M8 vs M9. Less is less . . .

[Ming Rider]

Thinking about the Sensor size debate between the M8 & M9, I came to the surprising conclusion that:-

1. A larger sensor = larger pictures = larger files = larger hard drive = faster processor = more expenditure = more money required = more stress.

2. Larger resolution = more detailed pictures = more detail for the critics to damn = more pressure to achieve = more stress.

3. Combining the results of 1 & 2 = MORE STRESS !!!

Therefore, less is indeed less.

Discuss.

 

[yanidel]

I find I spend less time on each file with M9 + LR3 then I used to with M8 + LR2.
Also, using 1250 or 1600 is no longer a source of worries.
As for your other arguments, larger files is less a problem than I expected (I use compressed). Sharpness wise, they are very close, but the 18mp can save you in case of significant crop needed.
So overall, I feel more confortable with the M9. Not that a camera would ever stress me, I just enjoy it and its files more.

 

[Richard Marks]

Thinking about the Sensor size debate between the M8 & M9, I came to the surprising conclusion that:-

1. A larger sensor = larger pictures = larger files = larger hard drive = faster processor = more expenditure = more money required = more stress.

2. Larger resolution = more detailed pictures = more detail for the critics to damn = more pressure to achieve = more stress.

3. Combining the results of 1 & 2 = MORE STRESS !!!

Therefore, less is indeed less.

Discuss.

I Dont agree!
Full frame gives you the luxury of cropping and still getting something you can enlarge reasonably. Full frame= More freedom = less stress.

regards

Richard

 

[dseelig]

m8 m9

m8 m9

If you are shooting color with the m8 because of the uvir filters you can get ghosting which for me was a real killer about the m8 .

 

[miklosphoto]

For me having an M8.2 is no stress at all.
Owning an M8 = no CC debt = no stress.
If I bought an M9 today = more CC debt = more STRESS.

Joke aside, I am very happy with the M8 not because I compare it with M9 (what I can't as I don't own one) and decide that it is better or worse.
I am happy to use my M8 because I believe it is a great camera too.

 

[eleskin]

I never crop, M9 vs M8 Apples vs Oranges?

I never crop, M9 vs M8 Apples vs Oranges?

I never crop and my standard print size for exhibition is 17"x22" from my Epson 3800 on Exhibition Fiber.

The M8 files hold up better than many of my film prints at that size, so I would think at this print size, the M8 and M9 are hard to tell apart, especially below ISO 640. I have alot of fast glass, so I have pretty much gotten around using traditional photo skills I have acquired since the 1980's.

I have actually tested the M9 with my 35mm Summicron and Noctilux f1.0. I cannot see much difference in the PRINT. If we peep at pixels, maybe, but the PRINT is the end product, and both the M8 and M9 are fine. For the money, the M8 is a better buy.

By the way, shooting with ANY camera for me reduces STRESS, M8, M9,Fuji, or anything else. Taxes, Bills, occasional problems at home (normal), politics, war, visits to the doctors office, being a member of a board whose members have agendas, managing money, etc,, that stresses me out way more. The camera is one of my few retreats into the sane from the insane!!!

 

[Roger Hicks]

Nicer camera to use, different (and I believe better) image quality (more film-like); focal lengths that I've been used to for 40+ years; several useful new features (discreet wind, easier ISO change, and more); the M9 is less stress, in my book. The M8 is still an excellent camera, though.

Cheers,

R.

 

[bluepenguin]

FF and no uv/ir gives a freedom!

 

[tim_c]

An M9 would be fantastic, so would a 50mm Noctilux. Not sure that they would make me a better photographer though. The M8 is great, it's compatible with some of the world's best lenses and the files it produces have a huge amount of headroom for adjustment, on par with good black & white film. It's also relatively cheap these days. IR/UV filters arent so bad:- I have lots of bad shots using an M6, 35/2 Summicron and no UV filter; a horrible blue cast loss of definition and flaring that has spoilt many meaningful images.