bono0272 Posted February 12, 2007 Share #1 Â Posted February 12, 2007 Advertisement (gone after registration) DMR is discontinued. (What a pity!) Â Anyone starts selling your DMR? Is there any demand from the market? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
andybarton Posted February 12, 2007 Share #2 Â Posted February 12, 2007 Why would someone want to sell their DMR just because Leica have sold every one that they have made? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjh Posted February 12, 2007 Share #3  Posted February 12, 2007 DMR is discontinued. (What a pity!) Anyone starts selling your DMR? Isn’t that a non sequitur? Why should one sell one’s DMR, just because Leica doesn’t have any more in store? Now if Leica had announced the imminent release of the R10, that would have been a different issue.  Is there any demand from the market? Perhaps if all the DMRs still available from dealers are gone? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
mumu Posted February 12, 2007 Share #4 Â Posted February 12, 2007 no, sorry i will not sell my DMR, but i am looking for a second one !! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
macusque Posted February 12, 2007 Share #5 Â Posted February 12, 2007 I won't sell mine for anything out there, indeed I love it even more than the M8. Â When the R10 will be out, I'll probably keep the DMR as a backup. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jbstitt Posted February 12, 2007 Share #6 Â Posted February 12, 2007 I have a used very little DMR on E-Bay for sale rigtht now. Why, not because they are not making any more (that means that if someone wants one they may have to pay a premium - right?). The picture quality is great. It has the Leica feel, It is just too big for me to take traveling and I travel internationally about 60% of my time ao basically it sits at home.. They are still available - but used. Â Replaced the DMR with a smaller C and was pleasently shocked. Now I am extremely happy with that camera. Leica should take their head out of the sand and look at the outside world and see what the market wants other than let us old Leicaphiles control their product direction . Other companies have and it is quite a jump forward, although not in optical quality. Look how many people, including me, are putting Leica glass on a 5D. Really good, but of course you loose much of the auto functions. A dream would be a fully auto leica glass lens on a 5D body. I don't think that will ever happen though. Â So, I cannot take pictures with glass alone. I need a body that meets my needs. DMR - a studio or local camera, too big, too slow. But fantastic pictures!!!! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
mwilliamsphotography Posted February 12, 2007 Share #7 Â Posted February 12, 2007 Advertisement (gone after registration) Matter of opinion. Â I have Canon's latest: 5D and 1DsMKII. Have the latest adapters to use R glass (maintains focus confirmation). Â I aesthetically like DMR shots better. Â DMR is an alternative, not a replacement for the Canons. Again, purely personal opinion ... Â I hate the 5D. It inspires anti-passion because of it's feel. In fact, I can safely say that I despise it : -) Â 1DsMKII is bigger and heavier than the DMR. Â Gotta have the Canons for my work (speed, high ISO, AF), but that doesn't mean I gotta love them. Â I'll keep the DMR, and when a R 10 comes along, I'll still keep it. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
R10dreamer Posted February 12, 2007 Share #8  Posted February 12, 2007 A person would sell their DMR for a very simple reason. They have to have a camera to shoot with and if their DMR fails they have no camera. Why invest in a lens system ® that has no digital body to support them?  Are you going to rely on your DMR for two years? What happens to you/your business if that DMR fails? Maybe you will sell it now to move into another, more reliable and more solvent system. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjh Posted February 12, 2007 Share #9  Posted February 12, 2007 A person would sell their DMR for a very simple reason. They have to have a camera to shoot with and if their DMR fails they have no camera. If your camera fails and you have no backup, then you’ve got a problem. That is true for any kind of camera. There are still DMRs available, so whoever is still without a backup unit should probably buy one now. Of course, one might argue that it was more sensible to choose a different model as a backup, as one gains some flexibility that way. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
