Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2015/08/21
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]That's even worse. Leica hasn't been particularly good at eating crow for their post-film-era screwups. I has to pay them to fix my defective M8. And I'm smitten with my fixed lens Sony. Gotta cut my losses. Sent from my iPad > On Aug 21, 2015, at 8:33 PM, Sonny Carter <sonc.hegr at gmail.com> wrote: > > I just looked up the email from Popflash, and they said: > > "For the M9, trading up to the M240 would be $3500. If trading the M9 > towards an M-P 240 it would be $3750." > > Their actual offer was a little bit better than that since I bought the > camera from them originally. > >> On Fri, Aug 21, 2015 at 7:45 PM, Jeffery Smith <smithjeffery at mac.com> >> wrote: >> >> That's too rich for my blood. I rarely shoot anything that includes a >> cloudless sky. I'll cut my losses. >> >> Jeffery >> >> Sent from my iPad >> >>> On Aug 21, 2015, at 7:28 PM, Sonny Carter <sonc.hegr at gmail.com> wrote: >>> >>> I didn't see the trade as a a very good deal, as the out of pocket cost >> was something like $3000. Pop Flash offered me a slightly better deal as >> I >> bought mine from them. The M is nice, but it doesn't offer anything I >> need >> over the M9 as I also shoot with the A7s. The Sony solution is far >> superior using R lenses, with the advantage of M and many others. Live >> view is also more convenient. >>> >>> My M9 is, according to the work order, coming back with a full cla, a >> new skin, as well as the sensor repair. Free. >>> >>> I'd rather spend the 3 grand on a new A7r2; then I would have what is >> gonna be everyone's camera of the year, and my M9 will still be in my bag. >>> >>> from my iPad >>> >>> Sonny Carter >>> >>>> On Aug 21, 2015, at 7:11 PM, Jeffery Smith <smithjeffery at mac.com> >> wrote: >>>> >>>> I would like a Leica M in place of my M9. >>>> >>>> >>>>> On Aug 21, 2015, at 7:07 PM, Lluis Ripoll < >> lluisripollphotography at gmail.com> wrote: >>>>> >>>>> Jeffery, >>>>> >>>>> AFAIK the Leica commitment is replace the sensor, the same, but not >> improvements. They say they are able to offer a good trade for a Leica M >>>>> >>>>> Cheers >>>>> L >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> El 21/08/2015, a les 22.08, Jeffery Smith <smithjeffery at mac.com> va >> escriure: >>>>> >>>>>> Does anyone know if they have gotten the corrosion-resistant sensors >> in yet? >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> Jeffery L. Smith >>>>>> smithjeffery at mac.com >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>>> On Aug 21, 2015, at 3:06 PM, Sonny Carter <sonc.hegr at gmail.com> >> wrote: >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Looks like they've shipped my M9 from New Jersey after the sensor >>>>>>> replacement because of the corrosion issue. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> It has taken about eight weeks, not as bad as I feared. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> -- >>>>>>> Regards, >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Sonny >>>>>>> http://sonc.com/look/ >>>>>>> Natchitoches, Louisiana >>>>>>> 1714 >>>>>>> Oldest Permanent Settlement in the Louisiana Purchase >>>>>>> >>>>>>> USA >>>>>>> >>>>>>> _______________________________________________ >>>>>>> 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 >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> _______________________________________________ >>>>> 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 >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> 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 > > > > -- > Regards, > > Sonny > http://sonc.com/look/ > Natchitoches, Louisiana > 1714 > Oldest Permanent Settlement in the Louisiana Purchase > > USA > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information