Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2012/04/10
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]That is more of an M8 staple rather than the 35mm/50mm of the M9..... john -----Original Message----- I have seen more 28 Summicron for sale in the last month than last 2 years. On Tue, Apr 10, 2012 at 1:27 PM, John McMaster <john at chiaroscuro.co.nz>wrote: > Few lenses are coming on the market with them though. My guess is the > M9 is two years old so coming out of warranty, sell it and buy an M9P > (or M8.2 > ;-)) to replace it.... > > john > > -----Original Message----- > > Or they tripped on a crack in the sidewalk and their widow has put the > camera up for sale to help pay for flowers for the funeral. The M9 > has been sold for 2 Years & 7 Month's. Buy now its being sold on the > used market as well as the new. > That fact that we now see them on the used market at prices lower than > new says nothing about its relationship to the inevitable late > breaking DSLR'S always coming out. It only means one thing. > It means the camera has been out for 2 Years & 7 Month's. > > The camera is being sold for the same smart through inane reasons it > was bought for in the first place. > No doubt as being seen here plenty of well healed people bought it > because it was a cool prestige item to have at the time and at this > point are ready to turn it over for whatever new and cool item is out > there. Photo gear or otherwise. > Regardless its 5 grand in your Play Pal account to play on the eBay with. > For people who have owned the camera for two years with little to show > for it that may be too much fun to pass over. > > > > > > Indeed, many used M9 is now under $5000 and heading toward low $4000 > > if it is "well used." > > > > To me what this means is that we have reached saturation with people > > who want to try the "best camera there is" and that they are finding > > rangefinder is just not for them, when a D800 is many thousands cheaper. > > Perhaps 2009-2012 would be seen as the peak of Leica M popularity. > > > > The only thing I care is that may be the pricing for used gear would > > finally drop also. > > > > On Tue, Apr 10, 2012 at 7:24 AM, Frank Filippone > <red735i at earthlink.net>wrote: > > > >> Amazon is offering the M9 with free shipping, no tax for > >> $6995...AND > >> > >> > >> > >> A FREE $2 mp3 Credit. WOW!!! > >> > >> > >> > >> I wonder sometimes if someone at the retailer actually thinks about > >> this stuff... > >> > >> > >> > >> BTW, in stock... > >> > >>