robsteve Posted February 12, 2007 Share #10  Posted February 12, 2007 If your camera fails and you have no backup, then you’ve got a problem. That is true for any kind of camera. There are still DMRs available, so whoever is still without a backup unit should probably buy one now. Of course, one might argue that it was more sensible to choose a different model as a backup, as one gains some flexibility that way.  I am just packing for a two week vacation. I am packing the DMR, 21-35mm, 50mm Summicron and 180mm APO-Telyt as the backup to my M8.  The answer to a DMR backup is a M8.  Robert Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jrgeoffrion Posted February 12, 2007 Share #11  Posted February 12, 2007 A person would sell their DMR for a very simple reason. They have to have a camera to shoot with and if their DMR fails they have no camera. Why invest in a lens system ® that has no digital body to support them?  Are you going to rely on your DMR for two years? What happens to you/your business if that DMR fails? Maybe you will sell it now to move into another, more reliable and more solvent system.  I think you hit the nail on the head.  Without communication as to the what, if, and when it will be replaced, I think it is taking a certain to use a single DMR in a business scenario. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guy_mancuso Posted February 12, 2007 Share #12 Â Posted February 12, 2007 And the backup to the M8 is a DMR works both ways, actually I can take my R lenses and put them on the M8 with adpter. Why do folks think just because it is not being made anymore it is no good. It still takes the same great images i shot yesterday than it will next month, nothing has changed. Also it is very reliable. Â I think folks need to look at the Contax 645 system that has been discontinued for what 3 years , folks are still buying them used for there 35k backs. Talk about risk and buying a dead system Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
albertknappmd Posted February 12, 2007 Share #13 Â Posted February 12, 2007 the voice of reason! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ddp Posted February 12, 2007 Share #14  Posted February 12, 2007 A person would sell their DMR for a very simple reason. They have to have a camera to shoot with and if their DMR fails they have no camera. Why invest in a lens system ® that has no digital body to support them?   If you're truly concerned about having a backup solution- it can be done. If you need to make a living with your cameras and you have no backup - you're a fool. End of story.  Really, the DMR still works, right? Or did Leica install a self destruct mechanism in them to render all units useless at a time and place to be determined? Spooky, eh? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
stuny Posted February 12, 2007 Share #15 Â Posted February 12, 2007 John Stitt - Â We do a great deal of international travel, too, and always travel with carry-on bagage only. Part of that carry-on is an R8/DMR with several lenses. We have done it for as long as six weeks. On our next large journey I'll bring the D2 (and maybe FX01) as backup to the DMR. Most people travel far too heavily. This MIGHT be your situation. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
wattsy Posted February 12, 2007 Share #16 Â Posted February 12, 2007 The answer to a DMR backup is a M8. Â Not for me. I don't see the point of a backup which requires you doubling up on the lenses. Especially so if the camera is being used in a travel situation. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
R10dreamer Posted February 12, 2007 Share #17 Â Posted February 12, 2007 Good luck, DDP. With logic like yours you're going to need it. Â http://www.garydwhalen.com Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guy_mancuso Posted February 12, 2007 Share #18 Â Posted February 12, 2007 When I had one DMR i had a canon 5d as a backup for a time. Just put the adapter on the body and put it in the very back corner of my bag because it never got used.LOL Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
macusque Posted February 12, 2007 Share #19  Posted February 12, 2007 A person would sell their DMR for a very simple reason. They have to have a camera to shoot with and if their DMR fails they have no camera. Why invest in a lens system ® that has no digital body to support them? Simple. If you are a pro relying mainly on the DMR, you should already have another DMR as backup (if you don't, it's not Leica fault...). If you are not a pro, you simply accept that it could fail, like anything else in life.  Same reason why I'd love to drive an M3 CSL even if it is "sold out"... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
andybarton Posted February 12, 2007 Share #20 Â Posted February 12, 2007 Well, I am a rank amateur, but not only do I have an R4 as a backup, I also have the rear door from my R8, which will easily fit where a theoretical dead DMR did. Â I for one have no intention of spending another two and a half grand just in case. Â As I said, I would expect someone who makes their living using this equipment to have a contingency plan. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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