Re: [Leica] Sell or part exchange?

[Mark Rabiner <mark@rabiner.cncoffice.com>]

Neil Frankish wrote:
> 
> I am in a little bit of a dilemma.  I bought a 35 becuase I felt 28 gave
> too much distortion for "street photography", but sometimes the 35 is just
> not wide enough. However 28 is too close to 35, so I thought I might
> replace the 28 with a 24. At the same time, I could do with a second body.
> As a consequence, I am considering a deal with my local shop, trading in
> the 28 plus cash (lots) for a 24 and a secondhand M6 body. The problem is
> that I'm only getting half of what I paid for the 28 (latest, boxed and in
> mint condition) - about $850. I think I might be better selling the 28
> privately, or doing a private swap for a less than mint M6, but prices are
> higher here, and $850 might be reasonable. Any comments?

If you keep trading one thing for another you'll never get anywhere. A 35 or
28/24 are two very separate tools both very nesseary which you will never be
able to appreciate unless you had the option on a real time working shooting
basis. If you had them both out in the field and never used one then you would
know you could then dump it.
Otherwise you are dabbling on a very low level which of course would not concern
a group such as this.
Mark Rabiner