Waiting on an M-9

i am also usually slightly behind the adoption curve by selling the M8 in June last year and then picking up a significantly reduced price mint M9P in Oct.

very pleased with it and sold away most of my other mainstream gear in favor of the M9P.
 
$4000 for body and lens (and what a lens!) is a great deal, but I'm sure you would enjoy the combo no matter the purchase price. I hope we'll get to see some images with your new kit soon!
 
garygraphy said:
slightly behind the adoption curve
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That was how I got into the M8, and it worked for me, although the crop just drove me crazy (and resulted in getting lenses in focal lengths other than what I really wanted).

In digital M land, I'd have no other choice, really.
 
congrats, you won't be disappointed, one of the great cameras out there imo,

I recently sold mine, and already have sellers remorse (although at least, i got a good price for it...)

I get one back when prices get corrected after the new M-hype is over.
 
noimmunity said:
Congrats and enjoy! If I remember correctly, it's been a long winding road through digital adaptations to get to this for you! Care to reflect a little on that whole process?
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Of course like most of us, I got my chops on film starting seriously in the mid seventies. Rangefinders all the way until i got the SLR bug about ten years later. Was even an early adopter of auto focus (Minolta 7000) which was an absolute disaster. i was chosen in the early nineties to be seeded with the OM-4 by Olympus with lots of great lenses. really felt at home. Then Kodak offered me an early Nikon Digital camera. I saw the potential but it was unfulfilled in this early run at digital SLR. Then back to Rangefinders (always had Nikon SLR's around the house) with the discovery of Cameraquest and the Bessa R3A and a CV 40/1.4 lens (still have that lens). All I can say is wow! Then a ZI, M7, M6 and finally and M3, which for me is the pinnacle for shooting film. But all the while dabbling in digital on the side never feeling satisfied. Sony NEX 3, then 5, then Nikon D7000. (probably some others in there). Always felt like a work around or too clunky. just never met the intuitiveness of a real rangefinder. (Oh, I did try the Epson R-D1s, loved it but an APS sensor to me is always a compromise) I mean an M mount lens was meant to be fully used not just in the center.
So...I saw the M9 and Zeiss 35/28 deal for $4k and I went for it. Will always keep the M3 and the batch of Nikons but I finally have the digital rig that fits me to a T. This rant is not meant to slight any other rig. It is only meant to share my gear road with folks.

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First day (night) with the M-9 taken with my fastest lens the CV 40/1.4.
 
Congratulations on your purchase.

I purchased my used M9 late last year, and while I could get one for even cheaper today (if I would have waited), I do not regret my purchase at all. This is the first digital camera that I've owned that evokes those emotions I had when I first got into photography back in the mid 80s. I expect I'll use my M9 until it completely dies.
 
I also bought my M9P last dec. I wanted a full frame digital cam that is smaller & lighter than my D700. No regrets selling my gears to buy this. Am enjoying my cam now and also learning more than before. :)
 
kshapero said:
Of course like most of us, I got my chops on film starting seriously in the mid seventies. Rangefinders all the way until i got the SLR bug about ten years later. Was even an early adopter of auto focus (Minolta 7000) which was an absolute disaster. i was chosen in the early nineties to be seeded with the OM-4 by Olympus with lots of great lenses. really felt at home. Then Kodak offered me an early Nikon Digital camera. I saw the potential but it was unfulfilled in this early run at digital SLR. Then back to Rangefinders (always had Nikon SLR's around the house) with the discovery of Cameraquest and the Bessa R3A and a CV 40/1.4 lens (still have that lens). All I can say is wow! Then a ZI, M7, M6 and finally and M3, which for me is the pinnacle for shooting film. But all the while dabbling in digital on the side never feeling satisfied. Sony NEX 3, then 5, then Nikon D7000. (probably some others in there). Always felt like a work around or too clunky. just never met the intuitiveness of a real rangefinder. (Oh, I did try the Epson R-D1s, loved it but an APS sensor to me is always a compromise) I mean an M mount lens was meant to be fully used not just in the center.
So...I saw the M9 and Zeiss 35/28 deal for $4k and I went for it. Will always keep the M3 and the batch of Nikons but I finally have the digital rig that fits me to a T. This rant is not meant to slight any other rig. It is only meant to share my gear road with folks.
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I think it can be a useful point of reference for other people. Thanks for sharing.
 
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