Jamie Roberts Posted August 10, 2009 Share #21 Posted August 10, 2009 Advertisement (gone after registration) None whatesoever... Trust me on this. Riccis--interesting hint, but I'm confused.... Your confidence level is "none whatsoever" that there will be an M9? Or your hesitation level is "none whatsoever" in getting one when they're announced? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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J Mitchum Posted August 10, 2009 Share #22 Posted August 10, 2009 I agree, that's also my only concern. I love the black chrome of the M8 and that's why I never wanted to switch to the black painted M8.2. Is the black paint on the M8.2 the same as the black paint on the MP? I heard it was more durable. In other words not designed to wear off. The 9/9/09 event date was made up. Maybe they will decide to use it. Maybe they won't. Either way an announcement doesn't mean it will be ready for sale. I'd actually prefer they show a prototype and take feedback on it but that doesn't seem to be the way they do things. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nicoleica Posted August 10, 2009 Share #23 Posted August 10, 2009 'Confidence is high', or is it 'Soylent is green', I can never remember..... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Riccis Posted August 10, 2009 Share #24 Posted August 10, 2009 Riccis--interesting hint, but I'm confused.... Your confidence level is "none whatsoever" that there will be an M9? Or your hesitation level is "none whatsoever" in getting one when they're announced? LOL! iPhone typing and not paying enough attention... I meant to say highly confident to get one of the firsts out... Assuming the rumors are true, of course Cheers, Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Photon42 Posted August 10, 2009 Share #25 Posted August 10, 2009 No hesitation in buying the M9. The price will determine which organs have to be sold. Chose one with a backup Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
tbarker13 Posted August 10, 2009 Share #26 Posted August 10, 2009 I would imagine that I'll use my M8 for quite some time. Full frame means little to me. The widest I like to shoot is 35mm - so the M8 with my recently acquired 28 summicron fills my needs on the wider end. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
mym6is12 Posted August 10, 2009 Share #27 Posted August 10, 2009 Advertisement (gone after registration) As an aside : With a little help from Sony : the right time for a Zeiss DRF may also be nearing. Zeiss Rumors: 35mm full frame Zeiss Ikon digital RF in development Backlit exmor sensor anyone ? Sony unveils 'Exmor R' back-illuminated CMOS technology: Digital Photography Review Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
adan Posted August 11, 2009 Share #28 Posted August 11, 2009 Confidence that an M9 will actually be available before 2010: LOW Confidence that, if I like the price and specs, that I'll buy the first one I can find: HIGH When the M8 was introduced, my Leica rep repaid a favor by more or less literally snatching a first-batch M8 off the pallet of cameras going back to Solms to fix the dreaded green blob/reflection problem. After it had already become public knowledge. I told her I'd rather have one NOW with problems than LATER without. Never regretted it. Sent the camera in 6 months (and 5,000 pictures) later for the warranty electronics swap to repair the problem, after I got a second body. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
leicanut2 Posted August 11, 2009 Share #29 Posted August 11, 2009 Poop just got my new M8.2 about a month ago and I really want a full frame so guess I will save my pennies just incase. Jan Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
offshore Posted August 11, 2009 Share #30 Posted August 11, 2009 What's next on a camera that's just a rumor-How will I introduce it to my M8(2) those awkward first moments? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
JBA Posted August 11, 2009 Share #31 Posted August 11, 2009 Confidence that an M9 will actually be available before 2010: LOW Confidence that, if I like the price and specs, that I'll buy the first one I can find: HIGH Exactly. Meanwhile, all the rumors and speculation are providing some very rich entertainment. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ns_ng Posted August 11, 2009 Share #32 Posted August 11, 2009 I will wait for the M9.2! N.S. Ng Zenfolio | N.S. Ng Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
