http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/26/leica-m9-taking-pre-orders-for-its-body-only/ Engadget Comments for Leica M9 taking pre-orders for its body only http://www.engadget.com/media/feedlogo.gif http://www.engadget.com en-us Copyright 2012 Weblogs, Inc. The contents of this feed are available for non-commercial use only. Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/26/leica-m9-taking-pre-orders-for-its-body-only/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/26/leica-m9-taking-pre-orders-for-its-body-only/Jan 26th 2010 2:25AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/26/leica-m9-taking-pre-orders-for-its-body-only/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/26/leica-m9-taking-pre-orders-for-its-body-only/Jan 26th 2010 2:38AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/26/leica-m9-taking-pre-orders-for-its-body-only/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/26/leica-m9-taking-pre-orders-for-its-body-only/Jan 26th 2010 2:52AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/26/leica-m9-taking-pre-orders-for-its-body-only/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/26/leica-m9-taking-pre-orders-for-its-body-only/Jan 26th 2010 3:43AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/26/leica-m9-taking-pre-orders-for-its-body-only/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/26/leica-m9-taking-pre-orders-for-its-body-only/Jan 26th 2010 2:53AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/26/leica-m9-taking-pre-orders-for-its-body-only/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/26/leica-m9-taking-pre-orders-for-its-body-only/
sadly my funds are low...]]>Jan 26th 2010 2:54AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/26/leica-m9-taking-pre-orders-for-its-body-only/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/26/leica-m9-taking-pre-orders-for-its-body-only/Jan 26th 2010 3:11AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/26/leica-m9-taking-pre-orders-for-its-body-only/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/26/leica-m9-taking-pre-orders-for-its-body-only/Jan 26th 2010 3:15AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/26/leica-m9-taking-pre-orders-for-its-body-only/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/26/leica-m9-taking-pre-orders-for-its-body-only/Jan 26th 2010 3:15AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/26/leica-m9-taking-pre-orders-for-its-body-only/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/26/leica-m9-taking-pre-orders-for-its-body-only/Jan 26th 2010 3:17AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/26/leica-m9-taking-pre-orders-for-its-body-only/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/26/leica-m9-taking-pre-orders-for-its-body-only/Jan 26th 2010 3:46AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/26/leica-m9-taking-pre-orders-for-its-body-only/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/26/leica-m9-taking-pre-orders-for-its-body-only/Jan 26th 2010 4:09AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/26/leica-m9-taking-pre-orders-for-its-body-only/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/26/leica-m9-taking-pre-orders-for-its-body-only/
Especially if you're shooting "street," where you need to get up close and personal, or situations where your presence with a camera could affect the scene, the Leicas are just a great option. For a few years I used the Zeiss Ikon, a Leica film clone that takes Leica lenses. You could scan those 35mm negs to whatever resolution you wanted (20mp on pro scanners) and get a good result. The sharpness was just ridiculous.

Also, one more thing with Leica gear. It's harder to sell because the market's smaller, but it holds its value seriously well. I had once nice Leica lens that I used on my Zeiss above - I purchased it used. When I sold it 3 years later, I actually sold it for slightly more than I had purchased it.]]>Jan 26th 2010 1:13PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/26/leica-m9-taking-pre-orders-for-its-body-only/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/26/leica-m9-taking-pre-orders-for-its-body-only/
As for preference over a big bulky ugly canon or nikon it's a personal thing, usually people who bash Leica have never used a Leica.

I've had my M9 since before Xmas.]]>Jan 26th 2010 4:09AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/26/leica-m9-taking-pre-orders-for-its-body-only/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/26/leica-m9-taking-pre-orders-for-its-body-only/
Exactly. The camera has been shipping for a while too.

And all the people saying this is overpriced crap. Please stop. Yes, it is extremely expensive. Yes, you can take nice pictures with much cheaper cameras. BUT it is a niche device.
I own a shitload of cameras (more than I can possibly realistically use) and the decision of going out with the nikon or the leica (mind you I still cannot afford a digital leica... but I will some day) is one that does not depend on money or quality. Rangefinders are not DSLRs, they feel different and you take different pictures with them.
So please stop being ignorant and let companies offer the customers a choice.

Now... if only contax could come back from the dead and release a digital contax IIIa, I would sell my car to buy that :)]]>Jan 26th 2010 5:02AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/26/leica-m9-taking-pre-orders-for-its-body-only/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/26/leica-m9-taking-pre-orders-for-its-body-only/You really own one of these? Will you marry me?]]>Jan 26th 2010 2:01PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/26/leica-m9-taking-pre-orders-for-its-body-only/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/26/leica-m9-taking-pre-orders-for-its-body-only/Jan 26th 2010 4:12AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/26/leica-m9-taking-pre-orders-for-its-body-only/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/26/leica-m9-taking-pre-orders-for-its-body-only/Jan 26th 2010 4:20AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/26/leica-m9-taking-pre-orders-for-its-body-only/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/26/leica-m9-taking-pre-orders-for-its-body-only/Jan 26th 2010 4:34AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/26/leica-m9-taking-pre-orders-for-its-body-only/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/26/leica-m9-taking-pre-orders-for-its-body-only/Jan 26th 2010 5:54AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/26/leica-m9-taking-pre-orders-for-its-body-only/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/26/leica-m9-taking-pre-orders-for-its-body-only/Jan 26th 2010 9:38AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/26/leica-m9-taking-pre-orders-for-its-body-only/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/26/leica-m9-taking-pre-orders-for-its-body-only/
I wonder if they do an underwater housing for it.]]>Jan 26th 2010 11:52AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/26/leica-m9-taking-pre-orders-for-its-body-only/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/26/leica-m9-taking-pre-orders-for-its-body-only/Jan 26th 2010 12:55PM