a.noctilux Posted February 5, 2022 Share #21 Posted February 5, 2022 Advertisement (gone after registration) On 2/2/2022 at 8:29 PM, twogun said: wow! this is pure dedication and first time I'm hearing about scanning with an M9. Impressive. Other ways to do so (Visoflex III, etc.) Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Olaf_ZG Posted April 24, 2022 Author Share #22 Posted April 24, 2022 Another update: instead of a m9, I most probably buy a second m8. I want an EDC and the Q was/is too wide, the griiix files are not too my liking and a x100stfv just too small in my hands. a m8 is price wise the same and for EDC prints above 15x22cm rarely happen. A m9 is still double the price and for an EDC I don’t want to have worries regarding damage, theft and so on. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
a.noctilux Posted April 24, 2022 Share #23 Posted April 24, 2022 EDC ? What is it ? 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
pippy Posted April 24, 2022 Share #24 Posted April 24, 2022 4 hours ago, Olaf_ZG said: ...I want an EDC...for EDC prints above 15x22cm rarely happen. A m9 is still double the price and for an EDC... Could you please use words? Thanks. P. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
frame-it Posted April 24, 2022 Share #25 Posted April 24, 2022 Every Day Carry.. i think 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Olaf_ZG Posted April 25, 2022 Author Share #26 Posted April 25, 2022 5 hours ago, pippy said: Could you please use words? Thanks. P. EDC: every day camera 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
pippy Posted April 25, 2022 Share #27 Posted April 25, 2022 Advertisement (gone after registration) 4 hours ago, Olaf_ZG said: EDC: every day camera In which case (IMO) an M8 would be an excellent choice. P. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ianman Posted April 25, 2022 Share #28 Posted April 25, 2022 12 hours ago, pippy said: Could you please use words? 15x22cm: fifteen by twenty-two centimetres. 1 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
pippy Posted April 25, 2022 Share #29 Posted April 25, 2022 13 minutes ago, ianman said: 15x22cm: fifteen by twenty-two centimetres... Still no use; what's that in the 'Old Money'... Philip. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adam Bonn Posted April 25, 2022 Share #30 Posted April 25, 2022 18 minutes ago, pippy said: Still no use; what's that in the 'Old Money'... Philip. About 0.286 x 0.420 Egyptian Cubits 😇😝 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
a.noctilux Posted April 25, 2022 Share #31 Posted April 25, 2022 about A5 ? 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Olaf_ZG Posted April 25, 2022 Author Share #32 Posted April 25, 2022 @ianmanway too funny 😂 still, my mind is not made up. Though nice for ir (infrared), the m8 is a crop sensor. for colour I bought the SL (not sure what this means: second l-mount?), and I love the m9m. May be search a second one of that? having only one, makes me use it less as I am afraid one day it will break. It is a stupid thought, which happily I don’t have with lenses, but bodies I tend to buy in pairs… Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
david strachan Posted April 26, 2022 Share #33 Posted April 26, 2022 I have two M8's, thought the camera so good...for one important reason, mainly... The crop...it uses just the middle part of the lens, a place where there is no smearing, colour shifts, italian flag, reduced fringing, etc. Makes the image pop, and pop more. I've been using a full frame digicam last few years, amonst others.. M-P 240 with a range of lenses from Leica, to Nikon, Canon, Voigtlander, even Soviet lenses. I do like trying them all...my interest is cameras and the physics of the image. Point is full frame almost always shows image degradation. Particularly around the edges...unless one wants to spend several $ thousands...not me. On cropped, this isn't a problem...everything in focus, and smear free, etc, or as intended by the focusing. There's a reason some long term camera users are reverting to APS-C, or other camera systems eg Fuji, or in this case APS-H. It's more than adequate for photographic excellence. I'm still using my M-P 240, and always my two M8's. Sorry to be so long. 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
pippy Posted April 26, 2022 Share #34 Posted April 26, 2022 18 hours ago, david strachan said: I have two M8's, thought the camera so good...for one important reason...The crop...it uses just the middle part of the lens, a place where there is no smearing, colour shifts, italian flag, reduced fringing, etc. Makes the image pop, and pop more... Excellent point, David, and thanks for mentioning it. P. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
pgk Posted April 27, 2022 Share #35 Posted April 27, 2022 On 4/24/2022 at 6:44 PM, Olaf_ZG said: A m9 is still double the price and for an EDC I don’t want to have worries regarding damage, theft and so on. I've been using M9s since they came out and one is carried almost everywhere with me. No problems with doing so whatsoever. Depends where/what you shoot I suppose but risk apply to all equipment regardless of size/cost/etc.. I simply don't let any of them worry me. 5 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Topsy Posted April 27, 2022 Share #36 Posted April 27, 2022 3 hours ago, pgk said: I've been using M9s since they came out and one is carried almost everywhere with me. No problems with doing so whatsoever. Depends where/what you shoot I suppose but risk apply to all equipment regardless of size/cost/etc.. I simply don't let any of them worry me. Like @pgk for the last 5 years I've been using 3 M9s one is always with me as an EDC with 35mm Summicron. I paid a lot of money for them and I don't want them to sit idle, all have certified 2nd Gen replacement sensors. I love the poutput form them and the ease of processing. Welcome, dear visitor! As registered member you'd see an image here… Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! 6 Link to post Share on other sites Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! ' data-webShareUrl='https://www.l-camera-forum.com/topic/328991-am-i-crazy/?do=findComment&comment=4425446'>More sharing options...
miessli Posted April 27, 2022 Share #37 Posted April 27, 2022 sure not crazy, it is still my favorite leica camera, i just love this old piece 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Olaf_ZG Posted April 27, 2022 Author Share #38 Posted April 27, 2022 thank you all for commenting on this thread. Those who follow the m8 as well, might know I am doubting between a m8, m9 or m9m as a daily carry around. having already both the m8 and m9m I have this stupid feeling, I need to double the cameras as I will be sad if one breaks. Such a stupid thing in my head. so, for now my decision is not to buy anything. Time to use what I have. The m8 has 25k clicks, the m9m around 10k, so most probably they can run many years to come. 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Topsy Posted April 27, 2022 Share #39 Posted April 27, 2022 2 hours ago, Olaf_ZG said: thank you all for commenting on this thread. Those who follow the m8 as well, might know I am doubting between a m8, m9 or m9m as a daily carry around. having already both the m8 and m9m I have this stupid feeling, I need to double the cameras as I will be sad if one breaks. Such a stupid thing in my head. so, for now my decision is not to buy anything. Time to use what I have. The m8 has 25k clicks, the m9m around 10k, so most probably they can run many years to come. Good decision. 👍 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Olaf_ZG Posted May 5, 2022 Author Share #40 Posted May 5, 2022 Obviously I am not good in sticking to my decisions. Blame me, or blame Leica. Instead of another m8 or m9(m), I bought a m10 😎. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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