Spyderman
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I know it's been said here already, but let me say this: keep the MP and 2 lenses (for me it would be 35 and 75). Sell the rest and do whatever you like with the money...
bayerische
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I LOVE my Leica gear, and hope I'll never go crazy and sell it all.
I use a 5D aswell besides my Leica M6, been thinking of the M8, but got the 5D instead when the delivery time here in FInland for an M8 was so long. The problems the M8 had in the beginning didn't help either.
I think you should save the MP, 35mm and 50mm lenses. Take them out when you want to have some old style film fun!
Good luck.
ps, if going digital with a SLR, you being used to big bright viewfinders, then there is only one option and that is Canon. Nikon is a super camera, but the 1,5X crop makes for a small viewfinder. Full frame is the way to go!
I use a 5D aswell besides my Leica M6, been thinking of the M8, but got the 5D instead when the delivery time here in FInland for an M8 was so long. The problems the M8 had in the beginning didn't help either.
I think you should save the MP, 35mm and 50mm lenses. Take them out when you want to have some old style film fun!
Good luck.
ps, if going digital with a SLR, you being used to big bright viewfinders, then there is only one option and that is Canon. Nikon is a super camera, but the 1,5X crop makes for a small viewfinder. Full frame is the way to go!
jaapv
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bayerische said:
That sounds like an expensive decision, if I judge you correctly from your post
Lightly used 5D's depreciate quite a lot, and problem-free M8's are freely available now....
bayerische
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jaapv said:That sounds like an expensive decision, if I judge you correctly from your post
Not in Finland
.My Leica dealer, read only Leica dealer in Finland has an order list of around 20 M8, and none of them has made it to Finland yet...
I'm being told to put my name on the list pay a 10% deposit, and I'll get it in 6-12months time! :bang:
Should I seek one elsewhere? In Europe? On my way to Thailand soon, mayby there?
jaapv
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bayerische said:Not in Finland
My Leica dealer, read only Leica dealer in Finland has an order list of around 20 M8, and none of them has made it to Finland yet...
I'm being told to put my name on the list pay a 10% deposit, and I'll get it in 6-12months time! :bang:
Should I seek one elsewhere? In Europe? On my way to Thailand soon, mayby there?
My dealer delivers from stock now, or at the most one week wait, and does not want a deposit... I walked in on December 28th for a chrome one, he had just sold his last, and called on Januari 4th that his new stock had come in. Selling like fresh bread, he said....A very reliable internet shop too... Are you flying through Schiphol? You can order one tax-free there.The shop on Schiphol is run by Capi-Lux Vak, and they advertise the M8 on their website at 3525 Euro before taxes....(There might be a price difference on the airport shop, but that usually does not amount to much)
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Diggin99
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Just wanted to say good luck with it! I would also think that keeping one Leica and two lenses sounds reasonable to me. I may never afford a Leica, much less those kind of lenses to play with but you have to do what you think is right. As for Nikon Dslr, I have a D50 and it is more digital camera than I will ever need, in fact it collects a lot of dust, sometimes I use it for my job (not photo related) but other than that, I am a film person. The nikon D50 is an excellent camera, you don't have to go crazy and get anything more than the D200 I would think! I personally might try the 4/3rds Olympus gear for dslr someday....have fun with it whatever happens!
Nancy
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varjag
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Shock and awe aside, am dying to know what that Nikon user friend could've whispered to Jorge. Sounds to much like a Jedi trick..
And yeah, keep MP and two lenses.
And yeah, keep MP and two lenses.
Keith
The best camera is one that still works!
I actually don't have a problem with Jorge bailing out of his gear ... may I suggest though ... getting an M3 or M2 with an Elmar or Summicron 50mm to keep yourself in touch with the soul of rangefinder photography! I see it as sanity/reality for around $1000.00
Uncle Bill
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Jorge,
Impulsiveness will get the better of you. I would hold onto the MP a 28, 35, 50 and 75 lens and sell everything else. Buy a decent scanner and put the rest of the cash into 401k or go on vacation. Do a lot of shooting and become a master of your camera. I have seen this churn with watch collectors and you come out behind. I get GAS like everyone else but I keep my head about me, I always ask do I really need this to take a better picture. At this point for me its not so much about camera and lenses but darkroom gear in particular, an archival print washer. Not glamourous but helpful.
Bill
Impulsiveness will get the better of you. I would hold onto the MP a 28, 35, 50 and 75 lens and sell everything else. Buy a decent scanner and put the rest of the cash into 401k or go on vacation. Do a lot of shooting and become a master of your camera. I have seen this churn with watch collectors and you come out behind. I get GAS like everyone else but I keep my head about me, I always ask do I really need this to take a better picture. At this point for me its not so much about camera and lenses but darkroom gear in particular, an archival print washer. Not glamourous but helpful.
