Guy Mancuso
Administrator, Instructor
where equipment failure might be more of an issue .
There is no such thing as MIGHT it is more like it WILL happen , never bank on might happen. I have been around the world and it will happen and has happened.
Everyone here is forgetting this mans budget by 30 grand. A S2 is NOT in his budget. He has according to his first post about 35k selling everything off and that maybe a stretch. That is getting down to a car charger and rebuilding. Honestly if the M9 is his key primary than really his only choice getting in MF is used and cheap , that does not fit into a S2 PERIOD.
Look at a used P40+/body and 3 lenses about 20 K tops and keep the M9 as they would back each other up. Might have to pair down lenses to 3 or 4 in the M9. But may only need one M9 now as they would back each other up.
Now if you can find a S2 with 3 lenses for 19k I will eat my underwear. Lets get real folks. LOL
Sorry as much as the romance is in this thread for Leica it is simply not even close to being a option given this type of budget and more important these types of backup plans that are so DESPERATELY needed.
I would turn this job down in 5 seconds if I even remotely thought I could not have some sort of backup plan. If you had a Phase or Hassy a extra body alone would make me feel so much better and there dirt cheap. You can't buy a S2 backup dirt cheap.
Roger I love ya man but the word IF does not exist in a Pro's life it is more WHEN it will fail. I don't care what system you use it WILL fail at some point. Being a Leica shooter you know that better than anyone.
Also have options with Mamiya and Leaf setups as well. Might even be able to buy new here
There is no such thing as MIGHT it is more like it WILL happen , never bank on might happen. I have been around the world and it will happen and has happened.
Everyone here is forgetting this mans budget by 30 grand. A S2 is NOT in his budget. He has according to his first post about 35k selling everything off and that maybe a stretch. That is getting down to a car charger and rebuilding. Honestly if the M9 is his key primary than really his only choice getting in MF is used and cheap , that does not fit into a S2 PERIOD.
Look at a used P40+/body and 3 lenses about 20 K tops and keep the M9 as they would back each other up. Might have to pair down lenses to 3 or 4 in the M9. But may only need one M9 now as they would back each other up.
Now if you can find a S2 with 3 lenses for 19k I will eat my underwear. Lets get real folks. LOL
Sorry as much as the romance is in this thread for Leica it is simply not even close to being a option given this type of budget and more important these types of backup plans that are so DESPERATELY needed.
I would turn this job down in 5 seconds if I even remotely thought I could not have some sort of backup plan. If you had a Phase or Hassy a extra body alone would make me feel so much better and there dirt cheap. You can't buy a S2 backup dirt cheap.
Roger I love ya man but the word IF does not exist in a Pro's life it is more WHEN it will fail. I don't care what system you use it WILL fail at some point. Being a Leica shooter you know that better than anyone.
Also have options with Mamiya and Leaf setups as well. Might even be able to buy new here