06-15-2010, 03:12 PM
Well, the M9 fills a niche that has been empty so far. It's technically not on par with the big players, like in the high ISO area (however, personally I often miss a usable low ISO setting like 50 or even 25 more). It has some unique selling points, though, like the lack of an antialiasing filter. However, it's probably not a big deal for the large camera makers to adopt that strategy.
[quote name='Martin_MM' date='15 June 2010 - 12:25 PM' timestamp='1276601157' post='536']
Last question if you don´t mind - what equipment are you personally using? Is it the Leica with Heliar only...? :-)
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I used to be a Nikon only guy (and a Canon guy before the D300), but over the last year have learned to love smaller cameras (we're all getting older ... especially our backs, it seems). So, currently I'm more or less distributing the same amount of usage to each one of three systems. When needed, I still rely on the D3x, especially with long and short glass. The M9 is my sort of everyday camera, at least in the sense that it usually have it with me most of the time (which doesn't necessarily mean I use it every day). And as another rather portable system, there's a G1, which initially was "only" my wife's camera, but which I learned to appreciate as a nice addition to the M system. It doesn't take away much additional space, but gives functionality and range that the M9 lacks by default (think about AF, wide angle, macro and tele range).
However, note that I switch equipment quite often, so things might look different in a year from now on. I'm sure I will stick with the D3x and M9 (I have to for reviews, anyway), but there's a new Nikon DX test camera on the horizon and that might make me reconsider the G1.
I haven't decided yet which lenses to use on the M9. I'm still exploring and learning the system, but I think I might end with something like 35/50/90. Maybe 28 or 75 (in addition or instead of soemthing else). Time (and the reviews) will tell <img src='http://forum.photozone.de/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/wink.gif' class='bbc_emoticon' alt=':lol:' />
-- Markus
[quote name='Martin_MM' date='15 June 2010 - 12:25 PM' timestamp='1276601157' post='536']
Last question if you don´t mind - what equipment are you personally using? Is it the Leica with Heliar only...? :-)
[/quote]
I used to be a Nikon only guy (and a Canon guy before the D300), but over the last year have learned to love smaller cameras (we're all getting older ... especially our backs, it seems). So, currently I'm more or less distributing the same amount of usage to each one of three systems. When needed, I still rely on the D3x, especially with long and short glass. The M9 is my sort of everyday camera, at least in the sense that it usually have it with me most of the time (which doesn't necessarily mean I use it every day). And as another rather portable system, there's a G1, which initially was "only" my wife's camera, but which I learned to appreciate as a nice addition to the M system. It doesn't take away much additional space, but gives functionality and range that the M9 lacks by default (think about AF, wide angle, macro and tele range).
However, note that I switch equipment quite often, so things might look different in a year from now on. I'm sure I will stick with the D3x and M9 (I have to for reviews, anyway), but there's a new Nikon DX test camera on the horizon and that might make me reconsider the G1.
I haven't decided yet which lenses to use on the M9. I'm still exploring and learning the system, but I think I might end with something like 35/50/90. Maybe 28 or 75 (in addition or instead of soemthing else). Time (and the reviews) will tell <img src='http://forum.photozone.de/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/wink.gif' class='bbc_emoticon' alt=':lol:' />
-- Markus
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