beewee Posted October 31, 2011 Share #21 Posted October 31, 2011 Advertisement (gone after registration) Welcome to the digital revolution , though admittedly the M8 would've had more resolution than good film if you scanning at home. And the fuss about the M10/11 and such is more about Leica making something better than Canikon/Sony, not just something better than their film Ms. As far as resolving power is concerned, the M8 and M9 both have the same spatial resolution so they both should be equaly sharp when zoomed to 100% - all things being equal (i.e. focal length, focus adjustment, etc..). This is because the pixel size and spacing is the same on both sensors. From a different perspective, you can view the M8 as having the same 'full frame' sensor as the M9 but you can't make use of the portion that is on the outter edges. You only gain resolution on the M9 when you use a wider lens to get similar frame coverage but making use of the full sensor. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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darylgo Posted October 31, 2011 Share #22 Posted October 31, 2011 my guess is that one will get the biggest jump in quality etc swapping out of the m9 when the m11 is released. between now and whenever i will continue to use and enjoy the m9 without question or compromise. Buy one, skip one. Electronics, such as cell phones this works well. The difficulty I have with cameras is that the next one (M10) will likely pull with more force than gravity, I will resist but if one happens to land in my hands at the camera store all resistance is futile. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sp12 Posted October 31, 2011 Share #23 Posted October 31, 2011 As far as resolving power is concerned, the M8 and M9 both have the same spatial resolution so they both should be equaly sharp when zoomed to 100% - all things being equal (i.e. focal length, focus adjustment, etc..). This is because the pixel size and spacing is the same on both sensors. From a different perspective, you can view the M8 as having the same 'full frame' sensor as the M9 but you can't make use of the portion that is on the outter edges. You only gain resolution on the M9 when you use a wider lens to get similar frame coverage but making use of the full sensor. What a weirdly pedantic way of looking at something as well explained as crop factor, in a comment not even concerned with it. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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