i test shot the new M9 in september in tokyo

full frame was awesome. i found the color and AWB/white balance a bit dodgy. in mixed lighting the AWB was strange. i’m not a fan of the kodak CCD.

the best would be canon CMOS in the leica body

hehe !

Reality is I’m never going to own one sadly at that price. Very interesting piece on M9 sales in the UK and Pro’s switching from DSLR’s here:- http://www.amateurphotographer.co.uk/news/Leica_M9_Photographers_ditch_DSLR_cameras_news_289093.html

I see so many people these day’s with stupid great Lowepro backpack’s on with their back almost bent over double trying to haul a ridiculous amount of gear around with them that they never end up using I have to stop and have a chuckle at them as I carry a rangefinder around on either my “Y-Strap” or “Wrist Wonder” with my tiny light canvas bag carrying a mere one or two small lenses and a few rolls of film that are still more than enough to cope with my photographic needs. So yeah, maybe some people that are dumb enough to buy and hulk all this heavy DSLR gear around with them without actually really needing it but do just because they can afford it might in future actually think about their photography and will end up carrying around an M9 + 50/35/90 if for no other reason than the fact that it’s the “in thing” camera & system for the first time in decades.

Old HCB must be having a chuckle in his grave right now I’d wager! Well done Leica. LOL

Mike

Ever since I started using film, I was never this excited to hear about a new digital camera except this one– I hope Leica delivers big time