Thanks BillN and BBW
Local shop contacted me that an M9 was now available.. oh and that 50mm Summilux Asph was also finally available too... "dang.. why at the same time?"
What happens?
I'm frantically selling stuff like a mad man... Canon EOS system gone, Medium format stuff gone, Epson R-D1 gone, a few collectables gone, motorcycle gone.. I promised myself that I'd only fund my purchase with the proceeds from selling stuff.
Here's the thing... I'm just a little short and I've run out of stuff to sell.... I've already placed the 50mm Summarit on the block and now I'm painfully looking at lenses that I still use. Heck... even the Noctilux... I know that if I sell it I'm finished but with the way things are going, I would have no chance of affording to buy it back in the near future. Prices have doubled/tripled and available income down. What do I do? YES! I know... go out and shoot.. think more another day.
Ok.. I won't mention the M9...
How about a few from my M8....
Noctilux f/1 stopped down to f/8 (yes.. it does stop down) "Spring Point Light in Maine"
Noctilux F/1 @ f/1 with 3 stop ND filter underexposed then brought out in post. "Portland Head light" Maine
24mm Elmarit Asph - VW meet in Englishtown, NJ
24mm Elmarit Asph.
Anyways, still happy no regrets... as long as I'm shooting.
Oh yes.. my wife thinks I'm nuts... but she's ok since I'm pretty thrifty with everything else.