Selling My Film Cameras for an M9 -- Wise?

One new shot from a walkabout today....
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I had the M9 out today for a hike in Leesylvania, along with the M8.

The M9 has everything that I want in a camera.
 
A few shots from my wife's haircut last night. Shots varied between ISO 400 and 800, and lenses used were 21/4 Voigtlander, 35/1.7 Voigtlander, 50/2 Summicron, 73/1.9 Hektor, and the uber-scary 90/2 Summicron (the screwmount SOOZI!).

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I'm facing a similar problem, developing film is being such a headache where I live that I feel like selling a lot of stuff and getting an M9. I do have an R-D1 but more and more I realise that 35mm is my fav focal length, and with the R-D1 it doesn't work so well, the 21/2.8 (that would give a 32mm fov) is rather big and framing is awkward.

I'll keep the M4 though.
 
Archiver said:
Nice work with the M9 and legacy lenses. Watch the red edge in the wide angles, particularly the CV 21/4.
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Actually the one issue I've found with the 21/4 is the vignetting. The 35/1.7 is a magical lens though -- guess I got a good one! Haven't used my 28/1.9 lately, so maybe I should see what it can do.
 
The closeup is what blows me away -- those Leica folks sure knew what they were doing way back when.

From a more 'modern' lens (1960's). 90/2.8 Elmarit, wide open.
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haempe said:
Sorry, this is a bit off topic, but I'm curious how the M9 changes your habits...
Would you have made ​​all these photos also with a new film camera?
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You know, that's a great question. I think I probably might have (I have taken shots of my wife getting a haircut before with my Hasselblad, for example), but there seems to be much more of an 'immediacy' to shooting digital (kinda like what Polaroid is?), and I think I'm more apt to take chances and experiment with the digital (particularly with these old lenses). As well, if I'm making a mistake or misreading the light while shooting, I can see it right then and there and make immediate corrections, rather than shooting the film, getting it processed two weeks later, and then realizing that I did something wrong, trying to remember what I did wrong, and then reminding myself to make that correction when I was in the same situation (if that situation ever arose again!). Plus, I'm more likely to share these shots with people who were there with me at the given event, and I can also share the experience of using the camera with others at the event itself -- if they want to take some shots with the camera, hey go ahead! And you know one funny thing that's been happening -- I've had more than a few people ask me if the M9 is an 'old' camera! They are quite surprised to find out that it's the latest digital camera, and even more surprised to see the melding of 21st technology with the 1930's lenses. The camera has been as much of a conversation-starter as any of my old 1930's Leicas, and definitely has opened a few doors for photos.

Does that answer the question?
 
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