| Digital Leica M8 / M8.2 / M9 / M-E /Mono / M10 aka "M" Discussions about the Leica M8 /M 8.2 / M9 / M9-P/ M-E / M Monochrom / M10 aka "M": Leica digital M mount rangefinder cameras. Naming the new digital M the "Leica M" is VERY unfortunate as it will only confuse newbies with other Leica M cameras of the the past. Happily there is room for confusion with only the past 59 years of Leica M production ... since Leica introduced the Leica M system in 1953. All Hail for the Leica Marketing Department learning Leica M history! |
05-11-2012
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Waiting on Maitani
Trius is offline
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Film, paper, chemistry, Paris.
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05-11-2012
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xpro1 with 35 f/1.4. Spend the rest on a trip.
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05-14-2012
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I'd save it toward an M10.
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Leica M9 + 35/50/90
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05-14-2012
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Pay a fraction of my NYC apartment rent with it.
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05-14-2012
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Pay a fraction of my NYC apartment rent with it.
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Good one 
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Leica M9 + 35/50/90
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05-14-2012
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05-14-2012
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Would consider paying off debts but most likely go to hong kong!
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05-14-2012
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Gitzo Tripod with Acca-Swiss P0 head with Quick Release System and various plates for my cameras (or an RRS Head, quick release & plates). Epson Printer 3880 or 4900 inkjet printer, Some 35mm, 120 and 220 film and the remainder on a vacation.
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05-14-2012
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I'd buy Greek debt and hope for the best.
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05-15-2012
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I'd spend $4000 on a trip and spend $1000 on a 4x5 camera and some film for it, never had one, would love to give it a try some time. If I had to buy a digital camera, then it would be a Sigma SD-1.
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05-15-2012
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To stick to compact body: The X-Pro1 with native lenses + trip
Size does not matter: The D800/E or 5DIII + lenses.
(For you seem to be rather digital..)
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05-15-2012
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I might actually go for a used M9. Lenses I already have and lucky to say so, debts have been also paid (for now at least).
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05-15-2012
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The man who shot film
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M6+50+35+28+film+scanner.
I don't think there is anything left, but the rest would go on a trip..
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05-16-2012
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Oooh, I'll play.
The responsible choice: straight into the bank and locked into a fixed term deposit account where I can't touch it for ages. By the time it matures I will have forgotten about it and be pleasantly surprised when notified. Then I'll forget about it again and it will be automatically reinvested. Rinse, repeat.
The digital choice: if I had NO cameras, not just rangefinders, I would get a Ricoh GXR with 28, 50 and M-modules. Buy secondhand CV 15/4.5, Zeiss 28/2.8 and 50/1.5. Whatever is left would go to a Fuji X10 or GRD. This is the most versatile and compact kit I could wish for. Interestingly I am not including the Fuji X100; while I love this camera, just one focal length is not enough for me.
The film choice: get a secondhand M6 TTL or well kept M4-P. Lenses would be secondhand Zeiss 21/4.5 or 25/2.8, CV 35/1.4 and Zeiss 50/1.5 or cheap Summicron 50, type IV or V. And a Contax T3!
The hybrid choice: Ricoh GXR-M module and Leica M4-P. Lenses would be secondhand CV 21/4P, CV 35/1.4 and Summicron 50 type IV. These would become 32/4, 50/1.4 and 75/2 on the GXR. And a Ricoh GRD for those surprise pocket moments!
I don't include the M9 or M8 in this because the cost difference means that I couldn't get a batch of interesting and fun lenses. Now if it was a 10k lottery ticket, that would be a different story!
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05-16-2012
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Camera hacker
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Pay off my debts.
Phil Forrest
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06-21-2012
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Originally Posted by djonesii
Dear RF forum shooters ...
The RD-1 was recently sold .... I'm missing it a bit already.
So, lets say you hit the lottery for 5K!
Assuming you have NO RF CAMERA at this point:
Get an M8 + 35mm Leica lens ( or maybe a 25/40 cv pair)
Get an M9 and find the money for a lens
Sorry, gave up on RF for a reason, get a D800 or
just go on a trip!
Dave
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06-21-2012
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Originally Posted by rxmd
Go on a trip.
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Plus One............
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still have the lenses ..... for now |
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06-21-2012
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still have the lenses ..... for now
Well, I did not hit the lottery, but I did sell off the RD-1 as I said, and that is almost exactly what an Oly OM-D set me back.
I am still rangefinder-less (digital) and with the 2X crop factor on the OM-D, my 25 and 40mm are just not what I want to shoot ....
I still have some gear to move around, and it is looking like the rumored D600 will be the next winner!
Any one want to buy a MFDB?
Dave
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If I had absolutely no rangefinder gear... |
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06-21-2012
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Photon Counter
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If I had absolutely no rangefinder gear...
... and if the $5k was all I had to spend...
hmmm... lemme see: $5k is about 3.9 k€ right now. Does not really sound that much and will not buy my current kit back.
So, I think I would spend:
about 1.0 k€ on a Zeiss Ikon ZI,
about 0.9 k€ on a ZM 28/2.8,
about 0.6 k€ on a ZM 50/2, and
about 1.4 k€ on film and developing (200 rolls of Kentmere 100, 200 rolls of Kentmere 400, plus 8 packs of Xtol).
This would last me roughly 8 years at my current going rate...
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