Thread: Leica M9

should I do it? Always sort of saw myself as a Leica Man.

You got $20k burning a hole in your pocket?

Leicas are great cameras but the price is absurd. $7k for the M9 and $2-5k for a Leica lens or a bit less ($1-2k) for the Zeiss/Cosinas, even less ~$500 for the Voigtlander/Cosinas makes them the most expensive non MF system around. Rangefinders are great but not nearly as versatile as SLRs (but what they do they do better)

Originally Posted by Hugh Conway

You got $20k burning a hole in your pocket?

Leicas are great cameras but the price is absurd. $7k for the M9 and $2-5k for a Leica lens or a bit less ($1-2k) for the Zeiss/Cosinas, even less ~$500 for the Voigtlander/Cosinas makes them the most expensive non MF system around. Rangefinders are great but not nearly as versatile as SLRs (but what they do they do better)

A Leica Man is not concerned about price.

Actually, you make a good point, the cost of entry is not just $7k. That is how I trick myself into buying shit, usually. That and annualizing the cost assuming I live to be 106.

Yeah, unless you already have some Leica glass I wouldn't bother. Nice camera, tho.

You could buy some used Leica lenses, but I bet with this camera coming out those will jump in price.