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Leica M9

Based on 10 reviews

Excellent:

6
Good:

3
Average:

1
Bad:

0

Pros

Excellent build quality, Quiet shutter system, Lovely colour rendition, Good noise control at low and mid-range settings
Outstanding image quality from an impressive full-frame sensor; UV/IR filter no longer needed on lens; quieter operation with Soft and Discreet shutter release settings; classic, solid, M-series build with simplified controls including dedicated ISO butto

Cons

The only complaint is the screen, Expensive
Manual focus no match for speed and accuracy of autofocus; loose power button; image noise at higher ISOs; must remove metal plate to replace SD card

By 5FWD on December 06, 2010

The M9s 1950s-esque feature set wont put off the truly serious photographer. Got the cash and the skill? Then this is one of the best cameras you can buy.Leica M9 is tagged with Leica M9, Leica and digital cameras. Select a tag (Leica M9,...

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By Geek.com on November 17, 2010

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...

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By Digital Camera Buyer on July 15, 2010

If youre a Leica enthusiast then the new features sported by the M9 will delight. The build and image quality this camera produces makes it earn its price...

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By RegHardware on June 18, 2010

With its large price tag and basic photographic features this camera will not appeal to all photographers. But considering it is all hand-made and it can mount the worlds best available optics, the cost is not outrageous. Thanks to its...

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By Expert Reviews on June 01, 2010

The pressures on photographers in public spaces these days means that the need for smaller, lighter and more discreet cameras is higher now than at any time previously. Perhaps that's one of the reasons why 'mirrorless' cameras, such as the...

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By The Luminous Landscape on June 01, 2010

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...

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By Geek.com on May 28, 2010

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...

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By KenRockwell on May 21, 2010

LEICA M9The World's Best Digital CameraMade-in-USA Image Sensor ()© 2009 KenRockwell.com. All rights reserved. LEICA M9 (20.9oz/593g with battery and card, but no lens, cap or strap) with a from 1964. . The M9 comes in...

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By Shutterbug on May 01, 2010

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....

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By ePHOTOzine on January 22, 2010

What I really like about the M9 is that Leica could've added all sorts of bells and whistles but instead went for the workhorse approach with superior build and invested in areas that the user wanted and what is important to photography. The direct...

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