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leica007
09-07-2009, 05:15
Seems like, the price of Leica M9 would be £4900. But obviously I cannot divulge the source of my information.
Pickett Wilson
09-07-2009, 05:18
That's $7 grand in the US. Unfortunately, though, it is really meaningless. Only when a price is set where you can actually buy one does it mean anything.
Thardy
09-07-2009, 05:21
Seems like, the price of Leica M9 would be £4900. But obviously I cannot divulge the source of my information.

I guess we obviously have to wait two whole days to find out.
leica007
09-07-2009, 05:25
US price seems to be $7500.

Caveat: according to the source - the Pound price is more probable than the US Dollar price. But in all likelyhood it's going to be $7500.

And I think I will wait, rather than jumping into the fray right now.
leica007
09-07-2009, 05:28
That's $7 grand in the US. Unfortunately, though, it is really meaningless. Only when a price is set where you can actually buy one does it mean anything.


Well, the straight conversion [per Xe.com] is $8K - not 7K, but the price might be $7500.

And I was thinking of $7000 ! I am not joining the party right now.
leica007
09-07-2009, 05:36
Leica has received a very good response so far from the dealers.

There will be a shortage in the UK - M9s will be supplied in two lots.
First lot available from Thursday and the Second lot coming in 10 days.
Florian1234
09-07-2009, 05:37
These prices make me sick :bang::(
martin s
09-07-2009, 05:39
These prices make me sick :bang::(

That's the great thing about digital depreciation. All we have to do is wait. I'm glad it's not 10.000 Dollars, I guess it wouldn't put as much pressure on M8 prices as 7500 Dollars does.

martin
Florian1234
09-07-2009, 05:44
Martin, as already expressed, I don't know your background etc. M9 would be about 1 1/2 year's salary in my book :D really too much. On the other hand I'm neither a pro nor make money with photography yet.
Pickett Wilson
09-07-2009, 05:46
$7500. What would the take home price be in New York?
rxmd
09-07-2009, 05:53
I don't know and nor does anyone else. Why don't you just wait, I don't know, a couple of days?
Silva Lining
09-07-2009, 06:18
Odd that the exchange difference between the pound and the dollar be recognised - Usually the dollar price is converted directly to pounds (i.e. $7500 = £7500) in rip-off Britain!! :(

Time will tell ;)
Paddy C
09-07-2009, 06:27
That's the great thing about digital depreciation. All we have to do is wait.

If it meets expectations, one might have to wait quite a while. Of course, that depends on what price point you are waiting for.
CLE-RF
09-07-2009, 06:30
Odd that the exchange difference between the pound and the dollar be recognised - Usually the dollar price is converted directly to pounds (i.e. $7500 = £7500) in rip-off Britain!! :(

Time will tell ;)

That would imply GBP 4900 = USD 4900 and would make a lot of people very happy, I suppose
Roberto
09-07-2009, 06:45
5400 Euro.. not that bad, I was expecting a price like this.
Couple of years and a used one will be affordable :(

Rob.
Dave Wilkinson
09-07-2009, 06:58
From time to time - Mr.'Reliable-Source' comes around!.....I'd love to meet him!:D
Dave.
Reliable Source
09-07-2009, 07:11
Why, you're welcome :) Always glad to be of service.
Gabriel M.A.
09-07-2009, 07:19
At least the intertoobes will have something new to bash and kick around come Sept. 9th. That's got to be great news for their sponsors ;)
CLE-RF
09-07-2009, 07:19
Why, you're welcome :) Always glad to be of service.


Whahaha, ROFL:D:D:D

Wish I had come up with a RFF ID like that.

Thanks for the laugh, and welcome to the forum!

I hope your leave many a post here, sure I won't stop grinning whenever I see one
Dave Wilkinson
09-07-2009, 07:20
Why, you're welcome :) Always glad to be of service.....so it's you that's been giving these guys the info all this time?.....and just one post!, well, welcome!:)
Dave.
P.S. how about racing tips? ;)
aizan
09-07-2009, 10:11
assuming that the m9 will depreciate 1k after 1 year, it'll only cost $6500, or 13 months at saving $500 a month. if i can sell my mp for $2500 after the one year, one leica project, it'll only take 8 months to save up the necessary funds.

piece o' cake. assuming i don't lose my job. :)
delft
09-07-2009, 10:19
£4900 is a bit short of $8000, but I couldn't help thinking of this clip :
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tnwf2RShNV0
Dirk
Roger Hicks
09-07-2009, 10:32
Why, you're welcome :) Always glad to be of service.

Welcome to the forum! Glad to see you've given up politics and decided to do something more respectable!

