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Subject: [Leica] M8 M9 Tech Compares
From: photo at frozenlight.eu (Nathan Wajsman)
Date: Tue, 8 Sep 2009 06:15:36 +0200
References: <C6CB11C9.54392%mark@rabinergroup.com>

I would certainly hope so. If Leica changed the dimensions, even  
slightly, it would mean that accessories like the Leica grip would not  
fit and would need to be re-bought. That would really suck.

Nathan

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On Sep 8, 2009, at 1:38 AM, Mark Rabiner wrote:

>> Hi Luggers,
>>
>> A friend sent me the PDF of the new Leica Brochure (thanks Ivor!)
>> which gives the tech specs of the M9. I pulled out the instruction
>> book for my M8 to make some comparisons:
>> Dimensions and weight: the M8 is 138.6mm wide by 36.9mm deep by  
>> 80.2mm
>> high and weighs 590gms (with battery). The M9 is 139mm wide by 37mm
>> deep by 80mm high and weighs 585gms (with battery). The brochure  
>> notes
>> the M9 measurements are approximate but it seems the M9 is slightly
>> wider, slightly deeper and maybe a touch shorter.
>
>
> Howard these just look like rounded off approximate numbers to me!
> I'd bet the body shell would be identical! Not a fraction of a  
> millimeter
> difference!
>
>
> Mark William Rabiner
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