M9 in late 2014?

[uhoh7]

every camera has limitations. I have found the M9's limitations overblown. It 'justifies' it's purchase nearly every day.


Zuck by unoh7, CV 50/1.1 WO no post.

Now it has a lifetime guarantee 🙂

 

[swoop]

The M9 makes a great camera even in 2014. It really is digital equivalent of a film camera in terms of use and output quality.

 

[Calzone]

Jeff,

My Monochrom has made me a better photographer. It forces you to nail the exposure, and as a result I am a better film photographer, more so than if I owned a M9. The 10 zone histogram along with the clipping indicators are a great asset to get perfect exposures.

My other posts in other threads suggest that the Monochrom has become an important camera to me. I really like the CCD sensor, when and if the MM-240 comes out I surely will somehow buy one, but the Monochrom I will also keep.

Please frame all this is comming from a B&W only shooter who is a film die-hard, who also still shoots mucho 135 and 120.

Also consider in many ways the M-240 and probable MM-240 are much more mature cameras that are more advanced, but many still like the CCD sensor's rendering.

Cal

 

[Roger Hicks]

. . . Sure, but is that not life? A series of justification seeking exercises strung together? . . .

Not really, no.

Cheers,

R.

 

[TRIago]

I did buy it this year and I'd buy it anytime again.
I come from 5D's and x100s.

Before buying it, I've opened several M240 and M9 raws on lightroom.
My option was the M9 and I do not regret at all. Go for it.
CCD + Leica Glass is pure magic. For me, at least.

 

[Richard G]

I love my M9, and now my MM as well.

But they probably are not the best choice for true digital afficionados, I don't know. I bought both of them because I love working with rangefinders and they are about the only game in town.

But my Pentax Q (and my Leica Null) get more use, just because they are small enough to go everywhere with me. The digital Leicas are small for full frame cameras but they have become bulky enough that they can't just be dropped in a pocket on the way out the door.

As for reliability? I actually have no complaints. Both of my digital Leicas have worked perfectly since day one. Not one problem to this point, not even with the sensors.

This is my position almost exactly. Except the single small camera I take out the door quite often is the Leica II I bought from you. Nevertheless, I take the M9-P or the MM with me every day to work, and very often when I leave the house at the weekend. Starting over, I'd buy the M240 if I had enough sense. The reviews of it convinced me to double my CCD Leica holdings as the M9-P and the Monochrom are the closest in use to my M2 which I've had for nearly forty years. If my M9-P packs up badly, I think I would get the M240, but I'd have to use one first. I am not sure about the electronic frame lines yet.

 

[raid]

The M9 is an amazing camera. My plan is to use it side by side with the robust M8. One day, a d when the time is ripe, I may buy into a new generation of Leica M cameras. The M9 is worth it even in December 2014.

 

[ktmrider]

Have owned one for a year. It was my only camera during a 90 day tour of Europe. I do not plan on up grading any time soon as I still love my 1958 M2. In fact, the M9 is at Leica for a CLA as I was pretty hard on it during our travels. Worked fine but figured this is down time for me between trips so a convient time for preventative maintenance.

 

[Ben Z]

I owned an M9 for 3 years, never had any problem with it, but if I was in the market today I would not get a used M9 unless Leica announces they have a fix for the sensor, not just repeated replacement with the same flawed part. It wouldn't bother me as much if Leica turned them around in a week but each repair could take months and it's just more aggravation than I care to put myself through over a camera when there is no shortage of demo and lightly-used M240's out there.

 

[jaapv]

This is my position almost exactly. Except the single small camera I take out the door quite often is the Leica II I bought from you. Nevertheless, I take the M9-P or the MM with me every day to work, and very often when I leave the house at the weekend. Starting over, I'd buy the M240 if I had enough sense. The reviews of it convinced me to double my CCD Leica holdings as the M9-P and the Monochrom are the closest in use to my M2 which I've had for nearly forty years. If my M9-P packs up badly, I think I would get the M240, but I'd have to use one first. I am not sure about the electronic frame lines yet.

There are no electronic frame lines. They are the good old mechanical ones. The only difference is that they are lit by a LED instead of the window.