Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2024/05/29
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]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 Sent from my iPhone > 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 >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> -- >> Jasse Chan >> >> jassechan at gmail.com >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Leica Users Group. >> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >> > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information