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Subject: [Leica] m9 vs m240?
From: leowesson at gmail.com (Leo Wesson)
Date: Thu, 10 Mar 2016 15:41:34 -0600
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Hi  Kyle,

The 240 would be better on all counts except #1.  I find it slower to wake 
up than the M9.   

Leo Wesson
leowesson.com

> On Mar 10, 2016, at 15:31, kyle cassidy <leicaslacker at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> I'm thinking about upgrading from the m9 to the 240 ...
> 
> my main problems with the 9 are:
> 
> 1) sloooow wakeup time. i'm often like "take the picture! take the
> picture!" (mashes button, nothing happens, nothing happens ... bird flies
> past ... long pause ... click!)
> 
> 2) noisy iso -- anytying over 400 is almost useless
> 
> 3) slow read time to the back of camera display
> 
> 4) shutter is NOISY
> 
> 5) slooow shutter winding time.
> 
> my m9 is doing ... ok, but i'm wondering if the 240 is appreciably more
> awesome. i don't care about sapphire crystals or titanium body parts or
> snake skin covers or whatever... just the things that make the camera work
> 
> thoughts?
> 
> kc
> 
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