Leica M9

Opinion: Creo que es la cámara perfecta para disfrutar de la fotografía. Para mi es perfecta.

Opinion: I love this baby. The genuine article, save for:
- ON/OFF switch terribly sensitive, I hate how it flicks to self-timer easily.
- Buffer overload is one thing but even worse is trying to chimp (review pix) while buffering, or push PLAY before the camera booted up: it may fry the card, makes it unreadable! Happened twice, once real bad: I had to have a superdooper pro SD card with one-off event shots rescued in Lexar headquarters (kudos to Lexar for customer service) because no rescue software was able to retrieve data from the card.

- LCD screen sucks but I can live with it, at least you don't chimp that much.

- Bottom plate sucks, not because you have to take it off for battery/SD card removal (Leica shooters have three hands, didn't you know?), but because it is NOT a Leica bottom plate proper! Check your old M body: the plate has that curly-uppie arching corner bit on the catch side that make it slightly more difficult but also safer to put the plate back on. 2 out of 5, I put the bottom plate back with the catch pin not engaged on the M9. I handed the camera to a pro photog friend, a seasoned M shooter who handled M9 for the first time: ditto. It is annoying and dangerous for the camera's safety, plus you might miss a shot or two.

- Shutter noise is different from cloth shutter but that's life, decent flash sync and 1/4000 are the trade-ins.

Other than that, the M9 is fun to shoot, makes the most of your topnotch Leitz glass, which would be expensive paperweight otherwise, or a silly toy on a M43 mirrorless.
Raw picture quality is perfect, high ISO noise you can get rid of easily.

I modded it with a Thumbs-up grip, Giottos Schott glass LCD protector and a scratch pad for the bottom plate – all are highly recommended.

Opinion: It makes me think more about the pictures I take which is great. It's also smaller and lighter than the DSLRs that I used to carry about. Oh, and the picture quality's great so far.
Having said all that, it clearly can't do everything and I sometimes struggle to focus quickly (but then my DSLR would sometimes not (auto) focus quickly either, depending on subject and lens in use).
Auto ISO works very well for interior pictures, I don't use it out of doors in good light.
The other learning curve issue that affects me a bit but doesn't seem to be mentioned by others is the switch back from the fairly ubiquitous zoom lenses on DSLRs to fixed length lenses. The advantages tend to be small size, light weight, good quality and wide maximum aperture. The disadvantage is some loss of flexibility of course.

Opinion: Having used the film M's since the mid 80s I was dying to get one of these, I had to trade in extensively to own one. Leica equipment has never been cheap, so the price is hard to understand, but when you see the quality not so hard to appreciate. When you get past the cost, the camera is unique and has no equals. A full frame M is an amazing concept, it's a clever design. The odd bad reviews look like they are from people who have a problem with rangefinder cameras, no one should buy this without experience of the system. Moving from an SLR is a steep learning curve and for me it's like getting to know an old friend again as I'd stopped using my Ms when Kodak stopped making the films I liked.
When you do get to grips with it's eccentricities it's simply the best camera for street or travel work. It's not a studio or a close-up camera, or for telephoto & nature stuff. It's lighter than the old ones and a full travel kit is not too heavy. It's not as good as D700 in low light (but not that bad as you can shoot at quite slow shutter speeds) so - how come it's so good? In usable light you work with the best lenses ever, which give you the best results you can hope to get. If the pics are not so good, it's your own fault, so back to that steep learning curve. You have to think, look at the scene, the lens setting etc, which I like, it's more satisfying than a point and shoot SLR. It returns pictures you are actually proud of. Then you have Leica quality in the images too, which is difficult to define, but just look at the pics of the great photographers who used Ms to see it.
Also love the auto ASA setting, great for everyday use and battery life is okay too, and the shutter is quiet and smooth, especially compared to any SLR.

Opinion: Because of wearing glasses I was not sure if I am able to handle the manual focus. But after a day and nearly two hundred photos I became quicker and quicker on focusing objects and shot them. It was and is a pleasure to use this camera. What I really like is its size. Compared to my 5D no one gets frightened if I take a photo of them. The way you take photos is more a handcraft than a shot of an object. You will more and more think about shutter speed, ISO and aperture. That's exactly what I understand and like about photography, not five images per sec. And the results are amazing. And finally the manual. Compared to my 5D and G11 it's so small. You can spend a few minutes with it and start making photos.

Opinion: It is amazing to do again your own photos. You have to love photography to love this camera!

Opinion: I have used a Canon 5D for three years shooting weddings and commercial and I have
tried Nikon's D3 as well. I was looking for a camera that was better quality and more
portable and the M9 fits the bill!! Quality of picture compaired to the Canon 5D is
amazing! there is no contest at all, with the D3 only at higher ISO's does the Nikon
win. Sharpness of the lenses is amazing! I use 28, 50 and 90 and all are great, the 28 is
unreal! compaired with Canon's 16-35 2.8L it makes the Canon look like a milk bottle!
Obviously it is slower to use but I have not encountered any problems really, just
makes you think a bit more about your pictures.

Opinion: An incredible camera that does everything expected from it. The images produced are excellent

Opinion: Wonderfull camera