Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2012/06/15
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Totally different market these days, compared to most dSLRs (D4 and D1X being the exceptions) they are in a different price league. Two D800E's or a single M9 for the same money? Then get on to the lens prices..... john -----Original Message----- Historically for photographers Leicas were cheap compared to their Hasselblads and Linhof's or Sinar's. - - from my iRabs. Mark Rabiner http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/lugalrabs/springdays/ > Ha ha, Leica cannot even supply core M lenses today! Look at the > number of people waiting from 35mm and 50mm Summilux's (and doubtless > for 50mm AA as well now), I have just cancelled an order from last > July for a 75mm APO-Summicron as there was no sign of one arriving > soon ( a good used one turned up). > > You would have to be quite a successful photographer to buy into the M > system from scratch IMO, it is not cheap and is it that much better in > output? I think so, but I do not regard it as value for money. In a > business world that is not good enough... > > john > > -----Original Message----- > > > And the camera is not a loaner the camera is something the > photographer went out and bought with his/her hard earned inheritance. > Then went out and bought a lens too. Then used it for a critical job. > And the results speak for themselves. Then M10's fly off the shelves > not just to rich guys. But to some noted figures in today's photography. Which makes for more rich guys. >