[Leica] Looking for Advice: I have an M9 - it's 2024 - should I consider upgrading to an M11?

[Mark Kronquist]

M10 /p/r M11 (M9P)   All are somewhat different cats…I love the colour of my (cult? brainwashed nah real world) M9P (at Kolari for sensor surgery) M240 is basically a shelf queen kept for lens testing for TTA 7A and LLL and I do see a difference between my M10P and M11 (and frankly prefer my M10p color) though Frank is right the 60MP allows great cropping IG Kronquistm many smaples

M9P
M10P
M11
M240
FujiXT-4
X100F
Fuji X Pro 1’s
M8.2

M10 has lots of life and the price (used) is still holding up (unlike the M240 series) 

> On May 29, 2024, at 9:55 AM, Frank Filippone via LUG <lug at leica-users.org> wrote:
> 
> I too am in that predicament.... or was.....My "M11" is a M10-r..
> 
> I shoot mostly landscapes and travel.  Since I keep getting older ( the alternative is not good!), the weight of the camera bag has been a constant problem... aches and pains and bad back or/and knees all cry out for Ibuprofen and a lighter camera bag.
> 
> What convinced me.....was the constant need to lower the weight of my carrying outfit.  The heaviest thing in my bag was the 135/4 Tele Elmar lens.  Weighs a ton. Shoots like a dream.  But how to eliminate it without eliminating the ability to shoot from the longer distances?
> 
> MORE PIXELS
> 
> And so I now have a 90 that can do double duty.... Given the same pixel output, the 90 with a 40MP sensor is the same as the 135 with a 19MP sensor... and I do not carry around the extra weight of an additional lens.
> 
> The M9 is my backup camera.  You ALWAYS need to carry a backup...or at least have one close by, just in case.
> 
> Frank Filippone
> BMWRed735i at Gmail.com
> 
> On 5/29/2024 1:12 AM, Jasse Chan via LUG wrote:
>> Dear LUGers
>> 
>> I'm curious about the feeling amongst people who have 'lugged' around
>> old-school Leica's.
>> 
>> I have an M3 that I love using for black-and-white captures. I've lent my
>> M9 Monochrom to my niece, who LOVES using it.
>> 
>> My camera is an M9, and I keep my Noctilux 50mm 0.95 on it.  I still carry
>> it to work most days, and on weekends.
>> 
>> I've seen some used M11's come onto the market - and I need to build my
>> case to my wife as to why I should go for an upgrade - and as far as I can
>> tell:
>> 
>> M9:
>> Pros
>> it's been recently serviced by Leica - so it feels like it's new again.
>> I love the rendering it gives (I know the good old kodak sensor has some
>> charm)
>> It's simple - I've used it for a decade, and it has enough Megapixels for
>> my purposes
>> I have several batteries
>> Cons
>> As with anything - it's getting dated
>> I've missed shots because it can be slow
>> 
>> 
>> M11:
>> Pros
>> New and sexy
>> holy cow - megapixels - If I need to crop I feel confident that I can
>> I don't have the new experience of images being saved via wifi and to the
>> app (and my iPhone?  I rely on the SD card in my m9)
>> 
>> Cons
>> Expensive
>> it might take some time to learn the new menus
>> Would my life actually get better if I dish out a lot of cash for another
>> Leica?
>>  . . . .
>> 
>> 
>> Please, I'd love to hear your thoughts. Frankly, I could live very happily
>> with my M9 because the images are still top-notch. As I mentioned, I only
>> use my Nocti on it, and it still performs magic.
>> 
>> Jasse
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