[quote name='Vieux loup' timestamp='1306700907' post='8911']
Is it possible that the sense of an M9 disappears if you carry it with a much longer lense?[/quote]
Absolutely.
[quote name='Vieux loup' timestamp='1306700907' post='8911']
It seems to me that if the Fuji X100 is in such demand, it is because we are looking for an inconspicuous little camera that is not seen or heard![/quote]
Compared to any DSLR, especially any full frame DSLR, the M9 is still inconspicuous, even with slightly longer lenses (there are some quite compact 90mm primes available).
[quote name='Vieux loup' timestamp='1306700907' post='8911']
To me an M9 with a 135mm lense would be a contradiction.
[/quote]
It is. There's a reason why 135mm is the longest available focal length for the M9 <img src='http://forum.photozone.de/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/wink.gif' class='bbc_emoticon' alt='
' /> The viewfinder frame for 135mm is quite tiny and offers only a rough guidance to guess the final framing. Focussing is quite difficult with such long lenses, too. I have a 135/2.8 that features goggles to magnify the viewfinder image, but that lens is huge (for an M lens) and not really much fun to use in the field.
-- Markus
Is it possible that the sense of an M9 disappears if you carry it with a much longer lense?[/quote]
Absolutely.
[quote name='Vieux loup' timestamp='1306700907' post='8911']
It seems to me that if the Fuji X100 is in such demand, it is because we are looking for an inconspicuous little camera that is not seen or heard![/quote]
Compared to any DSLR, especially any full frame DSLR, the M9 is still inconspicuous, even with slightly longer lenses (there are some quite compact 90mm primes available).
[quote name='Vieux loup' timestamp='1306700907' post='8911']
To me an M9 with a 135mm lense would be a contradiction.
[/quote]
It is. There's a reason why 135mm is the longest available focal length for the M9 <img src='http://forum.photozone.de/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/wink.gif' class='bbc_emoticon' alt='
' /> The viewfinder frame for 135mm is quite tiny and offers only a rough guidance to guess the final framing. Focussing is quite difficult with such long lenses, too. I have a 135/2.8 that features goggles to magnify the viewfinder image, but that lens is huge (for an M lens) and not really much fun to use in the field.-- Markus
Editor
opticallimits.com
opticallimits.com