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M9 owner for 3 days, now have to send it to Leica asap...Tips for a new user?


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I've only been a Leica user for a month when i purchased my M3. I fell in love with the simplicity of the camera. The feel and quality of my 60yo camera pushed me to upgrade to a digital version as well. However i have a limited budget, so it was either an M8 with a lens, or an M9. I figured that something slightly newer would be the way to go, and also the fact that it is full frame.

 

So i just purchased my M9 from a local person this past Saturday. I was aware of the sensor corrosion, but i assumed that i would be able to enjoy the camera for a month or 2 since it is in excellent condition, then send it in for the sensor replacement as a preemptive measure. Now it turns out i need to send it ASAP before they stop replacing them for free.

 

Well while i figure out how to send my camera for the sensor replacement, are there any tips for a new user that M9 veterans recommend? 

One thing i noticed is that when i take a picture, the red light flashes for several seconds. So i am afraid of taking another picture of anything until it stops flashing (and writing i assume). The card is a modern Samsung 32gb. Is there a certain speed/size that is ideal for this camera since it is older? Should it be a straight SD card instead of a micro SD with adaptor?

 

Any other advise would be greatly appreciated.

Thank you.

 

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I've used both regular SD and micro SD+adaptor on the M9, and both worked fine. That said, I've had somewhat mixed experience with WIFI SD cards while shooting in very low light (some sort of signal interference pattern or some more frequent banding issues).

 

I've used Sandisk 16GB 45mb/sec card for over two years, with minimal problem. And I have used a Sandisk 32GB 90mb/sec card, which seems to be quite good in normal circumstances, but appeared to show banding more often when in low light (or using high ISO settings).

 

I've been using the now commonly recognised method of limiting ISO to 640 when in low light, and push exposure during post process, to very good effects. For colour shots I'd say you can quite safely push around 2 to 3 stops without too much problem. For B&W, I've done 5-stop push several times with fairly usable results.

 

Oh and, you can quite safely shoot on while the red led light is flashing. I've rarely used continuous shooting mode but I seem to remember that you can shoot a 6 or 7 frames burst before the camera slows down.

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