At the time my camera bodies were a Nikon D3s, D5, and D The D5 was always my favorite in the hand, but I was sure there was something about the images from the D3s that made them stand out. I was of the impression, not scientifically, that the smaller, less condensed pixels were more malleable and conducive to processing.
Not scientific. Oddly, the well regarded D was my least favorite of the bunch. My first Leica was an M I absolutely love it. I now have some fairly nice lenses sorry Irakly and I am very happy with them. However, after a while, I found myself using various plugins and home brewed settings to manipulate the file closer to the M9 CCD "look. So I got a very nice M9. Like the D3s in my Nikon days, I much prefer the images out of the M9. Surely the viewfinder in the M10 is so much better, etc.
I say image appearance, not image quality. Two different things. If you are after an image that almost perfectly reproduces a scene with absolute clarity, then, in the Leica world, the M10 is it or, even better, the Leica S. However, if you are after a representation of the scene that is evocative of film, that is warm with color more wishful than lifelike, where the lies are actually more welcome than the truths, then the M9 is it.
There are drawbacks to be sure. Lower dynamic range, lower iso range, no led finder, terrible screen resolution, clumsy control interface, etc. So what? Look at the images! On another, Leica forum, the question of longevity of the CCD replacement sensors has been asked, and, so far, there have been no reported problems. Enjoy them while you can. I am looking for an M9-P! If I were the Leica M9 marketing guy, I would use the slogan "the film camera without film You aren't imagining things.
I know you don't need me to tell you that; it's for the benefit of the doubters Some CCD sensors have a film "look. I noticed it the first time I shot a colorful subject samba group outdoors in bright sunlight. The musicians' and dancers' skin ranged from pale caucasian to dark blacks. At that point in time I had never heard anything about CCD vs. CMOS, etc. I was very pleasantly surprised. It has higher saturation of cyan and green. I sold my M9 few years back when it was obvious Leica was never going to re-visit a CCD-based sensor M camera -- despite my attempts to persuade them otherwise with an Open Letter that generated almost signatures in support.
But since selling, I've missed those lovely M9 files. The M does not even enter the discussion as far as I'm concerned. In fact, I predicted in when the M was first released and I had a chance to review the files that, one day, the M9 would be worth more. Many people laughed at that prediction, but now Lastly, for the benefit of those whose judgement of image quality is based on more objective considerations: I don't believe that the M9 renders images more faithfully to "reality" than the M10 or M -- not for a second.
However, like film, it renders them in a way that is visually unique and very appealing. Rather I suspect it has a lot to do with the nature of the color filter arrays used on those sensors. The color filters seem to be narrower in bandwidth and more separate from each other frequency-wise.
At any rate M9 files certainly have a look that I'd also describe as film-like. Since I do not know the technical details I must use general terms and I appreciate your explanation. From what I have read on the subject, the desire to improve high-ISO performance is one of the driving forces behind the move to CMOS and it sounds like it is the color filters that are behind it. I hope that we have more CCD camera options going into the future. Is it worth the hefty price tag? We take a look at the Cine, the high-end model in this series.
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Did Leica put self detractors chips in all M9, set at ? Hello guest! Please register or sign in to view the hidden content. Hallo Gast! Du willst die Bilder sehen? Einfach registrieren oder anmelden! M9reno and a5m 2. Both without PP except for 'auto' on LR. Ce at home First of all, who shots bw film and give it for lab? Stuart Richardson , M9reno , a5m and 4 others 7. Shirubadanieru, are you happy with the wide-angle performance of your M9? Here is link in my sig. Have a look and then make the choice who is your friend.
Join the conversation You can post now and register later. Reply to this topic Followers 5. Go to topic listing. Recently Browsing 0 members No registered users viewing this page. September We know that Leica M9 was launched For me this first digital full frame Leica has won Collector Status. I still use it, and the images from this old friend are great, even with today's standard.
This is from old Kodachrome slide taken some years back in Colmar scanned with M9, macro 50mm lens on bellows, then only need some dust cleaning, resize for LUF nothing more needed! Who would like to have an updated processor to the M 9. Hey, would you buy a Leica M 9 with an updated processor. So we could keep the nice sensor and have a more responsive camera. I would love to have the choice of using a CCD but with a faster response time and maybe live view could be achieved.
I shoot the camera the way it is. And I can live with it's limitations. But if I could choose, I would love to have this option. Same with the M8. If I could get one with updated processor, I would buy it. What about you? Leica M9 dann ist es wohl der Sensor? Hallo, ich habe mir vor Jahr und Tag eine M9 neu gekauft. Habe aber die M9 nicht benutzt , da ich lieber analog gearbeitet habe.
