[Leica] Leica M9 CCD problem

[john at mcmaster.co.uk (John McMaster)]

With my main systems, S and M, a camera body is cheaper than the set of 
lenses.  So I have spare bodies in each, bought a camera (M9 or S2-P) then 
wait a few years and add a later version.  Much as you have done with Nikon.

john

-----Original Message-----

A serious amateurs or pro does not put all his apples in to one camera body.
I hate to say with Leica this can be especially the case but as a body cost 
so much you don?t have money left over to soon buy more of them.
Also, especially the case as most Leica?s you?d get, a digital M8, M9 or 
latter, S, SL, Q are burgeoning technologies whole camera systems re 
thinking and re doing the paradigm.
They are first outs. And now it seems they when one of these very edgy first 
out cameras systems break they want you to just go out and buy another one. 
Put this one in the back of the closet and forget about it.
And that?s hedge fund money the kind of money I?m never going to have.

-- 

Mark William Rabiner
Photographer

On 8/26/17, 9:01 PM, "LUG on behalf of Adam Bridge" 
<lug-bounces+mark=rabinergroup.com at leica-users.org on behalf of abridge 
at mac.com> wrote:

    I think the message is: things have changed. What you used to count 
appears to be seriously broken.
    
    It doesn?t matter what Leica ONCE meant, it?s how the behave today. 
Right now it stinks of boutique and not pro. If the gear doesn?t have the 
stamina, and the company doesn?t stand behind it in a timely manner, then 
it?s not pro.
    
    Adam
    
    
    > On 2017 Aug  26, at 11:09 AM, Tina Manley <tmanley at gmail.com> wrote:
    > 
    > You and me, too, Ted!  I've always used only Leicas professionally 
except
    > for a few months when I had to have digital and Leica didn't have 
digital.
    > I went with Canon and still hate to see those photos in my files.  I 
had 6
    > M6's at one time and used them all.  I've only been using them 40 years
    > instead of 65!
    > 
    > I've never had anything but the very best service from Leica in New 
Jersey
    > and Germany.  They have expedited and over-night shipped to me when I
    > needed something right away.  Any problem with any camera has been 
fixed or
    > replaced to my satisfaction.  I've never regretted using only Leicas.
    > 
    > Tina
    > 
    > On Sat, Aug 26, 2017 at 1:38 PM, Ted Grant <tedgrant at shaw.ca> wrote:
    > 
    >> Howdy Crew,
    >> This isn't about the M9, sort of? But all LEICA's. As I could no 
longer use
    >> an M9? Even if I owned one  "or 3?" Along with my 3 motor driven LEICA
    >> SLR's
    >> as in the golden olden days OF MY CAREER!" However? All the chit chat 
about
    >> this M9? A passing thought? TWO DAMN MANY TECHIE BITS!"
    >> Well I must say I have always been a fan of LEICA!
    >> 
    >> Dr. Ted Grant O. C.
    >> =====================================
    >> 
    >>