johnbuckley Posted May 27, 2012 Share #1 Â Posted May 27, 2012 Advertisement (gone after registration) A typically thorough and informative review by David Farkas is now up. Â http://www.reddotforum.com/content.php/226-Leica-M-Monochrom-Review Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Studio58 Posted May 27, 2012 Share #2 Â Posted May 27, 2012 That is a great review. The camera sounds fantastic, it will be interesting to see real world results once the unit begins to circulate amongst actual shooters. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
lars_bergquist Posted May 27, 2012 Share #3  Posted May 27, 2012 Well done Mr. Farkas. You and Sean Reid (and now maybe Ming Thein too) are the reviewers that are worth my reading time.  The time should now have arrived for the objective side-by-side testing, the MM side by side with the M9 and the Summicron (or Summilux ASPH) with the Apo-Summicron. Sean has already made a beginning.  What is clear is the Leica have created a cult camera – and possibly also a cult lens. It remains to be seen what this means to us common people, the ordinary Leica helots, and what impact this will have on the photographic scene in general.  The old man from the Age of he M9 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
wattsy Posted May 27, 2012 Share #4 Â Posted May 27, 2012 I suppose all information is useful but I tend to agree with Studio58 that it will be interesting when we begin to see results from photographers who aren't (also) reviewers, bloggers and dealers. The testing and comparing is getting a little repetitive (dare I say boring?) - it should be obvious by now that the M Monochrom has more pixel level resolution and less noise than the M9. Â Personally, I've found the DNGs generously made available by Jono and Thorsten to be infinitely more interesting. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
lct Posted May 27, 2012 Share #5 Â Posted May 27, 2012 In-house reviews are not always interesting by far but this one by David Farkas looks as serious as his previous ones thanksfully. It is difficult to be judge and party though. David's statement about lack of jaggedness around edges would deserve some support IMHO. See for instance Jono's 4 XingPing bridge. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
rosuna Posted May 27, 2012 Share #6 Â Posted May 27, 2012 He had dinner with Peter Karbe and promises (Did I read well?) an article about the conversation... Â I am waiting for it... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
bybrett Posted May 27, 2012 Share #7 Â Posted May 27, 2012 Advertisement (gone after registration) David has done a great job in my opinion. I share 50 APO images on Monochrome and M9 on flickr but don't have the time or inclination to compete with David's very comprehensive and balanced review! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnbuckley Posted May 27, 2012 Author Share #8  Posted May 27, 2012 I suppose all information is useful but I tend to agree with Studio58 that it will be interesting when we begin to see results from photographers who aren't (also) reviewers, bloggers and dealers. The testing and comparing is getting a little repetitive (dare I say boring?) - it should be obvious by now that the M Monochrom has more pixel level resolution and less noise than the M9. Personally, I've found the DNGs generously made available by Jono and Thorsten to be infinitely more interesting.  That strikes me as a little ungenerous to David. He is, yes, a dealer, and an incredibly good one at that. But he's also described the time pressure he was under with camera and lens, shooting in Wetzlar in the middle of the night. And frankly, seeing those noise-free images taken at high ISOs is a revelation. One last thing: all of us are at least slightly obsessed with Leica or we wouldn't spend so much time on this forum; since David was one of the early testers of the M9, I have found it very interesting to read about his interactions with Leica executives. They treat him a little differently than they do a typical "reviewer," and we benefit from that. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
wattsy Posted May 27, 2012 Share #9  Posted May 27, 2012 One last thing: all of us are at least slightly obsessed with Leica or we wouldn't spend so much time on this forum  Yes, I think that must be true.  I didn't intend to be ungenerous to David in particular. I think he is a little unfortunate in the timing of his review, coming so soon after one or two others. I guess I'm just keen to see more photography done with the camera that isn't in the context of it being compared with something else. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrism Posted May 27, 2012 Share #10 Â Posted May 27, 2012 Excellent review! Given the brief summer of Nova Scotia I don't normally wish for it to be over, but roll on August! (This year only!) Â Chris Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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