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

[Don Dory]

If the round trip(selling the M9 and acquiring an M11) would have minimal
impact on your lifestyle then that would be a good move.

Reasons, the M9 is slow and noisy.  The M11 has a wider sensitivity band
with far more detail in the extremes.  The M11 is useful far beyond the
2500ish of the M9.  With some work you can have a very similar color with
the M11.

I have and enjoy my M9.  However I took a different path with autofocus
mirrorless: the charities I support make autofocus and 20000 ISO an
essential requirement.

I just reviewed my shots taken with an M11 Monochrome and the files were
magnificent to work with.

Brian's comments are relevant if you are finding it hit or miss focusing
your M9.  It is unfortunate that our eyes are not getting better as the
years roll on.

Tina, you should step in as you have both M's and SLs.

On Wed, May 29, 2024, 6:12 AM Jasse Chan via LUG <lug at leica-users.org>
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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> --
> Jasse Chan
>
> jassechan at gmail.com
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