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May 2010
(85%)
45 Reviews
Average score from experts who have reviewed this product.
Users
(95%)
23 Reviews
Average score from owners of the product.
85010045
The editors liked
Superb overall image quality
Built to last
Compatible with a range of high-quality optics
Superb image quality
Great colours
Ultra-sharp lens system
The M9’s image quality is jaw-droppingly impressive – something which’ll come as no surprise to fans of the old film M-series Leicas. The M9’s huge sensor and the superb quality of the Leica lenses mean its images are packed with sharp detail
Amazing contrast and noise-free up to around ISO 400. And all in a camera that is far easier to carry – and much more discreet – than a DSLR. If you don’t
The editors didn't like
Very expensive
Auto white balance issues
Diopter correction only possible with additional optics
Takes some learning
The image quality might be to die for
But in comparison to even the most entry-level DSLR
The M9 is incredibly light on features
No autofocus
Slow continuous shooting speed
No video
No live view
No through-the-lens viewfinder and no support at all for lenses longer than 135mm. It’s not the easiest digital camera in the world to live with
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Abstract: The LEICA M-E is the in a different color, without the needless USB port and viewfinder-frame preselector lever — for a $1,500 discount from the other M9! See my for an in-depth review, all of which applies to the LEICA M...
Abstract: Background Here we are again, for better or worse. When I published my Sony NEX-7 Rolling Review I wrote a section in which I compared the NEX-7 to the M9 in terms of resolution, and only resolution. Since I own both (or at least I will when my own...
Abstract: An interesting side note is that since these CSCs started to appear Leica M lenses have become almost unavailable from stock anywhere in the world. Backorders of from two to six months have been the norm. At a trade show in...
Abstract: It’s hard to think of a technology product with more allure than Leica’s M9. Its mix of inaccessibility, history, and design is almost unrivaled in the technology world (except maybe by something like the Minimoog), so it’s hard to simply look at it a...
Abstract: Seastacks and Sundog I received my M9 at Christmastime, ’09. As a landscape photographer, I was curious-verging-on-skeptical if this would be the camera for me but I was determined to make the investment and try. It was time for me to change my equipm...
Abstract: Few electronic devices are as lusted over as Leica’s cameras. Leica is one of a very small number of companies that has been able to get old-world, handmade craftsmanship and move that over to the digital age. Their eye-popping price tags entice as man...
Abstract: The first digital Leica M with a full-frame, 24x36mm sensor (active area 23.9x35.8mm), the M9 offers 18-megapixel capture and unrestricted coverage with nearly the entire range of Leica lenses past and present, including extreme wide angles. Perhap...
Abstract: Long waited by the rangefinders addicts, the Leica M9 has immediately conquered a demanding public. With its full frame 18 MP sensor, it can be used with all Leica-M famous lenses with the advantage of the nominal focal length. Beautifully constructed...
