andalus Posted April 2, 2010 Share #1 Posted April 2, 2010 Advertisement (gone after registration) Out all day, first time really, with 5 day old M9. Have the 50 Lux Asph attached. SOOO glad I sold the MP to get into this digital world for the first time. The pics on this bright, clear day here in the Carolinas are sharp as a razor. Enjoyed the MP and other M bodies for decades, but this is something else, and as steep as the learning curve may be (for now), this camera is a joy to work with. I tried the ruler thing to see if my focus was okay and I THINK it may be good enough. I do wonder what percentage of new M9's have to be readjusted for focus issues at max apertures. It does appear that many come from the factory and need some kind of adjustment, but of course anything "wrong" will be reported here more frequently than a camera that's fine right out of the box. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Advertisement Posted April 2, 2010 Posted April 2, 2010 Hi andalus, Take a look here What % of new M9's need focus adjustment? Any thoughts?. I'm sure you'll find what you were looking for!
Viv Posted April 2, 2010 Share #2 Posted April 2, 2010 5 days? FIVE DAYS !!!! What took you so long??? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
swamiji Posted April 2, 2010 Share #3 Posted April 2, 2010 My only complaint about my M9 as delivered, that the sensor was dirty. Out side of that, it was good to go, with no adjustments. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alnitak Posted April 2, 2010 Share #4 Posted April 2, 2010 My first one had some pretty bad front-focus. My second one (first one had to be replaced as the sensor cover cracked) is pretty close. I still want to get it adjusted as all of my glass is off just a little bit, and it's noticeable with the 50/.95, my 75's and the 90AA wide open. Sensor was really, really dirty on the first one and kept getting dirty for the first few weeks. This new one was pretty clean, and one wet cleaning has done the job for now. Jeff Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
msk2193 Posted April 2, 2010 Share #5 Posted April 2, 2010 I just got my M9 and 3 lenses back from New Jersey; it took the repair department at Leica under a week to turn around the repair job. All combinations seem to be tack sharp now. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
250swb Posted April 3, 2010 Share #6 Posted April 3, 2010 I do wonder what percentage of new M9's have to be readjusted for focus issues at max apertures. It does appear that many come from the factory and need some kind of adjustment, but of course anything "wrong" will be reported here more frequently than a camera that's fine right out of the box. Thats the key, the number of posts that haven't been written about focus problems. The other thing is home testing needs to be done with very rigorous standards otherwise some results can seem alarming. Its real world photography that usually tells the truth. Steve Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Viv Posted April 3, 2010 Share #7 Posted April 3, 2010 Advertisement (gone after registration) The manufacturing tolerances for the rangefinder coupling in the M9 are much tighter than for the M8. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
vanhulsenbeek Posted April 3, 2010 Share #8 Posted April 3, 2010 .....I do wonder what percentage of new M9's have to be readjusted for focus issues at max apertures. Wonder on, but you will never find out, not through this forum. It is simply not possible to get any statistically relevant results by asking questions here, nor anywhere else. And if you would get a result, what would that do for your camera? Which you think is OK, so what is your point? Since the advent of your M9 on 29 March you have posted 34 times! Stop worrying and start enjoying:) Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest mc_k Posted April 4, 2010 Share #9 Posted April 4, 2010 The manufacturing tolerances for the rangefinder coupling in the M9 are much tighter than for the M8. do you have a source for this? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest mc_k Posted April 4, 2010 Share #10 Posted April 4, 2010 Wonder on, but you will never find out, not through this forum.It is simply not possible to get any statistically relevant results by asking questions here, nor anywhere else. ... if you had a lot of M lenses, or a lot of M cameras, you could measure the variance in either... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
andalus Posted April 4, 2010 Author Share #11 Posted April 4, 2010 I have posted a lot but I am learning, thank you. Many of you have been shooting M8's and other digital cameras for years, and make money shooting. When I was younger I worked for newspapers and magazines and once in a while still do and I used a film M to illustrate stories. Film, transparencies, is all I've ever known until a week ago. So forgive me if I ask too many questions! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
k-hawinkler Posted April 5, 2010 Share #12 Posted April 5, 2010 I have posted a lot but I am learning, thank you. Many of you have been shooting M8's and other digital cameras for years, and make money shooting. When I was younger I worked for newspapers and magazines and once in a while still do and I used a film M to illustrate stories. Film, transparencies, is all I've ever known until a week ago. So forgive me if I ask too many questions! andalus, Me too. Thank you for asking relevant questions. Please, keep it up. I appreciate it. Thanks, K-H. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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