It is worth less than $200. > It was introduced in 2005. I keep it with the thought to convert it to IR. > Maybe I will...... > > Frank Filippone > BMWRed735i at gmail.com > > > On Tue, Feb 18, 2020 at 5:09 AM chris williams via LUG <lug at > leica-users.org> > 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 > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > -- Jim Nichols Tullahoma, TN USA