Leica is in da house!
Apr 22, 2015 09:54:03 #
Took delivery of my "possibly to own" Leica M9 today and I have to say...wow.
That's my reaction to the files...wow.
Secondly...this thing is a beast...it's small but built like a tank.
I'm in the process of getting used to it and have already taken a few shots with the lens cap on :(
Here is a pic of it and also my first (non-lens-cap) shot!
Not much of a picture but I'm at work so models are hard to come by.
That's my reaction to the files...wow.
Secondly...this thing is a beast...it's small but built like a tank.
I'm in the process of getting used to it and have already taken a few shots with the lens cap on :(
Here is a pic of it and also my first (non-lens-cap) shot!
Not much of a picture but I'm at work so models are hard to come by.
Apr 22, 2015 10:07:53 #
Apr 22, 2015 10:39:15 #
rpavich wrote:
Took delivery of my "possibly to own" Leica M9 today and I have to say...wow....
and will it spend tonight on the pilllow beside you?
Apr 22, 2015 11:09:56 #
oldtigger wrote:
and will it spend tonight on the pilllow beside you?
Actually, no...that's Pancho's area...but it will certainly be close by :)
Apr 22, 2015 17:19:04 #
Apr 23, 2015 06:21:56 #
Apr 23, 2015 06:29:15 #
lukan
Loc: Chicago, IL
rpavich wrote:
Actually, no...that's Pancho's area...but it will certainly be close by :)
How about a few pics of Pancho??! :lol:
Enjoy your new baby... It's a lifelong keeper, a classic. :thumbup:
Apr 23, 2015 06:57:50 #
Ok....experiment over. Much quicker than I'd have dreamed it would be.
Conclusion?
It wasn't for me, being an X00T shooter. If my reference point was a huge DSLR, then things might have turned out differently.
While I will say that I loved the files it spit out, it had negatives that I couldn't see accepting for the kind of cash I had to lay out.
1.) Heavy. It was like a brick. Coming from a huge DSLR I might have saw the weight in a different light but I shoot light Fuji cams so it was much heavier than I'd have liked.
2.) Speed. It's a slow camera; glacial by today's standards. Again, if it were much more reasonably priced, I'd have accepted this but I was paying a premium for it.
3.) Minimum focus distance. The minimum focus distance for M cams in general is .7 meters. (Not quite 3 feet for Americans) and I didn't like that.
The positive: The rangefinder "experience" is really nice. Unfortunately Fuji has nailed that experience about 85 - 90% in my opinion so I couldn't see spending $4500.00 for that last little bit.
Keep in mind, these reasons are based on my style of shooting and the circumstances that I shoot in, if I were a street photographer or news journalist, I might have decided differently.
So my conclusion is that while the M9 experience in general is nice, it wasn't for me.
If Fuji were to somehow replicate the "focus patch/rangefinder" thing even more closely than they have done, that would be my dream camera.
So...back to the X100T it is for me.
Conclusion?
It wasn't for me, being an X00T shooter. If my reference point was a huge DSLR, then things might have turned out differently.
While I will say that I loved the files it spit out, it had negatives that I couldn't see accepting for the kind of cash I had to lay out.
1.) Heavy. It was like a brick. Coming from a huge DSLR I might have saw the weight in a different light but I shoot light Fuji cams so it was much heavier than I'd have liked.
2.) Speed. It's a slow camera; glacial by today's standards. Again, if it were much more reasonably priced, I'd have accepted this but I was paying a premium for it.
3.) Minimum focus distance. The minimum focus distance for M cams in general is .7 meters. (Not quite 3 feet for Americans) and I didn't like that.
The positive: The rangefinder "experience" is really nice. Unfortunately Fuji has nailed that experience about 85 - 90% in my opinion so I couldn't see spending $4500.00 for that last little bit.
Keep in mind, these reasons are based on my style of shooting and the circumstances that I shoot in, if I were a street photographer or news journalist, I might have decided differently.
So my conclusion is that while the M9 experience in general is nice, it wasn't for me.
If Fuji were to somehow replicate the "focus patch/rangefinder" thing even more closely than they have done, that would be my dream camera.
So...back to the X100T it is for me.
Apr 23, 2015 07:40:26 #
Been lusting after one of those for years, but never wanted to kick down the cheese for it. Every time I hear from someone that is less than enamored with with experience, I lust a little less (which is a good thing).
May 12, 2015 10:45:33 #
May 12, 2015 10:51:13 #
Sounds like Ken Rockwell's opinion is right on this one.
He prefers the Fuji too.
More bang for the buck.
A lot more!
He prefers the Fuji too.
More bang for the buck.
A lot more!
May 12, 2015 12:21:41 #
rpavich wrote:
Took delivery of my "possibly to own" Leica M9 today and I have to say...wow.
That's my reaction to the files...wow.
Secondly...this thing is a beast...it's small but built like a tank.
I'm in the process of getting used to it and have already taken a few shots with the lens cap on :(
Here is a pic of it and also my first (non-lens-cap) shot!
Not much of a picture but I'm at work so models are hard to come by.
That's my reaction to the files...wow.
Secondly...this thing is a beast...it's small but built like a tank.
I'm in the process of getting used to it and have already taken a few shots with the lens cap on :(
Here is a pic of it and also my first (non-lens-cap) shot!
Not much of a picture but I'm at work so models are hard to come by.
I envy you as you can afford to own one of the few cameras currently available that you can take shots with lens cap on without knowing it.
May 12, 2015 12:39:58 #
mohawk51
Loc: Texas
BebuLamar wrote:
I envy you as you can afford to own one of the few cameras currently available that you can take shots with lens cap on without knowing it.
Now that's funny...
May 12, 2015 15:31:30 #
May 12, 2015 15:36:32 #
mohawk51
Loc: Texas
rpavich wrote:
And I did several of them too!
Those rangefinders will do it to you every time. :-)
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