berbor Posted July 27, 2014 Share #21 Posted July 27, 2014 Advertisement (gone after registration) I went from a 7D to a M8 and now M9. Never regret it! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Advertisement Posted July 27, 2014 Posted July 27, 2014 Hi berbor, Take a look here Selling my Canon 7D and buy an M9?. I'm sure you'll find what you were looking for!
Larsnl Posted July 27, 2014 Author Share #22 Posted July 27, 2014 I went from a 7D to a M8 and now M9. Never regret it! What kind of photography are you doing? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
kdriceman Posted July 29, 2014 Share #23 Posted July 29, 2014 I have had a 7D for 4 years now and probably 100,000 actuations on it. I've also had an M9 (and currently have a M240). They are really different cameras, but I would not get rid of my 7D (until the 7D Mark II comes out). It is bulletproof, reliable, fast and accurate autofocus, weather sealed (really, well sealed unlike the M version of weather sealing). It can't match the image quality of an M or M9 (but it's not bad either), but I have are so many needs where just getting clean sharp images under difficult conditions is important and the M9/M just isn't always capable of that. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TonyField Posted July 29, 2014 Share #24 Posted July 29, 2014 If you think an M9 will make you take better pictures than you get from your 7D, then by all means, pick up an M9. My personal experience is that the M9 is great for some image work but, if I were to rely on a camera for commercial work (I shoot theatre, dance, music, show jumping, weddings, etc) I would always chose my Canon system. The Leica system is too restrictive for what I shoot if I reliably have to deliver images. I need the flexibility of lenses from 16mm to 400mm. I consider the M9 ideal for my walkabout and casual photography. I have an M9, M3, M4 x2, and M5 with six lenses (mostly old ones from the film days). Yes, I have successfully shot thousands of rolls of film on the M-series for theatre, dance, sports, scenic, and casual fashion. In terms of image quality, my Canons and M9 deliver high quality results - but are "different" in how images render. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
berbor Posted July 31, 2014 Share #25 Posted July 31, 2014 @Larsnl: doing street and portrait work. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lee Martin Posted July 31, 2014 Share #26 Posted July 31, 2014 I think hiring one is excellent advice, you can see if it's suitable and see if you take to this totally different way of taking photographs. Reliability might be an issue based on some comments that appear on this forum and months that you might be without the camera if it fails. I'd certainly keep the Canon equipment for a while if you do make the decision to buy the Leica and you are right about the L glass, it is very good and you may not see any improvement on your existing results Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
CaptZoom Posted July 31, 2014 Share #27 Posted July 31, 2014 Advertisement (gone after registration) OTE=Larsnl;2744371 [mention=2744371]Larsnl[/mention] You've received a lot of good advice/info. I migrated from a Canon 5Dmkii to M9 several years ago. I won't rehash my experience here (yet again), other than to say it was positive- if interested, PM me and I we can discuss details. I will, however, add two points: 1) M9's flash sync is slower than 7D. M9 is 180 while I think the 7D is either 200 or 250. 2) 7D is a capable video dSLR. Considering a new 7D can be had for well under $1000, I don't know if it's worth selling. It might be worth keeping for video projects. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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