At least, I hope you're going to be more respectable...

Cheees,

E.
digitalintrigue
09-07-2009, 10:41
I have a source who prefers to remain anonymous as he is not authorized to reveal such information, but according to him, Reliable Source is unreliable. :)
swoop
09-07-2009, 11:17
Leica has received a very good response so far from the dealers.

There will be a shortage in the UK - M9s will be supplied in two lots.
First lot available from Thursday and the Second lot coming in 10 days.

I bet there will still be a long queue.

I bought my M8 here in NYC. it was announced September 2006. I bought mine in April of 2007. And I still had to wait a week for it to come in.
raid
09-07-2009, 11:29
I have a source who prefers to remain anonymous as he is not authorized to reveal such information, but according to him, Reliable Source is unreliable. :)

So the RFF nick should be changed to: Unreliable Source? :D
amateriat
09-07-2009, 11:44
On at least two occasions last year, I've had people walk up to me, look at one of my Hexars, and ask "Is that the new digital Leica?"

This gives me a wicked idea for Wednesday at Columbus Circle...

http://mysite.verizon.net/bwbenton/hexartape.JPG


- Barrett
Chris101
09-07-2009, 22:10
... This gives me a wicked idea for Wednesday at Columbus Circle...
...

Arrrrgggh!
leica007
09-09-2009, 07:32
okay, the tip from my source on the UK price has been found to be almost accurate. £4850 instead of £4900!

may be there was a last minute change in the price - perhaps, a negotiation between Leica and dealers whether to price it 4900 or 4800, and they might have settled for the mean price of £ 4850 .
emraphoto
09-09-2009, 07:34
doing a bit of math at those numbers (loose, loose math for the record) i could run about 5 years of film through my m6 for the price of the m9. i know this is a bit of a cliche argument but it pretty much settles it for me.
ulrikft
09-09-2009, 07:52
What if you calculate the price of a new m6, a filmscanner AND film? :P i would not come even close to 5 years of film with that package..
emraphoto
09-09-2009, 12:48
well i already own an m6 and a bloody good scanner.

so,

$6999 US = $7556 CND

$7556 x 14% (tax) = $8600'ish

8600/365 = A WHOLE LOT OF FILM!

(this is only my justification for not loading up my credit line as you know i really want to;))
Roger Hicks
09-09-2009, 12:55
Well, I've got an MP and a bloody good scanner.

Then I cost film at $10/roll and my time (going to and from the lab, and scanning) at a nominal $20/hour and the M9 STILL comes out ahead after very few years.

The time I save is, to borrow emraphoto's style, A WHOLE LOT OF SHOOTING TIME.

Yes, I prefer film for B+W. No contest. Hence MP. But in colour: M8.2 and (soon, I hope) M9.

Cheers,

R.
emraphoto
09-09-2009, 15:31
film at $10 a roll? i pay $2 and develop at home so maybe at $1? on top of that.
most of what i shoot is paid for so the time issue is certainly different.

is film that much more across the pond roger?

don't get me wrong, wouldn't turn an m9 down but right now that price is to big a stumbling block.
Roger Hicks
09-10-2009, 00:03
film at $10 a roll? i pay $2 and develop at home so maybe at $1? on top of that.
most of what i shoot is paid for so the time issue is certainly different.

is film that much more across the pond roger?

don't get me wrong, wouldn't turn an m9 down but right now that price is to big a stumbling block.

I was talking about colour. For B+W I use the MP, as I said in the earlier post. But I use colour mostly for illustration, including pack shots, step-by-steps and the like, as well as travel. Where digital REALLY scores is for a magazine illustration where I would previously have had to use a whole roll of film for one shot; take it to the lab; and pick it up later.

Costs on B+W? HP5 from Mailshots in the UK is £27.90 for 10 rolls plus shipping; call it £3 a roll, or near enough $5. Calculating dev costs is difficult but let's stick with your $1. Sure, less than commercially processed colour, but twice what you're paying for B+W. What film are you using?

The cheapest home-processed colour slide (Fuji Sensia) is about the same as HP5 from Mailshots again plus £2-3 a roll processed in Tetenal 1l kits + sleeves + slide mounts: call it £6/roll or indeed about $10.

Cheers,

R.
emraphoto
09-10-2009, 04:56
i shoot primarily arista premium 400, a bit of kentmere 400 and neopan 400 in 120.

i don't shoot a whole lot of color these days and when the situation demands i run it through my friends lab. $5 for negs. i have a little pocketbook with all the rebranded films. shoppers rebranded 400 is superia, that sort of thing. i can usually get color film at $2 a roll.

i apologize if this makes the price of film in europe less palatable.