digitalpowershot Posted February 14, 2014 Share #21 Posted February 14, 2014 Advertisement (gone after registration) I had one used M9 (no problem), I'm using now a brand new M9P (no problem as well). Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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leohong Posted February 14, 2014 Share #22 Posted February 14, 2014 M8 used then sold M9 used then sold MM used M240 new Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ecaton Posted February 14, 2014 Share #23 Posted February 14, 2014 2 M8 new, 2 M9, X1 bought new. After 20k clicks, the shutter of the first M8 needed replacement. A digital M I will never buy used. I prefer to pay for Leica`s 2 year warranty and their generous support if something breaks or needs servicing after the 2 year period. I recently had my 4+ year old M9 at Leica for sensor cleaning: Cost for the service: 0. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
pragmatist Posted February 14, 2014 Share #24 Posted February 14, 2014 Have had 2 M9's new but sold them and know the buyers were getting a great camera. Was thinking about getting another M9 but that damn Sony A7r is making me think twice Matt Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ayewing Posted February 14, 2014 Share #25 Posted February 14, 2014 I bought my first Leica second hand, an M2 which I used for 30 years. During that time it needed a CLA once. M9 new M240 new Summilux 50 Asph new. All other lenses second hand. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
breandan Posted February 14, 2014 Share #26 Posted February 14, 2014 IIIc secondhand 55 years ago - one CLA 30 years ago. M6 TTL secondhand 10 years ago. M2 and M3 secondhand 5 years ago. M9 new. All in regular use - no problems. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
tobey bilek Posted February 15, 2014 Share #27 Posted February 15, 2014 Advertisement (gone after registration) Problem is clean current used equipment offers savings of only 5 or 10 %. I would rather buy new. Not much goes wrong with lenses so they are "safe" used. Sometime I have found old lenses in new condition. They usually turn out to take bad pics. A worn beat up lens, well someone loved it. Buy based on usability to you and cost. If you want a 3.5 Elmar, there is no choice. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TomB_tx Posted February 15, 2014 Share #28 Posted February 15, 2014 M9 new - 0 problems In past: M4, SL, R4, M6 new; various LTM, M, R used Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
IWC Doppel Posted February 15, 2014 Share #29 Posted February 15, 2014 M6 borrowedM8 used M9-P used (600 actuations when new to me) 13k actuations now on the M9-P by the way, no issues, my 'old' M8 that went to a friend is 16k no problems. Still hankering after a used MM Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Mr. B Posted February 15, 2014 Share #30 Posted February 15, 2014 M6 TTL new 50 mm Summicron new Other lenses 35mm, 90mm, 135mm used Mr. B Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paulus Posted February 15, 2014 Share #31 Posted February 15, 2014 If used, did it work out for you better than a new cam? from memory: new Leica M6 titan: big problems. new shutter installed new electricity installed after two weeks #2184645 " bust have been a warm summer batch" was the answer of the importer. used Leica M6 traveller : small nuisance. Shutter stuck and serviced used leica M6 black Wetzlar : no problems used Leica R8 Black : no problem new Leica R 8 Chome: no problem new Leica M6 TTL Black: no problems. new Leica Mt TTL " die Letzten " no problem. new MP : minor problem after 2 1/2 years. Shutter could not arm because of loose thumb. used MP no problem used digilux 1: no problem new minilux new shutter after 3 years. new M8 no problems new M9 minor problems with sensor new " demo " en overhauled M no problem In my experience , it does not make a difference to buy new or used you could have bad luck with both. I was lucky because they all had warranty. It did not cost me a cent. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
NZDavid Posted February 15, 2014 Share #32 Posted February 15, 2014 M9 new, X1 new, D-Lux 5 new, Minilux new, Mini 3 new, all other past and present film cameras (IIIa, CL, M3, M6, M7) all enjoyed by careful previous owners. A privilege to keep using them. IIIa needed a major rebuild of shutter and rangefinder, now sold as I wasn't using it much; sensor failure on X1, now traded; E05 error on Minilux, traded; all other film cameras were or have been fine. A few hiccups with the M9 with SD card, seems to be fixed in installing new firmware and goes well. Superb camera. My experience: new does not necessarily equal greater reliability in the electronic and digital era. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
