Regrets having sold film M to finance M8?

[peewee]

I sold my M8 and bought an M9 this week, my initial impression is that the M9 iq is a great improvement, have i got a very good copy or is it my imagination?

 

[Bavaricus]

Kept my M6TTL although i first wanted to let it go. I love it! It's a "real Leica". M8 is a great cam. Nearly use it exclusively. I really can't afford keeping both, but i do it (don't let my wife know...)!

BUT i sold many (D)SLR items to finance my M8

 

[tbarker13]

I sold a bunch of gear (including a kit of Hassy stuff that I just never really grew to love and a couple film Ms) to buy my first M8. I'm now using an M8.2 and I'm sure I'll eventually get an M9, M10, etc.
I do not regret the decision one bit.
Sure I miss film, but not the limitations it placed upon me. I simply don't have the time to process the volume of shooting that I am doing right now. I recently picked up an old Leica IIIc just to have a film camera again.
Keep telling myself I might use it for some vintage-style shooting from time to time.

 

[Sonnar Brian]

I did not sell anything to get the M8, had the money put aside. I've not been shooting as much film after getting the M8.

My regret- Kodak got out of the film processing business. Inexpensive, fast, and good processing. My local Sam's still does it, but the Fuji prints are just not as good as the Kodak glossies. Not enough time for a darkroom, and custom processing is expensive.

I still shoot film, but not as many rolls of it.

Now- My M8 is a late issue, no banding, no dead pixels, no hot pixels, and the ISO 2500 looks a lot better than Kodacolor 800. No complaints on my part. Ever since getting it, collimating J-3's has never been easier, faster, or more accurate.

-my Button rewind M2 is nice, but the rewind lever of the M3 is much more convenient.-

 

[robklurfield]

started with an M6 and an M4. ended up with an M8, an M2, a Rolleicord and new/old glass. no regrets here. it took a little while, but I reloaded.

 

[nakedcellist]

Well, they have to pry my m6 from my cold dead hands, but I did sell my leica CL to finance an epson R-d1. I loved the CL. Am now considering selling the R-D1 for an M8. I still mostly use the m6.

 

[jplomley]

I sold one of my M8s and my 28/2 Cron Asph to get the M9. I kept both of my M7's. Any regrets? Yep...should not have sold the 28/2 Cron Asph....should have sold both M8s instead. Biggest mistake I made. So now I'm on the lookout to replace my 28 Cron.

 

[Matus]

I only regret not to a have a film M that could be potentially sold for a digital M. Actually I would probably not sell it ... 😀