Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2016/03/10

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Subject: [Leica] m9 vs m240?
From: images at comporium.net (Tina Manley)
Date: Thu, 10 Mar 2016 16:47:39 -0500
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I just tried mine to be sure, but as soon as I switch the camera to "on" it
is live - before I can even get my finger on the shutter!

Tina

On Thu, Mar 10, 2016 at 4:41 PM, Leo Wesson <leowesson at gmail.com> wrote:

> 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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