timo73
Member
Hey.
I've been using a M9 for a couple of years now, got a great deal second hand, and I do love it. However, I'm about to go traveling in a few months and I don't think it makes sense to to spend six to eight months traveling through a variety of countries ( India/ South Africa/ SE Asia and S America ) with just one camera body and the two lenses I have ( Canon 50mm 1.8 and Hexanon 28mm.)
My thinking is that I could sell the M9 and afford two OMd bodies, one with the kit lens and another body only which should let me get a decent fast wide and perhaps a fast 50 equivalent. The idea of two bodies, two decent lenses and a back up zoom that makes a light kit while giving me the safety of two bodies (especially with their weather proofing) just seems to me to be perfect sense.
If I took the M9 and something went wrong I'd be stuck - am I crazy to think this way?
I've played with one in-store, they let me take it our for the morning, and know I'd want the little grip as well but it seemed like a cracking piece of kit.
Any ideas fellas?
Cheers
Tim
I've been using a M9 for a couple of years now, got a great deal second hand, and I do love it. However, I'm about to go traveling in a few months and I don't think it makes sense to to spend six to eight months traveling through a variety of countries ( India/ South Africa/ SE Asia and S America ) with just one camera body and the two lenses I have ( Canon 50mm 1.8 and Hexanon 28mm.)
My thinking is that I could sell the M9 and afford two OMd bodies, one with the kit lens and another body only which should let me get a decent fast wide and perhaps a fast 50 equivalent. The idea of two bodies, two decent lenses and a back up zoom that makes a light kit while giving me the safety of two bodies (especially with their weather proofing) just seems to me to be perfect sense.
If I took the M9 and something went wrong I'd be stuck - am I crazy to think this way?
I've played with one in-store, they let me take it our for the morning, and know I'd want the little grip as well but it seemed like a cracking piece of kit.
Any ideas fellas?
Cheers
Tim
Sell M9 and buy OMD and M8?
coelacanth
Ride, dive, shoot.
Actually, that's pretty much what I did. M9 was too much of cash in one digital camera body, at least to me. I even thought of two OM-D bodies for dedicated lenses, but still liked at least one of the digital cameras to be real rangefinder cam with native M mount. I ended up with M8.2 and OM-D, and they complement each other very well IMHO.
timo73
Member
I had a M8 and just wasn't that keen on it, plus I'd like to have the safety net of two bodies as I'll be on the road for most of the year. Am I right in thinking that I could get an adapter to use the Canon and Hex on the OMd?
Yes, they turn into 56mm and 100mm lenses.
funkydog
Well-known
FWIW RF wideangle lenses generally don't play well with M43 bodies. Smeared corners. I used to have a Hex28 and tried it on a M43 body briefly. I could be wrong but the lens did ok. Then againI wasn't shooting anything that required edge to edge flat field sharpness.
p.s. The OMD has a 2x crop. You might find your rf lenses to be less useful than you thought they would be. I'd suggest also budgeting for a whole range of M43 lenses.. 9-18 or 7-14, 12, 20, 45, etc.
p.s. The OMD has a 2x crop. You might find your rf lenses to be less useful than you thought they would be. I'd suggest also budgeting for a whole range of M43 lenses.. 9-18 or 7-14, 12, 20, 45, etc.
timo73
Member
So I could have a manual focus 100mm lens as well as the AF lenses I'd plan on getting...sounds good to me.
I don't know much about 4/3 photography or gear so I'm trying to gen up as much as possible before taking any kind of plunge. Has anyone had any experience of using an OMd kit for traveling or in remote areas for any period of time?
timo73
Member
Hi Funkydog,
I had planned on buying a kit with the 12-50 zoom plus a couple of faster primes that hopefully should give me a 28ish and 50ish fov - I think that should cover most eventualities and give me greater scope than if I took the M body as I only have two lenses for that.
I guess its all about the versatility and the lightweight nature of the overall kit that initially started me looking into changing - that and rumours of an upcoming M10 make me think NOW is the time to sell.
Lss
Well-known
As a current user of both M8 and OM-D, this is probably what I would do if keeping the M9 was no option.