M. Valdemar Posted August 11, 2009 Share #33 Posted August 11, 2009 I'm sure within one week after the M9 is in the hands of the forum nut cases, the panic-stricken postings will begin. Tiny, imperceptible sensor "flaws" will be screamingly attacked as "deal breaking defects". Some minor operational glitches of a brand new product will be magnified to incredibly huge proportions, and thousands of people who never handled the camera or even have any intention of buying one will begin bashing it, with the same nonsense posted over and over and over and over again. Insane debates will take place between people who have never seen the camera discussing the merits of the "old" M8 and the M9, even though they have not owned either one. All very predictable and sure to come. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
erl Posted August 11, 2009 Share #34 Posted August 11, 2009 Well named. Rumors! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
erl Posted August 11, 2009 Share #35 Posted August 11, 2009 I actually grabbed one of the first two to hit this fair city. A black & chrome. I got the black! I still have it; plus another now. Aside from the factory recall, the firmware upgrades have kept mine working hard since December 2006. The reason I jumped straight in was the need for a properly working DRF, despite my Epson RD-1. The early M8 filled that need, and still does. Now, I don't need a FF DRF, but I would like one (or two). So I will wait patiently till it is a reality and then make my choice. "Ah! To buy or not to buy. That is the question!" The answer is the hard part! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jrc Posted August 11, 2009 Share #36 Posted August 11, 2009 I'm sure within one week after the M9 is in the hands of the forum nut cases, the panic-stricken postings will begin.Tiny, imperceptible sensor "flaws" will be screamingly attacked as "deal breaking defects". Some minor operational glitches of a brand new product will be magnified to incredibly huge proportions, and thousands of people who never handled the camera or even have any intention of buying one will begin bashing it, with the same nonsense posted over and over and over and over again. Insane debates will take place between people who have never seen the camera discussing the merits of the "old" M8 and the M9, even though they have not owned either one. All very predictable and sure to come. That's certainly my plan; and I'll lard my commentary with a fraudulent sincerity and feigned concern for the trials that others are going through, while actually laughing up my sleeve. My first post will be entitled, "Leica must pay for these repairs!!!" Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
razerx Posted August 11, 2009 Share #37 Posted August 11, 2009 I am confident I will buy one as soon as I can afford it. My first M8 was bad out the box. Solms said it was sensor misalignment. It was all worked out and I am sure it will work out with the M9 but just don't expect it to be speedy. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
efftee Posted August 11, 2009 Share #38 Posted August 11, 2009 M8 was Leica's first digital camera; understandably, teething problems were to be expected. IMO, with 3 years now under its belt, an M8.2 and S2 (soon) later, I doubt the M9 -- if it comes when it comes -- would be the fiasco that the M8 was. I am able to 'pre-order' with a 'good chance' of delivery before end-Sept from a local agent (not authorized dealer) for less than the suggested price floating around in the forums lately. My decision to buy would not be based on confidence of the M9 but rather, in the agent (no local warranty) and also why I'd need a FF M9 when it wouldn't be bringing home the bacon... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
spylaw4 Posted August 11, 2009 Share #39 Posted August 11, 2009 I'm sure within one week after the M9 is in the hands of the forum nut cases, the panic-stricken postings will begin. Tiny, imperceptible sensor "flaws" will be screamingly attacked as "deal breaking defects". Some minor operational glitches of a brand new product will be magnified to incredibly huge proportions, and thousands of people who never handled the camera or even have any intention of buying one will begin bashing it, with the same nonsense posted over and over and over and over again. Insane debates will take place between people who have never seen the camera discussing the merits of the "old" M8 and the M9, even though they have not owned either one. All very predictable and sure to come. Spot on! And the brigade of Leica denigraters/armchair CEOs (you know who you are) will trumpet "The sky is falling" "Why didn't they do what I said?" etc. etc. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jonoslack Posted August 11, 2009 Share #40 Posted August 11, 2009 Such Little Faith. Of course, the M9 will have everything everyone wanted, and nothing that anybody didn't want, the files will be perfect, and we'll all live happily ever after:) . . . . and nobody will complain, praises will be liberally heaped upon Leica for the fantastic job they have done. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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