Who is happy with M8 and M9 and who is waiting for M10?

[biggambi]

... All I can say is that while I'd often idly wondered how reliable it was, the results from my M9 really do give me the impression of film-like quality: slow, fine-grain film quality. The faster the film, as Richard points out, the lower you can set your standards for megapixel compatibility.

This would seem to point to the threshold for the subject matter is attained at this level of resolution. So, from an application stand point, rather then a laboratory, we have hit a significant demarcation. This is very exciting, and it makes me want an M9 even more.

If I may, does the M9 render to a greater effect the characteristic Leica lens/film look? I have felt that the M8 has mitigated this, but to a much less degree then the other digital cameras systems.

Kindest Regards,

 

[Roger Hicks]

This would seem to point to the threshold for the subject matter is attained at this level of resolution. So, from an application stand point, rather then a laboratory, we have hit a significant demarcation. This is very exciting, and it makes me want an M9 even more.

If I may, does the M9 render to a greater effect the characteristic Leica lens/film look? I have felt that the M8 has mitigated this, but to a much less degree then the other digital cameras systems.

Kindest Regards,

To me, yes. But I increasingly wonder about how congruent perception is, from one person to another. For example, some people are far more sensitive to bokeh than others. I suspect that even after you take out the simple phenomenon of seeing what you want to see, there are many ways of seeing, more or less hard-wired into our brains by a series of happenstances in our early upbringing. As I said in my review, though, the BJP reviewer (Terakopian) and I both had the same reaction: "this is like film." I really need to try a high-megapixel DSLR to see how I feel about that.

Cheers,

R.

 

[David Hughes]

David,

I may be completely missing your point, as it really is not clear to me. But, I don't think you have taken this comment in the spirit is was given. The question of the post seems to me to be M8 - M9 - or wait for something better. I think if you are going to wait for something better, you will be tempted to be always waiting. Hence, the use of the carrot on the stick. You will be chasing something, but never attaining it.
Since, technology changes rapidly, and people would wait forever if they where overly concerned with obsolescence via improvements in the near future.

Kindest Regards,
M

Hi,

I was commenting on the notion that rapid changes etc etc take place. I just don't see it as "refinement" but gimmicky. I mean there are makers out there that want us to think that dropping the view-finder or spraying the thing pink or giving us lots and lots of pixels to view on our 1 megapixel screens is a good thing.

And I don't think it is.

And my other point is that I've been happy with the M2, 200ASA colour film and FP4 for years and years. So the M9 exceeds my requirements and will do for many years. I know the hard way just how little gear I really need but do those lusting after the M10, M11 etc? FWIW, I could buy a lifetime's supply of film etc for the cost of the M9 body, but my age has some bearing on that equation..

Regards, David

 

[Gabriel M.A.]

I am waiting for the Decisive Moment...

 

[danvprod]

I am happy with my M8

I am happy with my M8

I am very happy with my M8 and Zeiss ZM 35mm f/2. It's all the camera I would want for now. Especially that you can get an M8 for 2000 dollars, and have a complete M8 system for under 3k, this really is the time to get a DRF Leica system.

http://www.danielvalentephotography.com/post/321577905/my-technique-for-an-inexpensive-leica-digital-m-system

I wrote an article on my blog about getting into a used M8 system and why it is of value.

 

[Rachgoodtime]

If Leica could make a camera with which we could switch quickly between film and digital...it would be great.

 

[jaapv]

You mean the DMR? They come to the market from time to time.

 

[bo_lorentzen]

Loving the M9 it is everything I had hoped for.

For my own kicks, a while back I did film on digital, got the same field of view, on a product shoot. commercial lab processing in Los Angeles, truth being told, the M9 resolved more text (small print) on the packaging shots, this is naturally entirely unscientific, however for me the reality is that the digital rangefinder stands perfectly well on its own in commercial matters.

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Bo

www.bophoto.typepad.com - www.bophoto.com

 

[parsec1]

Dear Roger,
The 'positronic brain', the 3 fundamental laws of robotics and 'The Foundation and Empire' 'trilogy'
My gawd man I'm Impressed almost beyond belief.
Very best Regards
Peter.

 

[Vickko]

Very happy with the M8

Very happy with the M8

Very happy with the M8.

It "doubled" my stable of lenses. With film, they are their engraved focal length. With film, they are 50% longer, which is just fantastic.

And with the M8, I get all the benefits of digital shooting, and knowing I'm still shooting with my favourite Leitz glass.

...Vick