Jamie123
Veteran
Get a cheap film P&S like an Olympus mju-II and a few rolls of film as a back-up. In case your camera fails you have something to take pictures with until you find a suitable replacement for your camera.
zleica
Established
If you really enjoy using the M9, just take it with you and use it with care. I have travelled with my M9 for many places with just two lenses (28 and 50). It's simply the best combination. If you want to have a back-up, take a P&S - Sony RX100.
Cheers!
Cheers!
timo73
Member
Getting alot of advice to either stick with the M9 or sell it BUT reinvest in Leica with an older M8.
I'm curious if I'm alone in liking to stick to one system at a time or if I'm just more stupid than everyone else in even thinking of leaving Leica behind. I do enjoy using the M9 but its lack of versatility (purely in relation to DSLR's and m4/3,) locked up funds in the fact I certainly can't afford a second M9 or even M8 and the relatively recent huge steps forward in lenses, IQ etc etc.
Perhaps I should have shown my full hand and admitted that releasing some of the funds locked up in my M9 is an attractive idea too...but then I guess most M9 users could say the same thing!
I'm curious if I'm alone in liking to stick to one system at a time or if I'm just more stupid than everyone else in even thinking of leaving Leica behind. I do enjoy using the M9 but its lack of versatility (purely in relation to DSLR's and m4/3,) locked up funds in the fact I certainly can't afford a second M9 or even M8 and the relatively recent huge steps forward in lenses, IQ etc etc.
Perhaps I should have shown my full hand and admitted that releasing some of the funds locked up in my M9 is an attractive idea too...but then I guess most M9 users could say the same thing!
I sold my M9 once I got the Fujifilm X-Pro1. However, I missed having a rangefinder and no longer use film much. I bought a M8 to satisfy my RF needs. Also, put a few thousand in the bank, and got a Canon 5dMKII. So basically, sold a M9 and a few lenses and bought a M8 two lenses, Canon 5d and one lens, and put money in the bank.
fivepointsix
Newbie
All you need is an mp and a bag of portra & t-max,no worries about chargers and you get to see more with not chimping after every shot.
squirrel$$$bandit
Veteran
I am lucky to be able to keep my M9, but that's what I did--got an OMD for travel. It acquitted itself beautifully and is a real pleasure to use.
Godfrey
somewhat colored
I've gone on many trips with just a single fixed lens camera and made lots of excellent photos that way. In all the traveling and bashing about I've done, I've only ever had one camera fail in the middle of a trip—and that was just my fault for tossing it to the ground instead of having it attached with a wrist strap.
Do what makes you happy and comfortable. I'd have no compunctions against dragging my M9 and two lenses on a trip like that. If I worried about it, I'd have some kind of backup camera (likely the M4-2) sitting at home in a box where someone can overnight it to me if I were to need it.
timo73
Member
SOrry fivepointsix but I'm 100% digital with no intention of going back, and I'm very happy with that decision as it works for me.
JS - Interesting to see how much kit you could get for the price of your M9 and some lenses. Also interesting that you missed the RF experience, if I sell up and buy into M4/3s perhaps I will too or perhaps not - the lack of precision when composing compared to modern systems won't be something I would miss, a clear and clean OVF I probably would.
JS - Interesting to see how much kit you could get for the price of your M9 and some lenses. Also interesting that you missed the RF experience, if I sell up and buy into M4/3s perhaps I will too or perhaps not - the lack of precision when composing compared to modern systems won't be something I would miss, a clear and clean OVF I probably would.
boomguy57
Well-known
As your financial advisor, I say you did the right thing.
timo73
Member
My problem here, and one of the big reasons for setting me on this thought path, is the fact I can't afford any latitude with my M9. So, while the chances of anything happening that would kill-off the M9 are no doubt very slim and more in my hands than it's comfortable to admit should anything happen I can't simply replace it, even with something much much cheaper.
My hope would be that I could sell the M9 now, before any M10 comes out, getting a slightly higher return on it. When I get back from traveling around, if the OM hasn't blown me away I could look to sell all the 4/3s gear, work hard and look at buying another, hopefully cheaper, M9 once the M10 is out and other people are upgrading.
Mablesound - Thanks for your input too, I wish I was lucky enough to do what you were able to do but simply hearing the OMD didn't let you down had given me some hope that I won't be a complete fool if I do change systems.
Does anyone have any reasons why I shouldn't go for an OMd? Dodgy AF, Poor IQ etc etc
