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

[Tina Manley]

Yes, for personal stuff I always grab the M8 - love the color palette - or the Monochrome - love the light! For work and paid projects it’s the SL - absolutely never fails when you need it to perform.  I love them all!!

Tina
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> On May 29, 2024, at 4:57 PM, Don Dory via LUG <lug at leica-users.org> wrote:
> 
> 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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