markgay Posted May 15, 2010 Share #1 Posted May 15, 2010 Advertisement (gone after registration) Time for another.... Leica M9 review - Telegraph Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Advertisement Posted May 15, 2010 Posted May 15, 2010 Hi markgay, Take a look here Telegraph's M9 Review. I'm sure you'll find what you were looking for!
jaapv Posted May 15, 2010 Share #2 Posted May 15, 2010 Canon or Nikon produce at half the price:confused: If they could -and could sell it- they would... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xmas Posted May 15, 2010 Share #3 Posted May 15, 2010 Canon or Nikon produce at half the price:confused: If they could -and could sell it- they would... Well they did in the last century when Leitz had the M2 and M3 e.g. Nikon SP and Canon P, but they decided the SLR market was larger (Nikon Nikon F) and the P&S even larger (Canon Canonet), lots of people were upset and amazed. Nikon did several film rangefinder 'repros' for circa 2000 (e.g. a repro SP), they did not disappear off the shelves that quick, an accountant could well have thought the effort was a magnificent disaster. The RD/1 did not set the world on fire... The M9 is selling fast enough to keep Leica busy, the profit they are making may or may not be adequate. They are selling M7 & MP as well, probably with a higher margin. Lots of other camera makers have faded in to the shadows. The last person (full frame Nikon DSLR with Nikon stabilized Zoom) to try to focus my rather sad M2 & CV lens in twilight, held it for 2 minutes then put it down reluctantly, way too nice. Noel Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
rosuna Posted May 15, 2010 Share #4 Posted May 15, 2010 Is The Telegraph a serious journal? In the "Popular Today" section (top right corner) they link to this story: Tourist hospitalized by venomous spider bite on penis . Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
farnz Posted May 15, 2010 Share #5 Posted May 15, 2010 Thanks for posting the link to the spider bite story, Reuben. I've stayed briefly in Dargaville and it's so remote that you just wouldn't want that happening to you there! (In Dargaville I mean. ) I lived for 12 years next to a stretch of beach which contains the main population of Katipo spiders in NZ and never saw a single one. This chap must have been very unlucky. The Daily Telegraph is one of the 4 well-respected British broadsheets: The Times, The Daily Telegraph, The Independent, and the Guardian. Pete. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
wattsy Posted May 15, 2010 Share #6 Posted May 15, 2010 And the FT. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
farnz Posted May 15, 2010 Share #7 Posted May 15, 2010 Advertisement (gone after registration) A fair point, Ian, I felt there was one more. Mea culpa. Pete. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
michali Posted May 15, 2010 Share #8 Posted May 15, 2010 "Perhaps the saddest thing about it is, the M9 will sit in many peoples display cabinets and not see the proper use it deserves." Unadulterated bullshit! How can the journalist make such a broad and stupid statement? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
pascal_meheut Posted May 15, 2010 Share #9 Posted May 15, 2010 How can the journalist make such a broad and stupid statement? Not the first one, not the last one. And this one is only about the M9 so it's not such big a deal Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rolo Posted May 15, 2010 Share #10 Posted May 15, 2010 I've responded to that. Unfortunately, they clipped my overall view of the piece and it's comparison to children's homework harvested from the internet. . Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
wattsy Posted May 15, 2010 Share #11 Posted May 15, 2010 It is a lifestyle piece masquerading as a review so I wouldn't expect it to be much more than frivolous puff. I have never heard of the author but, to be fair, he is a perfectly decent photographer - Bunter Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
delander † Posted May 15, 2010 Share #12 Posted May 15, 2010 The author of the review is 'Hunter Skipworth' Quite a glowing review followed by the ususal complaints about cost and its 'shortcomings' compared to a DSLR. Jeff Just seen Wattsy's comment so Hunter Skipworth is real! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Artichoke Posted May 15, 2010 Share #13 Posted May 15, 2010 "the M9 is the best digital camera on the market today" that is a strong statement, but I am inclined to agree, albeit with qualification as was pointed out by wattsy, he is a decent photographer who shots much of what I like to shoot Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
misha Posted May 15, 2010 Share #14 Posted May 15, 2010 its strange that after 9 months on the market dpreview has yet to publish its review. misha PHOTOGRAPHY BY MISHA FRIEDMAN Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
rosuna Posted May 15, 2010 Share #15 Posted May 15, 2010 Leica's revolutionary M9 camera represents two things: first, a monumental leap in digital camera technology (...). Really? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xmas Posted May 15, 2010 Share #16 Posted May 15, 2010 "Perhaps the saddest thing about it is, the M9 will sit in many peoples display cabinets and not see the proper use it deserves." Unadulterated bullshit! How can the journalist make such a broad and stupid statement? At least the jurno is not an in the closet collector in denial, perhaps he has one of those all white M8 kits hisself? Noel Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaapv Posted May 15, 2010 Share #17 Posted May 15, 2010 Well they did in the last century when Leitz had the M2 and M3 e.g. Nikon SP and Canon P, but they decided the SLR market was larger (Nikon Nikon F) and the P&S even larger (Canon Canonet), lots of people were upset and amazed. Nikon did several film rangefinder 'repros' for circa 2000 (e.g. a repro SP), they did not disappear off the shelves that quick, an accountant could well have thought the effort was a magnificent disaster. Noel Strangely Leica outsold them by a magnitude, so price does not seem to be that much of a selling factor.... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
SJP Posted May 15, 2010 Share #18 Posted May 15, 2010 This is a very positive review with some minor inaccuracies but as whole it is pretty good. Note the large nr. of Canon, Nikon etc. owners commenting that this review is way too biased towards Leica "Can Leica lenses possibly be any better than my Nikon primes?? Nah don't think so" AKA basement dweller. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xmas Posted May 15, 2010 Share #19 Posted May 15, 2010 Strangely Leica outsold them by a magnitude, so price does not seem to be that much of a selling factor.... The 2000 film Nikon rfdrs were as or more expensive than Leicas, but only made as small batches, they were not made to sell, like a MP, they were only sold with kit lenses. The Canons (for example) rfdrs Canon P and Canon 7 in total sold in the same numbers ('59-68) within a thousand or so as M2 and M3 did in total ('54-67), - about 280k Where does the order of magnitude come in? Then Leitz were pro cameras and dictating the technology and Canon and Nikon playing catch up avoiding patents. Then Canon lenses were better, the bodies more reliable. Today Leica are playing catch up, the Ja have pooled their patents... you want me to believe the 5cm lens on the Nikon 2000 rfdr is not as good as the 5cm Lux ASPH? Noel Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
diogenis Posted May 16, 2010 Share #20 Posted May 16, 2010 Really? Yes really. He surely means its size. And he is right... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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