[Leica] M9!

[henningw at archiphoto.com (Henning Wulff)]

At 10:38 PM -0700 9/5/09, Ted Grant wrote:
>I realize the M9 sounds like a tremendous amount of money, it is! However??
>
>You have to wait and see what happens when the opportunity of using 
>the M9 camera. In that, does it produce images of a quality that 
>one's clients expect of you because of the quality you have produced 
>for the past 60 years?
>
>Regardless of the price, the quality record is some thing many do 
>not have to contend with because they are not professional 
>photographers. But those of us who have been in this field our 
>entire lives, it is something that has to be considered, regardless 
>of cost and quality! Certainly beyond those who've only experienced 
>at the amateur level.
>That is not any kind of belittling remark regarding amateur photo 
>ambitions or quality.
>Merely a point of professional and amateur.
>
>If I have to choose between the quality to the client and my pocket 
>book.......... the pocket book takes the hit! Our clients expect a 
>quality from us because of our experience and equipment they don't 
>get from others........ regardless of what many of you may think.
>
>But I sure as hell am not going to jeopardize the quality of my 
>photography due to a cost factor that is out of the reach of others 
>and their whining about price. Yep the $8000.00 took me back some at 
>first look! But reality is.... "I earn my living due to the 
>equipment I use and quality delivered and I'm not going to 
>jeopardize my career due to costly equipment!  I just pass that on 
>to the clients! :-)  See how easy it is? ;-)
>
>Dr. ted
>

Quite right, Ted. On the other hand, a 5500 Euro price does not 
necessarily translate into an $8000 local price. I would expect it to 
be in the neighbourhood of $6000-6500 here in Canuckbucks. Not a huge 
difference, but hey, you could go out on the town with Irene a number 
of times with the difference! :-)

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