Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2012/04/08
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Welcome to the LUG Kay Yang a breath of fresh air! Are you joining the LUG gallery or already got some pix up? - - from my iRabs. Mark Rabiner http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/lugalrabs/springdays/ > From: Kay Yang <liangjiyang at gmail.com> > Reply-To: Leica Users Group <lug at leica-users.org> > Date: Sun, 8 Apr 2012 22:01:37 -0700 > To: Leica Users Group <lug at leica-users.org> > Subject: Re: [Leica] Would you trade your M9 to go back to an M8? > > There are all kinds of jobs that have been eliminated in the past. So while > it sucks that most photographers are no longer worth as much as they used > to be, we should just move on and accept this change. There are all kinds > of jobs out there that are unfilled because there are no matching > candidates. So I don't understand why people don't just learn some new > skills and grab those jobs. > > On Sun, Apr 8, 2012 at 9:54 PM, Jayanand Govindaraj <jayanand at > gmail.com>wrote: > >> Whatever may be the reason and justification, I agree 100% with Kay Yang >> from an economic and investment point of view. There are much less >> expensive cameras that a full fledged working photographer can use to get >> results that are equally acceptable in the marketplace. >> Cheers >> Jayanand >> Cheers >> Jayanand >> >> On Mon, Apr 9, 2012 at 10:12 AM, Chris Crawford < >> chris at chriscrawfordphoto.com> wrote: >> >>> Phil bought the camera in better times; like most Americans, this economy >>> has made making a living hard in recent years. I've had to sell gear to >>> pay bills too. He is a working professional photographer, not a rich man >>> playing with Leicas because they're expensive toys. I think it sucks he >>> has to sell them and it sucks that real photographers really cannot >> afford >>> this stuff anymore. >>> >>> -- >>> Chris Crawford >>> Fine Art Photography >>> Fort Wayne, Indiana >>> 260-437-8990 >>> >>> http://www.chriscrawfordphoto.com My portfolio >>> >>> http://blog.chriscrawfordphoto.com My latest work! >>> >>> http://www.facebook.com/pages/Christopher-Crawford/48229272798 >>> Become a fan on Facebook >>> >>> >>> >>> On 4/9/12 12:27 AM, "Kay Yang" <liangjiyang at gmail.com> wrote: >>> >>>> If you need that extra few thousands to survive, you probably shouldn't >> be >>>> shooting with a Leica M in the first place. >>>> >>>> On Sun, Apr 8, 2012 at 7:03 PM, Phil Forrest >>>> <photo.forrest at earthlink.net>wrote: >>>> >>>>> I actually might. >>>>> The M8 is a fantastic camera. I still have a bunch of UV/IR filters. I >>>>> have an M9 and could definitely use the extra few thousand to live off >>>>> of. >>>>> >>>>> Phil Forrest >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> On Sun, 8 Apr 2012 11:07:32 -0400 >>>>> Vick Ko <vick.ko at sympatico.ca> wrote: >>>>> >>>>>> Would you trade your M9 to go back to an M8? >>>>>> >>>>>> Factors: >>>>>> - M9 is still $5K to $6, and will start going down its devaluation >>>>>> curve >>>>>> - M8 is likely at the bottom of its devaluation curve, with mint >>>>>> units at $2.5K >>>>>> - M8 is still a darned fine camera, and I still have a whack of >> UV/IR >>>>>> filters >>>>>> >>>>>> Has anyone gone from M9 back to an M8? What were your reasons? >>>>>> >>>>>> Vick >>>>>> >>>>>> _______________________________________________ >>>>>> Leica Users Group. >>>>>> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more >> information >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> -- >>>>> philforrest.wordpress.com >>>>> gallery.leica-users.org/v/philforrest >>>>> >>>>> _______________________________________________ >>>>> 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 >>> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> 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