TacTZilla Posted November 4, 2009 Author Share #41 Posted November 4, 2009 Advertisement (gone after registration) Hi Jack. That's a nice shot of the water skier. Sadly I don't know anyone with Leica gear so can't borrow an M8. Yes, I have the lenses here. Will I still be able to shoot shots like this with an M9 and 90mm...........? 1x.com - Onexposure Only kidding. Bob Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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jonoslack Posted November 4, 2009 Share #42 Posted November 4, 2009 Will I still be able to shoot shots like this with an M9 and 90mm...........? Hi Bob No Problem . . as long as you don't mind being trampled to death 3 seconds later! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
brill64 Posted November 6, 2009 Share #43 Posted November 6, 2009 Hi James. Yes, I would have preferred to keep the D3 and you are right, it was challenging with me still being somewhat wet behind the ears. I enjoyed the challenge though. Even though it has such a high frame rate, it's still takes a lot of skill to get a really stunning action shot. It did nothing for my elbow though. I had to wear a splint every time I used the D3 and had plenty of pain as a result. I certainly won't miss that. Regards Bob ouch!! should be better by the time you get a noctilux.. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
fotografr Posted November 6, 2009 Share #44 Posted November 6, 2009 Will I still be able to shoot shots like this with an M9 and 90mm...........? 1x.com - Onexposure Only kidding. Bob No, but you'll be able to shoot shots like this: 1x.com - Photo: Dream Catcher by Widjita Raya Muljadi Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
wilfredo Posted November 6, 2009 Share #45 Posted November 6, 2009 Bob, If your name is still on a waiting list you might want to consider a used M8 instead (unless your glued to a FF camera) and save yourself $4500.00 (sorry to rain on everyone's parade). You could still keep the lens combo you purchased. My M8 has given me plenty of satisfaction. If you already purchased the camera then you might as well make the best of it, I am sure you will enjoy the results. Who knows. you might turn out to be the next HCB? Cheers! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
woodyspedden Posted November 6, 2009 Share #46 Posted November 6, 2009 Chris I have owned two copiess of the 90 Cron (buy one, sell it, buyer's remorse, buy another etc) and it and the 75 cron are two of the sharpest lenses for the M. Add to that the APO corrections and you have a super tool. Problems for me are cost; weight and size; and balance on the camera (guess this is due to weight and size) Image quality is simply superb. No negative areas to be found. But like all very modern Leica optics sharpness seems to be the primary design criterion. I opted for the 75 lux over the 75 cron due to drawing at 1.4. I can always stop down to 2.8 or 3.5 and have the sharpness needed, when needed so kind of like getting two lenses for the price of one! To be sure I paid the price for this with size and weight (where have I heard that before) and focus accuracy at times but I simply won't ever sell this lens unless I get Altzheimers and sell the entire M system LOL. I don't have a 90 at the moment. I have heard great things about the 90 Elmarit and would love to try one but I haven't run into any available at the moment in the Fort Collins Colorado area. Certainly size and weight and price are taken care of here but the issue of image quality is still uncertain for me personally although many continue to rave. I need help Woody Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jiukuic5609 Posted November 7, 2009 Share #47 Posted November 7, 2009 Advertisement (gone after registration) You did the right thing. I made a similar switch a month ago to - I sold my entire dslr kit d700, 24-70 f/2.8 80-200 f/2.8 50mm f/1.8 and 80 f/1.8 along with all my strobes for a leica M8, 28mm Elmarit and 50mm Summicron. It was scary at first looking at the $$/pound of the Leica vs. the Nikon gear but now I bring my camera everywhere and am taking more photos and having more fun which is what photography is about, right? Anyways I think you will be in great shape! Enjoy the new kit. Plus the Leica gives you the options to capture improtu pics like this: in places I wouldn't of had my nikon. As they say "the best camera is the one you have with you" - Also if you haven't already check out stevehuffphotos.com - this is the website that made me switch. I have a bunch of pics and reviews on my site too: Omaha, NE Based Photography — Daniel Valente Photography Will be posting a 50mm Summicron review soon. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest AgXlove Posted November 7, 2009 Share #48 Posted November 7, 2009 Bob, I think once you get your M9 in your hands, your second thoughts will fade very quickly - like after your first afternoon of shooting. Some people have complained about the "difficulties" in changing from an SLR to a RF system. Of course they are very different cameras and each has its own set of strengths and weaknesses - but learning to use a RF is not at all difficult for a seasoned photographer. Leica's RF mechanism is without equal; it is superior to the RF of the Mamiya 7 II and the Hasselblad XPAN cameras in my experience, and I have never heard anyone anywhere claim that any other RF system is better than Leica's. Learning to use it will be much easier than some claim. Regarding your lens choices, I think you did very well; I chose the 90/2 ASPH over the 90/2.8, but that's not to say the 90/2.8 is a bad choice. Sometimes I long for the 75/2 Summicron, as it is probably a better choice for portrait work than the 90/2, but 90mm is still a great focal length. Your choice of the 28/2 Summicron will prove to be a great choice - true, it's not that classic 35mm lens, but it is pretty close in perspective and (IMHO) is better in some ways for documentary and street photography (more depth of field at a given aperture, offers a wider view but without distortion, allows you to get closer to your subject while including more background for storytelling) . The results the 28/2 ASPH produces are truly eye-popping; it is just an outstanding optic. It's a fantastic all-around wide angle lens. I think you will find that the Leica M system will do probaby 90% of all photographic tasks as well as any SLR system. Of course, Canon and Nikon have better lens choices for macro, long telephoto and perspective control, but Leica lenses are without question superior to both (and to most if not all medium format lenses). One of the things I like most about the M system is that it is elemental in nature - it's a system for an experienced, discerning photographer who knows how to work a camera and doesn't want or need a camera that will do everything (including think) for them. Many photographers spend thousands for cameras that are loaded down with stealth bomber like technology that they do not understand and never use; that makes no sense to me. IMHO, I'm better off with a camera that has three or four controls that I understand and use every time I make photographs than I am with a camera with 300 or 400 features I don't use, want or need (and a 400 page user's manual). My MP and Leica lenses give me that - and they produce negs, prints and chromes that blow away anything that has ever come out of any of my Nikon cameras. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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