Sammanfattning: Three years ago Leica revealed the M8, its first digital rangefinder. The M8 looked similar to the film M7 but was a completely new body, with a 27 x 18 mm (1.3x FOV crop) 10 megapixel Kodak CCD sensor and no resolution-sapping anti-alias filter. H...
Sammanfattning: Leica this week announced their new Leica M9 Digital Rangefinder – a camera that many will lust after but few will afford. Priced at around $7000 USD this is not a camera that most will be realistically be putting on their Christmas wishlist but it’s ...
Sammanfattning: An M9 In Paris – A Field Review Leica's Latest and Greatestin The City of Light Mirrored. Paris, September, 2009 Leica M9 with Tri-Elmar @ 50mm. ISO 200 Caveat Reader Because this review will be read by current and previous Leica owners as well as peop...
Sammanfattning: First impressions of the Leica M9 camera Given Leica's heritage the company's M–series cameras need no introduction. In this day and age, however, they are rather controversial products: whereas some maintain that they are as relevant to photography to...
Sammanfattning: I've been weighing up how to describe the M9 experience. Let's say it's like going on holiday with the woman (yes, yes, or man) of your dreams – the most unattainable Hollywood star you can think of – and discovering things you didn't expect. They snore. ...
Superb image quality; Great colours; Ultra-sharp lens system
Very expensive; Takes some learning
The Leica M9 isn't a point and shoot and it isn't the kind of camera you'd usually take on safari to snap the roaming wildebeest. But if you did, you'd record your trip in stunning detail with the most vibrant colours you've ever committed to pixel or ...
The M9’s image quality is jaw-droppingly impressive – something which’ll come as no surprise to fans of the old film M-series Leicas. The M9’s huge sensor and the superb quality of the Leica lenses mean its images are packed with sharp detail, amazing contrast and noise-free up to around ISO 400. And all in a camera that is far easier to carry – and much more discreet – than a DSLR. If you don’t
The image quality might be to die for, but in comparison to even the most entry-level DSLR, the M9 is incredibly light on features: no autofocus, slow continuous shooting speed, no video, no live view, no through-the-lens viewfinder and no support at all for lenses longer than 135mm. It’s not the easiest digital camera in the world to live with, in other words.
The M9’s 1950s-esque feature set won’t put off the truly serious photographer. Got the cash and the skill? Then this is one of the best cameras you can buy.Leica M9 is tagged with Leica M9, Leica and digital cameras. Select a tag (Leica M9, for example...
If you’re a Leica enthusiast then the new features sported by the M9 will delight. The build and image quality this camera produces makes it earn its price tag...
With its large price tag and basic photographic features this camera will not appeal to all photographers. But considering it is all hand-made and it can mount the world’s best available optics, the cost is not outrageous. Thanks to its rangefinder s...
