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Subject: [Leica] Leica MM and M9 Comparison
From: images at comporium.net (Tina Manley)
Date: Sun, 2 Sep 2012 19:23:27 -0400
References: <CA+yJO1CWgLMULpqPh+_LY2FwqxY0=QU_5Zt6RTUNCSw28jTzkg@mail.gmail.com> <2D016D2E-A408-4CD8-85E1-99C0FD1D84EF@frozenlight.eu>

Nathan -

The sharpness would be my fault!  Handling the lenses and focusing.  The
dynamic range and the higher ISOs are where you can see a difference in the
two cameras.  Yes, the differences are very subtle in jpegs but more
obvious in raw files.  There is a greater dynamic range and much better
handling of higher ISOs with the MM.  Whether it is worth what the camera
costs is a decision only the individual photographer can make!!  For me it
is.

Tina

On Sun, Sep 2, 2012 at 7:15 PM, Nathan Wajsman <photo at frozenlight.eu> 
wrote:

> On the first pair, the MM seems sharper to me, on the second M9. On the
> others, I cannot tell the difference.
>
> Either way, the differences are subtle.
>
> Cheers,
> Nathan
>
> On 2 Sep 2012, at 15:02, Tina Manley wrote:
>
> > PESO:
> >
> > I put up some comparisons shot with the MM and M9.  All used the same
> > lenses (mostly 90/2.0) and same exposures - usually 320 ISO.  I used
> Silver
> > Efex Pro to convert the M9 ones to B&W using the Neutral choice.  No
> noise
> > removal or sharpening.  Auto Exposure in LR4 on each one.
> >
> > I can definitely tell the difference in the raw files. I'm not sure what
> > you can tell from small jpegs but here they are:
> >
> > http://www.pbase.com/tinamanley/image/145788353
> >
> > and the next 7.
> >
> > C&C greatly appreciated.
> >
> > Tina
> >
> > --
> > Tina Manley, ASMP
> > www.tinamanley.com
> >
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>
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-- 
Tina Manley, ASMP
www.tinamanley.com


In reply to: Message from images at comporium.net (Tina Manley) ([Leica] Leica MM and M9 Comparison)
Message from photo at frozenlight.eu (Nathan Wajsman) ([Leica] Leica MM and M9 Comparison)