Bill
Doctor Zero
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(bumbling around as if suddenly leaving a very dark building onto a sun-kissed beach)
Mummy? Mummy? I'm scared mummy!
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One of the scariest posts I've read on the forum. But good luck with it, whatever you decide to do!
I've more or less decided that when I get a job (a permanent one, after my current contract job ends in August), I will spend a lot of money on an a-la-carte Leica. Will it make me a better photographer? No. But handling, nay, fondling a camera is half the fun, surely! And with a job will come the money to pay it off. And if it's the last film camera I ever buy (likely), then spread over 50 years as a camera and many more as an expensive paper weight for my future kids, it's really not so bad .
Doctor Zero
Mummy? Mummy? I'm scared mummy!
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One of the scariest posts I've read on the forum. But good luck with it, whatever you decide to do!
I've more or less decided that when I get a job (a permanent one, after my current contract job ends in August), I will spend a lot of money on an a-la-carte Leica. Will it make me a better photographer? No. But handling, nay, fondling a camera is half the fun, surely! And with a job will come the money to pay it off. And if it's the last film camera I ever buy (likely), then spread over 50 years as a camera and many more as an expensive paper weight for my future kids, it's really not so bad
.Doctor Zero
PetarDima
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Jorge, it's up to you, but as someone on the forum allready wrote:
WHY don't you start again with MP body and 50mm f:1.4?
That is good way to find the roots of photography in yourself ...
you can sell everything else and send me 3 rolls of HP5+ for a friendly advice
(just joking) ... best regards!
P.S. If you sell everything, you will finish with this forum too ... everything here can cause bad feelings ... I think that shooting in B&W classic way will keep you alive.
WHY don't you start again with MP body and 50mm f:1.4?
That is good way to find the roots of photography in yourself ...
you can sell everything else and send me 3 rolls of HP5+ for a friendly advice
(just joking) ... best regards!
P.S. If you sell everything, you will finish with this forum too ... everything here can cause bad feelings ... I think that shooting in B&W classic way will keep you alive.
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Jeroen
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Weren't you the guy that buys stuff for triple digit $$$, uses it for a week or two and then decides to sell it? Or was that someone else...
Sailor Ted
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bayerische said:
Viewfinder aside, the Nikon has a distinctive way of painting color and BnW much like the M8/film- no?
Sailor Ted
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Aside from the big chunk of cash, I don't see it selling in one lump except that subconsciously perhaps you really don't want to sell it? Jorge if you change your mind on selling in one lump sum please PM me as I need?/want a few of those Leica lenses.
Ted
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Topdog1
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I think we have identified a new syndrome here: CameraADD (camera attention deficit disorder) replacing GAS. Jorge, I hope you're not contagious!
/Ira
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bayerische
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jaapv said:
Wow! That's not a bad price! Hmmm, I'm not flying trough Schiphol. Direct from Helsinki. Could I have bought it Tax free in Holland at the airport you think?
I might be going to Vegas in a couple of months, anyone know if there's Leica stores in Vegas? And what is the price of an M8 in the US?
Topdog1
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bayerische said:
Well, you could click on the ads from any number of US camera dealers on this site and find out. Duh.
/Ira
M
Magus
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Ye gods, Jorge.
Certainly the DSLR has many advantages...but....I dunno. Somehow I think you may regret this down the line.
Certainly the DSLR has many advantages...but....I dunno. Somehow I think you may regret this down the line.
kinok1
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This must be a joke.
I shoot with Nikons for a living. I just got my first m6 and 50 f2.
Its a different experience shooting with a leica. No better, no worse. Its different.
All I can say is this. If you like photography, start taking pictures. Stop worrying about what gear you have (and what gear you dont have).
If you just want to buy and sell camera gear, well thats fine too. Just don't xpect me to take your photos or your photography seriously...You have an amazing rig, with amazing glass and camera bodies. If i were you, i'd start using them and stop worrying about selling them.
And for 26k. Most photographers would be better off, buying a used d70, some old nikon zooms. Taking a year off from work, traveling the globe, and taking photos that people want to see...
I shoot with Nikons for a living. I just got my first m6 and 50 f2.
Its a different experience shooting with a leica. No better, no worse. Its different.
All I can say is this. If you like photography, start taking pictures. Stop worrying about what gear you have (and what gear you dont have).
If you just want to buy and sell camera gear, well thats fine too. Just don't xpect me to take your photos or your photography seriously...You have an amazing rig, with amazing glass and camera bodies. If i were you, i'd start using them and stop worrying about selling them.
And for 26k. Most photographers would be better off, buying a used d70, some old nikon zooms. Taking a year off from work, traveling the globe, and taking photos that people want to see...