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Am I the only one who will miss the ability to take IR photographs with the M9? I may keep my M8 just for this.

 

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Nope. It was a difficult decision for me, choosing between an 8.2 or a 9. I used to shoot a lot of Kodak HIE so I, for one, had no issue with the "IR issues" of the m8.x

 

However FF and one stop better high iso clinched it. I will go back to film for IR, the Efke Aura looks really interesting. I will probably get an MP at some point so I can use the M lenses for both m9 and IR on the MP.

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Nope. It was a difficult decision for me, choosing between an 8.2 or a 9. I used to shoot a lot of Kodak HIE so I, for one, had no issue with the "IR issues" of the m8.x

 

However FF and one stop better high iso clinched it. I will go back to film for IR, the Efke Aura looks really interesting. I will probably get an MP at some point so I can use the M lenses for both m9 and IR on the MP.

 

When clearing out my cupboard in the UK in the spring, I found 2 rolls of Agfa APX200S IR film, that were only about a year out of date. I got them in a job lot of stuff I bought at an executor's sale (the Leitz table tripod with ball head, in mint order was what I really wanted). I have just put a roll in my M4 to see how it compares with the M8 for IR. When my M9 arrives, it will be interesting to put a B+W 092 filter on and see how much IR it still takes.

 

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Thrice you may want to recheck that quotation now that the release is official.

In fact AUD 9949 inc GST quoted by 3 dealers I know of now. Get in line ;)

 

Interesting... My dealer just called to say there's been a $1000 price drop in RRP... I've paid in full but he's going to refund me a good portion of that, so I am essentially getting my camera for less than if I had imported and not paid import duty :) But then again I bought a lot of stuff at the same time.

 

We're no longer the most expensive M9's in the world! (I don't think).

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Interesting... My dealer just called to say there's been a $1000 price drop in RRP... I've paid in full but he's going to refund me a good portion of that, so I am essentially getting my camera for less than if I had imported and not paid import duty :) But then again I bought a lot of stuff at the same time.

 

We're no longer the most expensive M9's in the world! (I don't think).

 

hmm, its weird. The day before they appeared on websites at AUD11.500 but the price must have been better once officially known.

Of course all of 3 cameras are known to have been delivered for all of Australia so far.

The trick is actually getting your hands on one!

I ordered on the day of the announcement but the distributor says I may not get a camera from the next tiny trickle predicted for the end of October.

On the price a dealer in Hong Kong who is a reliable source says that prices may go up on 1 December. That, if true, may be a USD thing since the HKD is tied to USD

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