Have m246 but still curious about m9m

[colint544]

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8 hours ago, Crowmagnon said:

That's an awsome shot. Like the way the horse lite up from the background 

Thank you. Was blessed with a few shafts of sunlight, on a day of unsettled weather, and was able to make the most of it

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[colint544]

7 hours ago, kkochheiser said:

First, beautiful, evocative photo!  Bravo.

Second, my deepest sympathies to your girlfriend.  That's such a hard thing.  Congratulations to you for providing such a meaningful memory for her.

 

Kent

Thank you for your kind words. That photo sometimes reminds me of the power of photography. That we can snatch a meaningful facsimile of a moment from the present, and preserve it for the future. And it will lose none of its ability to affect us.

[costa43]

On 2/10/2023 at 1:06 PM, colint544 said:

Hope you're getting on with your M9M as well as your M246. I have an M9M, had it more than ten years, and I still think it's quite special.

Here's a shot I took with the M9M and 28mm Summicron, at base ISO. It's my girlfriend's horse. He had got very old and frail, and there was no way around the fact that he would have to be put down. He couldn't lie down, or get up off the ground if he fell. She wanted a last picture of him, so we went up to the field on the afternoon of his last day before the vet came. We turned him into the late afternoon sun so it shone along his flank and put a catchlight in his eye. You can see that he's very old.

The picture is on the wall of the spare room, printed A2 size. The detail and tonality in the print are remarkable. The M9M is still a tremendous camera.

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Wonderful photo, all the more moving after knowing the story behind it. I love the m9m but have had no experience of any other monochrom camera. I must say I’m tempted to try the m10m.

[colint544]

Just now, costa43 said:

Wonderful photo, all the more moving after knowing the story behind it. I love the m9m but have had no experience of any other monochrom camera. I must say I’m tempted to try the m10m.

Thank you very much. I've no experience of the M10M either, but it looks tremendous. ISO, it seems, doesn't matter any more. With the M9M, I never go above 2500 ISO if I'm really struggling for light, and generally aim for 1600 ISO as a maximum. But the digital noise at those ISOs looks pleasing to my eye.

Looks as though the M11M will be out in a week or so. Will be interesting to see what that is capable of.

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50 minutes ago, colint544 said:

 

Looks as though the M11M will be out in a week or so. Will be interesting to see what that is capable of.

Iso 200.000 … 100.000 more than the m10m…