Alex_Es Posted June 19, 2011 Share Posted June 19, 2011 <p>Today Sawako and I went up to Osaka and bought a black M9 for me. Here are my immediate impressions.</p> <p>Wow! Full frame!</p> <p>The controls are easy to figure out. It took me a few minutes to get the basics. It's a lot like my M8 but actually easier to operate.</p> <p>I like the wide choice of ISO settings. Right now I have it on ISO 800. (It's evening here.)</p> <p>It is quieter than the M8. Not news.</p> <p>I don't miss the 1/8000 sec. shutter speed. Not yet.</p> <p>I have only tried a few lenses with it and fiddled with the lens detection function. I do not know if it is really useful yet.</p> <p>If anyone has any tips, I'll appreciate them.</p> <p>Here is a shot of my baby in classic black and white.</p> <p> </p><div></div> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lou_Meluso Posted June 19, 2011 Share Posted June 19, 2011 <p>That's a beauty, Alex. No tips but best wishes for good light and good luck.</p> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rgerraty Posted June 19, 2011 Share Posted June 19, 2011 Good on you. Where's the cat? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
User_4754088 Posted June 19, 2011 Share Posted June 19, 2011 <p>Congratulations. Very cool. May it give you as much pleasure as my M8.2 gives me.</p> <p>Best,<br> -Tim</p> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stuart_richardson Posted June 19, 2011 Share Posted June 19, 2011 <p>I hope you enjoy it Alex, it is a huge improvement over the M8, at least in my eyes. I suggest you download the latest firmware as well, as it solves most of the problem with the red edges that showed up on wide angle lenses (28 and wider mostly...). I am sure you will love shooting on full frame again...</p> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
didier Posted June 19, 2011 Share Posted June 19, 2011 Congratulations Alex! Enjoy and show us some of tour great pics! Didier Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
berg_na Posted June 19, 2011 Share Posted June 19, 2011 <p>Very cool Alex, I just finished viewing this online <a href="http://www.burnmagazine.org/essays/2011/06/anton-kusters-odo-yakuza-tokyo/">book from Anton Kusters </a>shot entirely with a <a href="http://www.antonkusters.com/2011/01/25/whats-in-my-camera-bag-right-now-super-lightweight/">M9 and a 35mm f/1.4 lens</a>. Have fun with your new tool!</p> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex_Es Posted June 19, 2011 Author Share Posted June 19, 2011 <p>Thanks everyone !!!</p> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aplumpton Posted June 19, 2011 Share Posted June 19, 2011 <p>Great. Enjoy. I will have to stay with my M8 and its cropped lens fields for a while. Berg, the Kusters photos are quite interesting, and some of which recall Ralph Gibson's possible influence</p> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mukul_dube Posted June 19, 2011 Share Posted June 19, 2011 <p>I expect a spurt of new work now, though whether its quality will be even better is an open question.</p> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robert_hooper1 Posted June 19, 2011 Share Posted June 19, 2011 <p>A beautiful camera to behold, and the perfect lens too! </p> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bms Posted June 19, 2011 Share Posted June 19, 2011 <p>congrats, happy shooting.</p> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alastair_anderson Posted June 19, 2011 Share Posted June 19, 2011 <p>Thanks for sharing this, Alex.<br />Enjoy the camera and be sure to insure it!</p> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Uhooru Posted June 19, 2011 Share Posted June 19, 2011 <p>Sweet, enjoy!</p> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andre_noble5 Posted June 19, 2011 Share Posted June 19, 2011 <p>That's nice. Personally, I don't see myself EVER buying a digital 35mm Leica. A digital 35mm Voigtlander Bessa in 10 years, maybe.</p> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andrew_harto Posted June 20, 2011 Share Posted June 20, 2011 <p>Very, very jealous. Congrats!</p> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leicaglow Posted June 20, 2011 Share Posted June 20, 2011 <p>Very jealous! Congratulations... BTW, it shoots color too!<g>.</p> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex_Es Posted June 20, 2011 Author Share Posted June 20, 2011 <p>Hey guys !!! Thanks !!!</p> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
love4leica Posted June 20, 2011 Share Posted June 20, 2011 <p>Alex, that is wonderful. Congratulations...it is a wonderful camera. I hope you get better results than one can get with M8 !! (joking). I bet Leica will announce a new model any day now....best wishes - Afzal</p> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex_Es Posted June 20, 2011 Author Share Posted June 20, 2011 <p>Afazal, thanks. We are now mutual contacts on Flickr!</p> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paul_neuthaler Posted June 20, 2011 Share Posted June 20, 2011 <p>Enjoy, Alex. You deserve the best! </p> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex_Es Posted June 20, 2011 Author Share Posted June 20, 2011 <p>Thanks, Paul!!</p> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
r22eng Posted June 20, 2011 Share Posted June 20, 2011 Nice! Hope to see your impressions and photos from working with the M9. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
love4leica Posted June 20, 2011 Share Posted June 20, 2011 <p>Yes, Alex, thank you. I have always enjoyed reading your sensible, polite, meaningful, conctructive, diplomatic, positive comments here - and I go back to good old days when Al Kaplan used to be with us. Times have changed and so have people and photographic gear. I would love to own M9 but sitting on the fence for time being until another version of Leica M9 comes out under disguise. Have loads of fun with your M9 and enjoy it, life is too short my friend. Best wishes - Afzal</p> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony Rowlett Posted June 20, 2011 Share Posted June 20, 2011 That is great, Alex. I am envious. Can't wait to see some of the pics. Backups? We don’t need no stinking ba #.’ _ , J Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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