edward james Posted November 14, 2015 Share #1 Posted November 14, 2015 Advertisement (gone after registration) After leaving when i broke my M8.2 and the cost of getting it fixed I am coming back to Leica today Saturday i pickup my M9 what should i be worried about i hear the sensor has its issue, I am getting a used one with less than 1500 actuations i have seen it looks well kept. will post some pics, Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Advertisement Posted November 14, 2015 Posted November 14, 2015 Hi edward james, Take a look here Coming back to Leica. I'm sure you'll find what you were looking for!
250swb Posted November 15, 2015 Share #2 Posted November 15, 2015 There are no worries. If it should happen that your sensor gets corrosion in the future you send it to Leica who replace it with a new sensor designed to solve the problem, and you get back a fully serviced camera, for free. Steve Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
pontus Posted November 17, 2015 Share #3 Posted November 17, 2015 Don't worry, get an M9 and enjoy it. I bought a used one a few weeks back. Had bad luck, the shutter died after five days. Leica replaced the shutter and replaced the sensor with the new version, both for free. The M9 is an amazing camera! Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
eujin Posted November 17, 2015 Share #4 Posted November 17, 2015 I'd be curious to see what both your experiences are with the M9. With used M 240 prices staying quite high, I'm increasingly flirting with the idea of getting an M9. I normally shoot with an M4-P for film and Fujis for digital. Pontus, did you find the M9's high ISO performance limiting? Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
pontus Posted November 18, 2015 Share #5 Posted November 18, 2015 When I shot film 400 was fast enough for most situations, sometimes I pushed to 1600. With the M9 I usually don't go above 640, sometimes underexposing and bringing the exposure up in the computer. I've heard that it gives better results than shooting at higher ISOs but I haven't really compared myself. I've gone to 2500 one or two times just to try, and sure it's noisy compared to the Fuji X-Pro1 I had earlier. But usable, especially since I mostly do black & white. I would say that I get consistently better pictures at medium ISOs compared to the Fuji. Better focus, less camera shake... More noise, but better shots. And that's what matters to me. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
eujin Posted November 18, 2015 Share #6 Posted November 18, 2015 I have a bit of a Fuji problem...currently have three bodies including the XPro1. I love them but will likely get rid of at least one if I decide to go for an M9. I shoot with 400 film too, which seems very usable in most situations. The thing is, film puts you in a totally different mindset. With digital, I find myself wanting the highest ISO possible. This is especially true if I'm shooting a paid assignment. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaapv Posted November 20, 2015 Share #7 Posted November 20, 2015 Advertisement (gone after registration) Why do you do so? Isn't it more logical to go for the optimal image quality that is compatible with a usable shutterspeed and chosen aperture? With film I can understand preparing for any situation that one may encounter as one is locked in for 36 exposures. However, with digital one is very often able to choose a lower ISO value per frame . Anyway with careful exposure 1250 is still an optimal ISO value on the M9, 1600 quite acceptable and 2500 usable to get the shot. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShivaYash Posted November 20, 2015 Share #8 Posted November 20, 2015 Get the M-E. It's a tad newer. I did this and have peace of mind with passport and of course, should the sensor corrode, Leica will change it for free. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
dunhoy Posted November 23, 2015 Share #9 Posted November 23, 2015 I bailed on M9P when the sensor issue came to light (traded for M240 having had that and MM on loan for a weekend). M9 is very good so long as you don't push the ISO too far - but the shutter is rather noisy! Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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