Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2011/05/15
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]The M9 is a successful camera both from a picture taking as well as marketing angle. But its been a few years and the next sensor they pick to use will no doubt have advantages over the present one. That is a natural progression which has just got to happen. Its history which just hasn't gotten around to happening yet. And this will no doubt inflame the emotions of present M9 useers who sensor their investment in danger and will insist that the present M9 should be stuck in time for a decade like an M3 or an m4. But digital time marches on faster than you'd ever expect it and the sensor the M9 comes in now will someday not even be made any more. The new one will have higher ISO's and better this and better than. Proably a few more mp's thrown in not that it really needs it. The sensor in the M9 now is the first sensor choice Leica has ever made for a full frame camera. Its first out. The second one down the line is going to be of severe interest. And might change the game a little bit. Mark -------------------- Mark William Rabiner > From: Geoff Hopkinson <hopsternew at gmail.com> > Reply-To: Leica Users Group <lug at leica-users.org> > Date: Mon, 16 May 2011 11:14:13 +1000 > To: Leica Users Group <lug at leica-users.org> > Subject: Re: [Leica] Selling like Hotcakes....? > > The Titaniums were only a one off with just 500 made. Apparently a handful > of that handful are still available at dealers or a few get get traded > around after the initial purchase up by (presumably) collectors or for > anticipated profit. > > Something like 20,000 plus normal M9's sold so far to people that most > likely just want to use them and they have only just caught up with demand > now. The best selling M for a long time if not ever. I don't know about > M3,2,4 numbers in the 50's 60's etc but Leica Camera have sold nearly twice > as many M9's as M7, MP and M8 combined annually (12-13,000) while the M8 > was > in production. > > Cheers > Geoff > > *Life's not black and white, except at both ends* > http://www.pbase.com/hoppyman > > > > On 16 May 2011 10:34, mehrdad <msadat at gmail.com> wrote: > >> i would buy one for about 6~7k for the body only and no more. leica will >> have a tough time in this economy selling limited digital cameras that go >> outdated in about couple years >> >> On Sun, May 15, 2011 at 5:41 AM, Frank Filippone <red735i at earthlink.net >>> wrote: >> >>> In less than 1 minute, I found 8 Leica M9 Titanium camera outfits for >> sale >>> on EBay. >>> All new, all with price tags that are certainly out of my range. >>> >>> Purely amazing.... >>> >>> EBay.. your all purpose camera store. >>> >>> >>> Frank Filippone >>> Red735i at earthlink.net >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Leica Users Group. >>> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >>> >> >> >> >> -- >> ------------------------------------- >> regards, mehrdad >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Leica Users Group. >> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >> > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information