One has to go, Leica MP or Nikon FM3a

[dof]

To hell with emotional choices. Keep the tool that delivers more keepers. You will know better than us.

Since this appears to be a response to my earlier comment, I feel a need to clarify the spirit of my statement.

I agree with the notion that you will get the best pictures with the camera that you actually like to use the most. I certainly do.

It's simply that for me, much if not most of the emotional attachment held toward a camera is directly related to the number of keepers I achieve with it. The same is true for lenses.

I believe that for many, emotion does play a role in these choices and decisions. Perhaps this is not true for everyone and that's certainly a fair perspective. But not one I would condemn to hell.


Regards,

 

[kshapero]

Sums it up nicely Akiva ..... :angel:

Whoops I meant a Heck of a camera. I miss mine.

 

[Roger Hicks]

You a a good man to detatch from a system. I find it painful.

Assess your goals and pick the system that works best. RF cameras have severe disadvantages, mostly framing accuracy.

At some point you will have to go digital and Nikons are far cheaper. But selling your MP may give you a big loss.

Why?

Cheers,

R.

 

[Ansel]

Finding buyers for MP's I suspect is quite difficult at the moment. There's one in the classifieds right now for a good price. The price for an MP is actually quite close to the price I sold my first one for back in 2007ish. My second sold for around 2500 euro about 2yrs ago. Prices are definitely down. Leica digital M has really hammered MP prices this last few years.

I think there are plenty of buyers, just prices on here are too high...

 

[nobbylon]

I think there are plenty of buyers, just prices on here are too high...

Well I just hopped over to Leica user forum and there's an M6ttl for 1100 euro! The MP here at approx 1400 seems like good value to me. Granted I think 1100 is extremely wishfull thinking for a .72 ttl. 750 seems more like it to me.

 

[Ansel]

Well I just hopped over to Leica user forum and there's an M6ttl for 1100 euro! The MP here at approx 1400 seems like good value to me. Granted I think 1100 is extremely wishfull thinking for a .72 ttl. 750 seems more like it to me.

There is an MP fore sale here at 1400€ ?

I agree about the ttl

 

[nobbylon]

There is an MP fore sale here at 1400€ ?

I agree about the ttl

sorry I meant 1400 pounds 1800 euro

 

[Ansel]

sorry I meant 1400 pounds 1800 euro

Oh, OK. Yes, I have seen one like that go for about 1500€ on eBay recently.... I get the impression MP buyers like their MPs looking mint with all the trimmings.

 

[kxl]

My take on this: they're just cameras, Leica or Nikon or whatever. If the goal is to raise money and have equipment that fulfills your desire to make photographs satisfactorily, and both cameras make you happy, sell the more valuable one of the two. That raises more cash and leaves you with another great camera kit that you like.
G

Agreed. Just make sure that both cameras make you equally happy.

 

[tony2]

tough call . when you die let your family decide

 

[nobbylon]

Oh, OK. Yes, I have seen one like that go for about 1500€ on eBay recently.... I get the impression MP buyers like their MPs looking mint with all the trimmings.

I think you are right, mint for €1800 so that buyers can put those scars on themselves. €1500 for brassed and self rubbed users!

 

[Graham Line]

Put all of your stuff in a box in the closet. After you use an item, store it in a box under the bed. At the end of 18 months, sell the box of stuff in the closet.

 

[Ben Z]

Leica MP, is .85 mag VF, chrome, tan covering

It could be more difficult to find a buyer for a custom-modded MP and you may not get as much for it as a stock one.

 

[KM-25]

I bought my FM3A brand new in 2003, it is likely the last camera I would ever sell...yep, even over a Leica. Nikon created a masterpiece in that camera, so many amazing features and yet, still fully manual if you need it to be.

 

[Godfrey]

The meter on the FM2 will drive you nuts after the FE and FM3A. I promise.

hmm. Not me. I had both FE2 and FM/FM2/FM2n and prefer the FM type metering readout. (I'm always tempted to buy another FM2n-MD-12 setup. It is/was such an excellent camera.)

G

 

[Calzone]

Mp's with 0.85 finders are harder to come by than 0.72's or even 0.58's. If you had to buy a new 0.85 Mp it is only available a la carte and this means a steep premium. I found finding a used 0.85 required a bit of patience, especially since I wanted a black paint version.

I'd consider that Nikon SLR's are abundant, readily available, and easy to replace. I'd avoid the remorse and keep the Leica MP because the body would be more difficult to replace, especially since your kits suggest that you like shooting with 50 and longer.

If it were me, and I needed cash, I would keep the 0.85 MP and the 50 Cron and sell everything else as the compromise. Since you shoot so infrequently having more than a 50 does not make sense, and again for this reason the advantage of shooting longer lenses on a SLR becomes moot if you really want to economize down to one camera/one lens and that lense being a 50 for utility.

Cal

 

[VertovSvilova]

If it's about streamlining things in your life (e.g., "less is more") then just get rid of whatever you honestly aren't feeling that comfortable (or happy) using at the moment. You probably need to divorce yourself from any sentiment or any camera gear mythology and use what genuinely works for you (and for you only!)

And if it's about making serious imagery, then you know that either camera/lenses will do the job. Concentrate on why you're making photographs and what the purpose for making images is all about in your life, and you might find that the camera itself is not really that important after all. The images (the actual photography produced) then becomes paramount.

On the other hand if it's only about money, then you might consider resolving that issue another way. Selling cameras will give you some temporary cash but that cash will be gone pretty quickly and not only will you no longer have that cash, but your cameras will be gone too. I think that maybe looking for other ways of bringing in some real funds (and as a more permanent solution) is probably a better approach.

However streamlining belongings can often be a positive thing in itself (we all own too much stuff as it is) and can sometimes be helpful in setting priorities for ourselves. And the cash that comes from selling something can be seen as just an extra bonus. 🙂

 

[gilgsn]

Hello,

I love Nikons but I would definitely let the FM3a go. Never sell a Leica lens! Try to keep the MP. If you can't, sell it and buy another M. Cheapest and best would be M4-P or M2.

DO NOT sell your Summicron!

Gil.

 

[Vics]

Keep the Leica. One can always buy another Nikon. The Leica will skyrocket in value AFTER you sell it!

 

[nobbylon]

Keep the Leica. One can always buy another Nikon. The Leica will skyrocket in value AFTER you sell it!

One can always buy another MP ! There are now 2 on here now and judgeing by the prices of them they are depreciating.
The days of increasing prices for Leica gear have gone for a while unless it's something rare. An MP isn't.

Gil says never sell a Leica lens? Why not? You can always buy another when the situation changes. I've bought and sold tons of bodies and lenses in the last 8 years.

Shooting 12-15 rolls a week my thoughts may be different but 12-15 a year and an old K1000 with a Pentax 50 would be my choice if I was cutting back.