Auf Nachfrage hat man mir gesagt, wenn da bis jetzt nichts passiert ist, dann kommt da auch nichts mehr. Sie brauchen nichts zu unternehmen. Also die M9 wieder weggepackt.
Gestern nun M9 genommen , Objektiv angesetzt , Winterfoto gemacht.. Karte formatiert. Das gleiche Ergebnis. Firmware kontrolliert und neu aufgespielt. Wieder Mist. Leica angerufen und 2 Beispielfotos an den Service gesendet. Aber man hat mir wenig Hoffnung gemacht. Es gibt keinen neuen Sensor mehr und wenn der es nicht ist, dann ist es irgendein Board, welches es auch nicht mehr gibt.
So ganz kann ich mit dieser Sachlage nicht zufrieden sein. Eine recht teuere Digitalkamera mit weniger als 1. Die Update - Angebote habe ich auf der Leica Seite gesehen. Aber das kann ich nur als schlechten Scherz bewerten. Ich habe auch Digitalkameras von Nikon D3 und neuer die D von denen sind solche Probleme nicht bekannt. Na ja, die kosten ja nicht soviel. Es tut mir in der Seele weh, wenn ich nur denke die M9 einfach zu entsorgen.
M9 MC. I was excited to get a pre-owned M9 Monochrom in excellent condition with very few shots and a new sensor. Good looking camera, I have to admit. But the pics show promise I have to go out and shoot more. And the mechanical shutter sound and the file write delay The settings offer two modes: soft and discreet. Both are so loud, forget about using this camera for wildlife shooting - it would scare away a bear.
And the slow file write is But if the pics live up to expectations, I can accept the annoying and tinny shutter sound. CJ Hello guest! M9 vs M9P. Hello all I posted a message on the general beginner forum the other day about the best camera with which to start my Leica journey.
As you can see, he and the background elements are all in sharp focus. Focusing with the Leica M9 takes a bit of getting used to. What I found most remarkable was that zone focus was a fantastic aid when shooting landscapes. And, for the most part, this is true. Then I was introduced to the Leica lens. Leica has really only made two zoom lenses that I know of and, of those two, this one is the only one still in production. Canon and Nikon both make a mm zoom, for example.
On those lenses, you can zoom seamlessly through the entire focal length range. When you shoot, you shoot at one of those three focal ranges. To aid this, you need an accessory. The regular viewfinder is used for accurate focusing, while the accessory viewfinder is for framing. Yes, you heard right: you have to use two viewfinders with this lens for the most accurate framing and focusing.
On the top of the viewfinder, as shown in the image below, are two dials. The one closest to the front sets up the bright frames in the viewfinder to match the focal length you set the lens to. This viewfinder goes all the way to 28mm, allowing its use with lenses longer than the The top of the accessory viewfinder, and the zone focus markings on the lens. As you can see in the image below, the zone focus marks are stepped for each focal length. For each f-stop value, there is a vertical line that you match up with the distance range you need on either side of the lens.
I really like this lens. Of all the lenses I tried out, this ended up being one of my absolute favorites. That viewfinder on the top and the quirky lens hood makes this Leica look even more like it belongs in the mid-to-early 20th century. I basically stuck to using zone focus and the accessory viewfinder and found that — for the most part — my shots were framed pretty accurately.
Um, no. The Leica is a full-on HDR-capable monster. You can shoot 3, 5, or 7 exposures, with each exposure being either 0. After about four weeks of shooting with the Leica M9 and various lenses, I came to a dismaying conclusion. I am not a street photographer. I get nervous, am unsure, and take terrible street photos. And, for most of the time that I had the M9, I was trying to be a street photographer.
What we have here, folks, is a classic case of a photographer trying to mold himself into the image of his camera gear. Occasionally, that resulted in a decent image.
The portrait below of my friend and colleague, Ben Salomon, was taken with the Leica M9. But more often than not, my efforts would be a wash. But this was a really amazing camera. Well, yeah, kinda. The fault was with me — to a point. The trap that I fell into was allowing the Leica to dictate not just my technique, but also my style and genre. That, unfortunately, was an awful, awful mistake. Your equipment should never dictate the kind of shooting you do. I know it seems like obvious advice, and it is, but I realize now that even after years of doing this, I still fell into that newbie mistake.
But ultimately it was my responsibility to shoot true to my preferred style and subject and I kinda had a big fail in that department. Which is truly tragic, because the Leica is an admirable performer no matter what you throw at it. Which is something that became all too obvious when I decided to put the camera and its gorgeous mm lens to use in landscape photography.
I had similar results whenever I turned the camera to subjects I had an interest in. The Leica M9, it turned out, was capable of keeping up with my style and subjects just fine. The conclusion? Sadly, this was a realization that I came to toward the end of my time with the Leica.
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