Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2009/08/10

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Subject: [Leica] M9 - not much more expensive than M8?
From: ken at iisaka.com (Ken Iisaka)
Date: Mon, 10 Aug 2009 15:42:18 -0700
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Oh, if you consider the cost of having to have two cameras, one with
BW and another with colour, and the cost of film/processing/scanning,
my M8 which I bought shortly after its release has paid for itself
many times.  Also, consider the cost of not having to schlep rolls and
film, and the worry about going through airport security???

Also, I am capturing more memorable moments.  That's priceless.

I know I will be buying the 18MP M9 as soon as I can.  Will I still
have my M8?  Oh, quite definitely.

Having seen the RAW images of D3x, I am not sure if I'd get that much
better images than my M8, let alone the M9 though.  The quality of
glass matter just as much as pixel count.

On Mon, Aug 10, 2009 at 3:16 PM, Vick Ko<vick.ko at sympatico.ca> wrote:
> Ah, to me, this was the "rational brain" thinking. ?For the price of my M8,
> I could shoot 7 years worth of film and processing.
>
> Then, the "irrational" side said - "Hey, a reputable dealer is selling
> three, refurbs, for the equivalent of three months rent. ?Buy one, and put
> yourself out of the misery of "not having one".
>
> The irrational side won, and yes, I'm happey with the M8. ?Don't see myself
> going to M9 though.
> ....Vick

-- 
Ken Iisaka
first name at last name dot org or com


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