derleicaman Posted February 16, 2014 Share #33 Posted February 16, 2014 Since I was a teenager (many decades ago), I have bought and sold literally hundreds of film Leicas and lenses. I used to read Shutterbug when it was a yellow newspaper. This echoes my own experience. Back in the early 70s, I worked in a camera store that sold Leica. I was selling Leica at age 15! My dad was a Leica guy and I learned from him. I was always around Leicas and selling them was a natural. I had my own M3 and Black Paint SL in junior high. The memory of Shutterbug when it was a yellow newspaper really brought back memories. I was 26 when I opened my own camera shop with my dad, and of course I immediately applied for a Leica franchise and got one! I was an active Leica USA dealer for over 20 years and used to advertise in Shutterbug back in the good old days. Stan Tamarkin, Don Chatterton, Jim Keel, King Grant (KEH), Ken Hansen, Leica Eddie Tillis until Leica made him stop using Leica in his name. We were all there and I developed many personal relations that lasted up to the current day. This was long before the internet or ebay. I had an 800 toll free number 1-800-755-LEICA. It was great and I loved every minute of it! Getting back on topic, I always would purchase "code U" or demo goods for either display or personal use. They were essentially brand new with a lesser warranty. I bought my M9-P as a demo last spring. Virtually brand new with a 2 year warranty. Works for me. A lot of my demo goods are still going strong as part of my collection. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
swamiji Posted February 16, 2014 Share #34 Posted February 16, 2014 Skipping all the SM and R which I bought used and later sold. M4-2 bought used and sold M7 bought used (still have) All of the film Leica's had no problem of any kind. M8 bought new, then sold. No problems 2 M9 bought new. Crack sensor and bad shutter. Both repaired free of charge after the warrantee expired. Both traded for new M240. Monochrom bought new, and still have. No problems. M240 bought new. Lenses, are different. About half are new or demo, and half are really used. Problems, my (new) 75mm Summarit had to go for repairs twice as the aperture ring came lose. My MATE (used) has been in repair three times, the last time because the entire front of the lens fell off. One lens I purchased on Huffs site was claimed to have perfect optics but had a chip in the front element. But considering the 18 lenses I own and the few I have sold that's pretty good. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Notman Posted February 17, 2014 Share #35 Posted February 17, 2014 M-6 used M-7 New M-8 New M-9 New Monocrom New M-240 New\ Digilux 2 Used X-1 Used All of them are used daily. At 83 years old I am having a great deal of fun. going through my second childhood. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
klaush Posted February 17, 2014 Share #36 Posted February 17, 2014 I bought my first M3 in 1967, Elmar 3.5/50mm Then M2, M4, M6, M8; IIa and some SL, SL2, R4 (gave up reflexes many years ago) Now I use M2, M3, M5, M6, but mainly M9 (90%) Problems: M6 (shutter repair after 15 years), M8 (several), M9 (cracked sensor) Otherwise no problems at all. Great cameras, I enjoy them very much! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
M9reno Posted February 17, 2014 Share #37 Posted February 17, 2014 IIIg: inherited from grandfather, overhauled (inc. curtains replaced) by Solms, further work (cleaning optics, removing fungus) by Malcolm Taylor Model A: used from Red Dot, CLA by MT If: used from Leica Shop Vienna, CLA by MT M3 single stroke: used from eBay, CLA by MT M3 double stroke: used from Schouten, CLA by MT M2: used from eBay, CLA by MT M6TTL .85x: used from Ffordes, all working fine. M6TTL Millennium: old new stock from eBay, some work needed at Solms M9: new from Amazon Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Myvalko Posted February 17, 2014 Share #38 Posted February 17, 2014 M9, X1, D-lux5 always new I wanted minimum problem. You want something never touched, imaculate. It is like a new car. I always intended to keep them as long as possible. But now, when I saw their price on the second hand market, I would consider not buying new. I would prefer to invest on lenses and change body more often... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jonogilmour Posted February 18, 2014 Share #39 Posted February 18, 2014 I bought all my Leica gear (M-E, 50 'cron, 35 'cron asph) new from Leica in Mayfair. Fabulous service; I had no problem paying full price. I think as soon as you walk in and say "I'd like to purchase a camera and lens, let me see what you have" they take you seriously. They must get hundreds of people walking in just to gawk at the cameras, leave their fingerprints all over, and leave. It was nice as they have the service centre just across the road. The woman serving me took me over and made me a coffee whilst I waited for everything to be scanned and packed up. A real experience. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
adespen Posted February 18, 2014 Share #40 Posted February 18, 2014 First I ordered from Angelo Pelle a half case, which lay unopened for months while I waited. I bought my ME from EBay as there were none in stock in Melbourne and I had waited months already. New 50cron from Michaels when the ME body arrived and later a 35cron ASPH from EBay while I was in LA. My other cameras have always been new unless antique. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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