Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2014/12/07
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Ted here is the KISS summary. Yep content is everything. Both cameras can make great or cr*p photos. It is a better Leica than the one it replaced. Whether the differences matter for an individual is up to them. Richard I get your basic theme, but I'm not sure how you measured that there is a 10% difference in the images though! !0% faster , brighter, sharper, less calories, what???!!! For fun here are some other percentages for you ;-) It is 50% faster, 33% higher pixel count, 100% better noise performance. Quieter, better built, better RF you will have to run your own numbers ;-) I have no idea on current used prices for the M9 there. I understand that there are discounts from US Dealers currently. The M is available for maybe $1000 at least less here than say 12 months ago and is much cheaper than the Monochrom for example.. Cheers Geoff http://www.pbase.com/hoppyman On 8 December 2014 at 15:28, Richard Man <richard at richardmanphoto.com> wrote: > Yes, let he images speak for themselves :-) > > On Sun, Dec 7, 2014 at 8:29 PM, Ted Grant <tedgrant at shaw.ca> wrote: > > > Hi Richard, > > > > Here's what "I MISS THE MOST FROM THOSE GREAT OLD DAYS!" > > > > "KISS!" We took photos, made nice prints and it was all about "LEICA > > CAMERAS!" GOOD, BAD, OR UGLY? Rarely the last two as we were all Leica > > photographers and not the mixture of almost every crappy over techie > gizmo > > referred to as a :Super whiz-bang camera machine of today? That one must > > nearly be a graduate of MIT to understand what the hell all the > > indescribable words mean?" > > > > In the good old days it was 99.9% about the QUALITY OF THE "WET TRAY > > print!" > > Or the most important?????????? > > > > "THE CONTENT WITHIN THE BORDERLINES!" > > > > It doesn't get much more KISS than that? > > That's what I miss most! > > > > cheers, > > ted > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: LUG [mailto:lug-bounces+tedgrant=shaw.ca at leica-users.org] On > Behalf > > Of > > Richard Man > > Sent: December-07-14 5:53 PM > > To: Leica Users Group > > Subject: Re: [Leica] Trade in my M9? > > > > I miss the "good ol' days" when people argue about the smoothness of the > > brass ratchet vs. the cheap metal used in M6 etc. :-) > > > > Or how some Leica M-film is 1 mm higher than the other models and how > that > > ruins the experience. > > > > OK, no, I do not miss those days. > > > > On Sun, Dec 7, 2014 at 5:50 PM, Richard Man <richard at > > richardmanphoto.com > > > > wrote: > > > > > Did you read my 10% reply to Sue? Basically, at best, the M240 may get > > you > > > 10% better photos. How many photos are you happy with now? Lets see > it's > > 10 > > > out of 100. With the M240, you get... 11 photos. > > > > > > Is it worth it to sell the M9 for $4000-$4500 and gte an M240 for that > > > extra photo? You shall be the judge. > > > > > > But there is nothing against people wanting the next best thing, so.... > > > > > > > > > On Sun, Dec 7, 2014 at 4:27 PM, Leland Deane <lmdmd at att.net> wrote: > > > > > >> OK, so I'm a fairly happy M9 guy (see attached) and it's done well by > me > > >> but M9's are doing well on the used market and I have considered > trading > > >> in/selling to get the M240. So....I need the honest and august > opinions > > of > > >> this great group to tell me if I'm crazy. I am all about the sensor > > quality > > >> and do not in particular need 'live view' (have that on my Canon 5D > mark > > >> III) or video capabilities. For those of you with both or who have had > > >> both, please give me your impressions of one vs. the other. > > >> Much appreciated. > > >> Recent photo of my kids attached---lightly processed in CC (view > large) > > >> Thanks, > > >> Leland > > >> > > >> _______________________________________________ > > >> Leica Users Group. > > >> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > >> > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > > // richard <http://www.richardmanphoto.com> > > > // http://facebook.com/richardmanphoto > > > // https://www.facebook.com/Transformations.CosplayPortraits > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > // richard <http://www.richardmanphoto.com> > > // http://facebook.com/richardmanphoto > > // https://www.facebook.com/Transformations.CosplayPortraits > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Leica Users Group. > > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Leica Users Group. > > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > > > > > -- > // richard <http://www.richardmanphoto.com> > // http://facebook.com/richardmanphoto > // https://www.facebook.com/Transformations.CosplayPortraits > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >