Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2009/06/29

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Subject: [Leica] Which M to sell to get which M8?
From: sonc.hegr at gmail.com (Sonny Carter)
Date: Mon, 29 Jun 2009 06:31:29 -0500
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On Mon, Jun 29, 2009 at 4:31 AM, Richard Man <richard.lists at 
gmail.com>wrote:

>
>
> - the smell of fixer in the morning

yukk


>
> - tri-x

Probably unavailable in 5 years

>
> - Antarctica

Don't think I'll make it there, and if I can't make it in Minnesota in the
Winter, doubt I'll even try

>
> - 15 is 15

Not a problem so far

>
> - 1 roll tri-x + developing = $5. $3000 premium is 600 rolls of tri-x.

In two years, I've easily passed that.

>
> - analog prints command a higher premium

I sell to magazines, so that's not an issue.

>
> - 10 years later, your film M still works with the latest film.

if they still have film.

I kept an MDa, a CL and a R8.  They look pretty on my shelf.  I sometimes
use the MDa for my 15mm CV.

SonC
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