Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2012/11/08
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Hi Sue, > Yes, but for the same money (within a few bucks here or there) I could > have both the M9, AND the MM AND the 1.4.I'm wondering about the Nocti .95 > and only having the M9 as opposed to also having the MM with summilux in > low light situations. I shoot with the intent to convert to BW 95% of the > time. I loved my F1 nocti but sometimes it was kind of unrequited, given > all its idiosyncracies. This is an excellent end result for you. If you mostly shoot in B&W the Monochrom is amazing IF you don't need to tweak the channels to get the look you want. You can't get a single frame where the sky that looks like it was shot with a red filter and trees that look like they were shot with a green or yellow-green from the Monochrom, but the Monochrom has better tonality, less noise, and more fine detail in the files. These bodies handle essentially identically. In terms of the lenses, it comes down to usability - the 0.95 is slightly better than the 1.4 ASPH, even stopped down (unbelievable, I know, but it is) but the 1.4 is a lot smaller and handier. The 1.4 has a focus tab, the 0.95 does not. Some people like focus tabs, some do not (I fall into the latter category). I'd go for the Monochrom and the 0.95, but you may decide otherwise. Marty