Vote - Who is going to buy M9M?

[f16sunshine]

The bigger question for the future of Leica as an artist's tool:

What young relevant photographer/artist can afford anything Leica puts on the market?

That's sort of a loaded question. Who says an artists needs something Leica is putting on the market.
I don't consider myself an artist as much as a tradesman. When I started (mid 80's) there was no way I could afford even what Nikon was putting on the market. There were plenty of other tool options as there are today.
Leica is at this point not catering to young artist. That's their choice as a company and I guess I'm cool with it even if, I personally also am left out of their target demography (although for my own reasons).

 

[jsrockit]

25 people from this thread alone are buying? It appears Leica will do just fine with this camera.

 

[Phil_F_NM]

25 people from this thread alone are buying? It appears Leica will do just fine with this camera.

Exactly. $200000 right there.
Then take a conservative to liberal spread on a bell curve of the "will consider and you have an extra ~$128000 - ~$256000. I think Leica can reliably count on $.5M in sales from RFF users alone.

Phil Forrest

 

[Araakii]

The bigger question for the future of Leica as an artist's tool:

What young relevant photographer/artist can afford anything Leica puts on the market?

A young relevant photographer/artist does not need a M9M to produce good work.

 

[Araakii]

Leica is at this point not catering to young artist. That's their choice as a company and I guess I'm cool with it even if, I personally also am left out of their target demography (although for my own reasons).

At no point in history was Leica catering to broke young artist.

 

[Phil_F_NM]

At no point in history was Leica catering to broke young artist.

No but they WERE catering to the full-time working professional photographer. A craft that was never known for it's lucrative earnings.

Phil Forrest

 

[seakayaker1]

. . . . . waited to repsond. On day one it was a definite NO!

Day five it is 'Will Consider' since it is price prohibited but would buy one under the right circumstances. (which of course could be having a GAS attack, causing a domino effect of selling of other gear in order to work with the M9M)

For the time being time and patience.

 

[dave lackey]

Like Dan, I waited until there was more information...the answer today is sure, I would definitely buy one down the road. Also would like an X2 Monochrome.

But then, I would want a color version of each, too....GAS indeed and no cash.😀

 

[whitecat]

Looks like the ship is sinking.

 

[Keith]

Like Dan, I waited until there was more information...the answer today is sure, I would definitely buy one down the road. Also would like an X2 Monochrome.

But then, I would want a color version of each, too....GAS indeed and no cash.😀

Hang ... on don't those cameras you mention do both colour and black and white with appropriate software? 😀

 

[dave lackey]

Hang ... on don't those cameras you mention do both colour and black and white with appropriate software? 😀

GAS knows no bounds!😛

 

[Keith]

GAS knows no bounds!😛

And in a perfect world you'd happily own twenty grands worth of cameras in two M's and two X's.

I'm sure Leica will love you when you win the lottery! 😀

 

[dave lackey]

And in a perfect world you'd happily own twenty grands worth of cameras in two M's and two X's.

I'm sure Leica will love you when you win the lottery! 😀

Depends...if I won the really big lottery, I would buy all of Leica myself!!!😛

But there is no perfect world. No perfect bag. No .....well, you get my drift... The sure sign of doom is for me to get a lottery ticket and I can guarantee you there would be a 0% chance of any of the numbers being on the winning ticket!🙂

But I have a friend who was struck by lightning and when I found out after a year or so, I stopped riding motorcycles with him, around him, within the same State.... and today, he still has a cloud over his head following him around. So, we just talk by phone!

 

[Araakii]

No but they WERE catering to the full-time working professional photographer. A craft that was never known for it's lucrative earnings.

Phil Forrest

"Working professional photographers" certainly earned a lot more in the old days. It was never a lucrative career but with royalties and prints sales, a lot of them fared really well compare to the average working population.

 

[mervynyan]

"will consider" if it can produce wall size print to hang.

 

[jsrockit]

Looks like the ship is sinking.

How so? 🙄

 

[raytoei@gmail.com]

here is a good sized picture from the M9M with the new cron

http://japancamerahunter.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/Iso-640-50mm-APO.jpg

i snooped it from japancamerahunter who managed to test it.

the highres picture is indeed impressive.

 

[Paul Jenkin]

Not as long as I have my M6, Neopan and a hole in my arse.

Eloquently put, Sir. I can only echo those sentiments.....🙂

 

[bowieknife]

the M9M just makes no sense !
buy an M8, M9 or a Nex-7, add Nik Silver Efex, and with the cash saved get a few decent heritage lenses

 

[Tina Manley]

I ordered one as soon as Leica announced it. For 30 years I carried at least two Leica M's, one with color film and one with B&W. I switched to digital several years ago and cannot go back to film. I would love to be able to carry one Leica B&W and one Leica color digital camera. I'm looking forward to greater dynamic range, more resolution and higher ISOs than I get with my M9.