arthury Posted February 10, 2010 Share #1 Posted February 10, 2010 Advertisement (gone after registration) All, I am going to say goodbye to Leica. Enough of waiting for the M9. Life is short. I will dumping the rest of my Leica gears in the Bay soon. Have been a nice few years with you guys. Sorry for being negative in the last 2 months. Enjoy and take care, Arthur Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Advertisement Posted February 10, 2010 Posted February 10, 2010 Hi arthury, Take a look here Goodbye. I'm sure you'll find what you were looking for!
ashwinrao1 Posted February 10, 2010 Share #2 Posted February 10, 2010 Sorry to hear that you are leaving. As a fellow Seattlite I am sad to see a Leica Shooter leave for other pastures out here in the NW....the M9 is a wonderful camera, and maybe you'll change your mind once it's more widely available?!? Hang on to a couple fav lenses, and find out, maybe? Regardless, I hope that you are satisfied in all future endeavors. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
zlatkob Posted February 10, 2010 Share #3 Posted February 10, 2010 Best wishes! I see you've been a forum member for a long time. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jbhthescots Posted February 10, 2010 Share #4 Posted February 10, 2010 As another Seattleite, I'm also gutted that you are leaving the Leica fold...are you selling anything off I may be interested in? John Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rick Posted February 10, 2010 Share #5 Posted February 10, 2010 Which part of the bay? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Samir Jahjah Posted February 10, 2010 Share #6 Posted February 10, 2010 All, Enough of waiting for the M9. Life is short. Arthur This cannot possibly be the only reasons to dumb your Leica gears and Leica experience, or is it? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
matlep Posted February 10, 2010 Share #7 Posted February 10, 2010 Advertisement (gone after registration) ...are you selling anything off I may be interested in? And so gathers the vultures... (Just kidding) Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
aesop Posted February 10, 2010 Share #8 Posted February 10, 2010 This cannot possibly be the only reasons to dumb your Leica gears and Leica experience, or is it? ...agreed - the M9 may be a fine camera, but it is not the only Leica capable of producing excellent images. Besides the M9, is there more to your story, Arthur? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaapv Posted February 10, 2010 Share #9 Posted February 10, 2010 So- as I read it your position is: " If I cannot get it NOW, I don't want it"? That makes it rather doubtful that it was a highly motivated choice in the first place and I am convinced you are saving yourself a lot of grief by looking elsewhere. Wise decision and maybe we'll see you back here some time. Feel free to drop in. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlanJW Posted February 10, 2010 Share #10 Posted February 10, 2010 Dear Arthury: Perhaps you should wait until Spring for such an important decision. All that rain and gloom in Seattle may burden you with SAD (seasonal affective disorder), an actual well-known psychiatric ailment (my wife is the doctor in the house). When the sun comes out in another month or two, you may perk up and then regret what you have done, plunging you still further into depression. Best wishes. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
M. Valdemar Posted February 10, 2010 Share #11 Posted February 10, 2010 If this Leica shortage is such a weight on your consciousness, you obviously have mental problems caused by things other than failure to obtain an M9 when you want one. I love "Grand Farewell" speeches on forums. It happens on all of them. What's funny is the mook thinks it's important to make a public announcement. Who cares? Just stop posting, pack up your things, and get out. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
swamiji Posted February 10, 2010 Share #12 Posted February 10, 2010 Ok, we've been dancing around trying not to say it... but here goes OH POOR BABY, did baby not get his new toy for christmas... Just food for thought. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
barcoder Posted February 10, 2010 Share #13 Posted February 10, 2010 I am hoping to get an M9 by September when I am hopefully able to afford it. In the meantime I am learning the practice of patience and enjoying the use of my current camera. Best wishes Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
yanidel Posted February 10, 2010 Share #14 Posted February 10, 2010 May I ask whether anything is preventing you to shoot with another camera during the wait. I waited 2 months for mine, got times of frustration but overall it went fast and I devoted a lot of time to the M8. So, hang on a bit more, life is short indeed but whats 2 months in comparaison of a lifetime and the pleasure you will get from using the M9 ? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rick Posted February 10, 2010 Share #15 Posted February 10, 2010 Wow, this turned nasty real fast. I think that some forget that here at the LUF we do not go quietly into the night. We leave amongst great fanfare and ticker tape and announce our departure and in many cases we leave many times. These events are never meant to go unnoticed as we proclaim our final frustrations and disgust and emotions with our loved camera. Many departees in their parting screed make one last flaunt in front of the forum with their new Nikon or Canon mistress. Arthury, did not even do that, he simple expressed his frustration and stated humbly that, "Have been a nice few years with you guys. Sorry for being negative in the last 2 months." Arthury, good bye and I hope you return to Leica, I will certainly welcome you here. Maybe, I'll see you at Glazers drooling over the counter with Mark. p.s. I was wondering what part of Elliot Bay you were dumping your gear, that is... Seattle joke... keep clam. Rick Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
frozenace Posted February 10, 2010 Share #16 Posted February 10, 2010 My plan is to get a M9 to complement my MP in about 2-3 years. I've already got the lux 50 asph and cron 35 asph, so I only need another body. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnbuckley Posted February 10, 2010 Share #17 Posted February 10, 2010 Whoa.... before people dump on Arthury, think about it objectively. I was lucky enough to get an M9 in late September. It's now February. If you've been waiting for an M9 since September, it is not evidence of being spoiled to by now be throwing in the towel. I'm a Leica apologist through and through, but the wait for an M9 for those who ordered cameras on September 9th is serious and a real problem. I'm not critical of someone for being frustrated. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
bill Posted February 10, 2010 Share #18 Posted February 10, 2010 Sheesh. It's a camera... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaapv Posted February 10, 2010 Share #19 Posted February 10, 2010 You're about to be burnt at the stake, Bill. Just a camera???:eek:. It is a LEICA!! That means common sense does not apply:rolleyes: Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
charlesphoto99 Posted February 10, 2010 Share #20 Posted February 10, 2010 Dear Arthury: Perhaps you should wait until Spring for such an important decision. All that rain and gloom in Seattle may burden you with SAD (seasonal affective disorder), an actual well-known psychiatric ailment (my wife is the doctor in the house). When the sun comes out in another month or two, you may perk up and then regret what you have done, plunging you still further into depression. Best wishes. Funny! Woke up to a beautiful sunrise this morning. The cherry tree out front is blooming. It's your side of the country that's worrying! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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