Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2012/01/17
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Roger Hart OFFERED: Subject: [Leica] M9 tests Hi Roger, A question? If you didn't know anything about either camera M8 or M9, sensors etc. other than they were a couple of Leica digital cameras, but you knew how to make them work properly and shot a bunch of stuff with both. Later when you looked at the images without looking for technical variations......... are the differences so great you would immediately see a better image? Image to image? In other words you are putting them up on screen to have a look at what you shot? Is the difference so noticeable you can see it without being told... "Watch the difference between an M8 and M9." to a viewer?Without the viewer knowing anything about either........ would they immediately pick out a difference? Without being told to look for it? cheers, Dr. ted :-) > Well, I went and did it to myself this time: A simple camera test has > camera lust. I was able to get a loaner M9, along with a 21mm > Summilux, to test for a few days. With the Detroit auto show opening, > also known as the North American International Auto Show, I loaded up > the M9 to see if it is something I could live without. I've been an M8 > owner and user nearly since the camera was introduced, and other than > the crop sensor, I have no problems with the camera. But the M9 has > widened my eyes a bit further...the full-frame sensor does make a > difference, and the larger files are nice to work with. My only real > issue with the camera is that I kept filling up the buffer while > shooting the cars on the stands. Seven frames and I was left waiting. > This seems way worse than in the M8...granted, the files are larger, > but it was one thing that I really didn't like about the camera. But > certainly not a deal-breaker. > > Here is a link to some photos: http://gallery.me.com/rhart76#100361 > > All are shot with a 28mm Elmarit, except where noted. > > > Roger Hart > Detroit > USA > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information