Abstrakt: An interesting side note is that since these CSCs started to appear Leica M lenses have become almost unavailable from stock anywhere in the world. Backorders of from two to six months have been the norm. At a trade show in...
Abstrakt: It’s hard to think of a technology product with more allure than Leica’s M9. Its mix of inaccessibility, history, and design is almost unrivaled in the technology world (except maybe by something like the Minimoog), so it’s hard to simply look at it a...
Abstrakt: Seastacks and Sundog I received my M9 at Christmastime, ’09. As a landscape photographer, I was curious-verging-on-skeptical if this would be the camera for me but I was determined to make the investment and try. It was time for me to change my equipm...
Abstrakt: Few electronic devices are as lusted over as Leica’s cameras. Leica is one of a very small number of companies that has been able to get old-world, handmade craftsmanship and move that over to the digital age. Their eye-popping price tags entice as man...
Abstrakt: The first digital Leica M with a full-frame, 24x36mm sensor (active area 23.9x35.8mm), the M9 offers 18-megapixel capture and unrestricted coverage with nearly the entire range of Leica lenses past and present, including extreme wide angles. Perhap...
Abstrakt: Long waited by the rangefinders addicts, the Leica M9 has immediately conquered a demanding public. With its full frame 18 MP sensor, it can be used with all Leica-M famous lenses with the advantage of the nominal focal length. Beautifully constructed...
Abstrakt: Leica had a hard time switching to digital. Focus issues delayed the digital back for R-series SLRs, the infrared filter in the M8 rangefinder had to be augmented with special filters for lenses, and Leicaphiles had to wait years for an M-series camera...
Outstanding image quality from an impressive full-frame sensor; UV/IR filter no longer needed on lens; quieter operation with Soft and Discreet shutter release settings; classic, solid, M-series build with simplified controls including dedicated ISO butto...
Manual focus no match for speed and accuracy of autofocus; loose power button; image noise at higher ISOs; must remove metal plate to replace SD card
So, in the end, I return to the initial question: Is the M9 a good tool for pros? If you make your living off art photography and gallery shows—and there may be a small number of independently wealthy pros out there who do—then yes, the full-f...
Abstrakt: Since the announcement of the Leica M9, there has been much interest in the powerful but little camera. The main reason for this is the full frame sensor in such a small body. I had the pleasure and opportunity to finally fondle the Leica M9. I previou...
