Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2009/09/12

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Subject: [Leica] How I plan to get my M9 while keeping both kidneys...
From: mark at rabinergroup.com (Mark Rabiner)
Date: Sat, 12 Sep 2009 03:32:48 -0400

> 
> However, the stuff about price is pretty much spot on. When the M8 was
> released in late 2006, the list price was around 4800 EUR if I
> remember correctly. When I finally bought mine late last year, the
> price after rebate was around 2500 EUR (2140 GBP to be precise, I
> bought mine in the UK).
> 
> Nathan


What you may not be considering is the demise of cropped format digital
photography for high end "35mm" work.
You don't spend Leica M money unless you are planning of having the option
of doing high end work with it. Those options became limited in the past
year or so.


Mark William Rabiner





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