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In my personal opinion after the released of the M8 in September 2006, a digital rangefinder M-Mount camera, I feel that Leica is playing with a difficult deal again.
After just three years of the M8, the release of a new M can't offer the legendary old school Leica concept, sadly..., but I'm sure about it. Specially, because is to much different talking about film and digital, like to talk about automatic watches and quartz watches. The present is forgiving the perpetual feeling of may artifacts, we talk more about disposables, but a legendary Leica... have to stay like a perpetual artifact. I remember when the camera model survive for more than ten years without changes. To pass from a M8 to a M9 is a significant step and it doesn't have to be a fancy 9/9/09 or to see what company release just another new model. In the past I feel the companies used to make an experiment with themselves before the release, I mean make a "SOLID STEP"... Are they are trying to make us experiment for them now?
Leica said that the M9 have the legendary M feeling, ....really?, if the M8 omitted the manual controls like the shutter lever, in the M9 everything have to be checked in the LCD screen, inclusively the shots counter. I personally feel that the controls operate as the same way as any digital camera like the Canon G10 or something like that. The guy of Leica that said about the M feeling, have never handle or feel in a true way a MP or a M3 in his hand-heart.
I will not surprise if the new M9 need a predecessor in he next years like a M9.2 of something like this, increasing again a thousand to the price, or maybe you will need to buy another expensive accessory to be well with your treasure. For me was very interesting to find and accessory that make you feel the shutter lever feeling. Maybe somebody will design an analog shots counter that you can attach to the camera.
I admit that it's amazing to have a new Leica in the photography world for us, and all the expectation that we are always waiting when a new camera is coming.
But now, I prefer to wait until the M9 survive for at least 5 years without significant changes before I consider to have one, to be sincere, sometimes the risk can be stupid if you didn't learn for the before. My "before", sold my R-D1 and some lenses, bought a M8, upgraded for a M8.2, sold it and finally returned and bought two R-D1s. I'm now in my happy essence again: The real synergy between me + my camera + photography passion, just like that.
It is very nice to make photography experiments ourselves, but it's not funny to experiment with your wallet and your feeling again.
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"The life is like the sea's foam, that is why we have to do like the sea does..."
After just three years of the M8, the release of a new M can't offer the legendary old school Leica concept, sadly..., but I'm sure about it. Specially, because is to much different talking about film and digital, like to talk about automatic watches and quartz watches. The present is forgiving the perpetual feeling of may artifacts, we talk more about disposables, but a legendary Leica... have to stay like a perpetual artifact. I remember when the camera model survive for more than ten years without changes. To pass from a M8 to a M9 is a significant step and it doesn't have to be a fancy 9/9/09 or to see what company release just another new model. In the past I feel the companies used to make an experiment with themselves before the release, I mean make a "SOLID STEP"... Are they are trying to make us experiment for them now?
Leica said that the M9 have the legendary M feeling, ....really?, if the M8 omitted the manual controls like the shutter lever, in the M9 everything have to be checked in the LCD screen, inclusively the shots counter. I personally feel that the controls operate as the same way as any digital camera like the Canon G10 or something like that. The guy of Leica that said about the M feeling, have never handle or feel in a true way a MP or a M3 in his hand-heart.
I will not surprise if the new M9 need a predecessor in he next years like a M9.2 of something like this, increasing again a thousand to the price, or maybe you will need to buy another expensive accessory to be well with your treasure. For me was very interesting to find and accessory that make you feel the shutter lever feeling. Maybe somebody will design an analog shots counter that you can attach to the camera.
I admit that it's amazing to have a new Leica in the photography world for us, and all the expectation that we are always waiting when a new camera is coming.
But now, I prefer to wait until the M9 survive for at least 5 years without significant changes before I consider to have one, to be sincere, sometimes the risk can be stupid if you didn't learn for the before. My "before", sold my R-D1 and some lenses, bought a M8, upgraded for a M8.2, sold it and finally returned and bought two R-D1s. I'm now in my happy essence again: The real synergy between me + my camera + photography passion, just like that.
It is very nice to make photography experiments ourselves, but it's not funny to experiment with your wallet and your feeling again.
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"The life is like the sea's foam, that is why we have to do like the sea does..."
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