Leica Happy 10th Birthday to the Leica M9.

[BrianS]

10 Years ago today marked the launch of the Leica M9.

9/9/2009.

Feel free to share pictures, new or old.

 

[BrianS]

My M9 after the sensor replacement- likely to be the last CCD based camera offered outside of the scientific market.

 

[mike3996]

These texts are older but I enjoy them, and now they're as current as ever!

Overgaard: "The Leica M9 has become the digital classic."

Leica M9 Digital Rangefinder Camera - Page 20: Instant Success

After 8 years on the market, the users of Leica M seem to agree that the Leica M9 is the de facto standard for how a Leica M image should look. Here is Page 20 in the World (Possibly) Longest Camera Review by Thorsten von Overgaard

www.overgaard.dk

KJ Vogelius: "The Leica M9 in 2018 – Still my favorite digital camera"

GEAR - The Leica M9 in 2018 – Still my favorite digital camera - Editorial by KJ Vogelius

 

[BrianS]

Well, coincidentally the 7Artisans 75/1.25 arrived.

Happy Birthday M9. Focus is perfect from 0.8m to infinity.

Quick test- no hood. I have a 62mm vented that I'll use. All wide-open, from 0.8m to distance.

 

[MoonMind]

Reminds me quite a bit of my lowly 35mm f/1.2 for Sony E in terms of rendering - but the 75mm is sharper and clearly better behaved. Very impressive. Thanks for sharing!

M.

 

[Seamus3900]

I loved the M9 when I had it, sold it a few weeks ago but it's a camera I will remember fondly and still hold up well today even after being around for 10 years.

 

[TraamisVOS]

I bought an Xpan, promised myself I'd sell my M9P. I've been putting it off.

 

[rayvonn]

I do love this camera. I know it's too subjective to say that it's images are 'better' but they are distinct in a film-like way, cannot be copied with simulation software and next to no PP is required. Perfect weight, so image stabilisation isn't really an issue. Feels like a film camera in operation, I even like that shutter sound that most people seemingly don't. You look forward to taking images with it.

 

[Leica43]

A variety of photos as a Happy 10th. Birthday tribute to the M9. I only owned mine for 18 months as I had an opportunity to purchase an M10 for a good price. I have kept my M9 Monochrom, which I enjoy, given I'm leaning more and more back to B/W photography these days. I do appreciate the Live View and Visoflex EVF feature of the M10. It is really useful when shooting with longer focal length Jupiter lenses such as the J-9 85mm/f2

 

[mike3996]

Apparently Leica sells refurbished M9's and M9P's with ala-carte decorations. They all have corrosion-free sensors and go for 2800-3000 € all factory-checked and tuned-up.

M9 for CCD Lovers

www.slack.co.uk

Look very tasty indeed, and not a bad price for a "custom" job.

 

[BrianS]

I bought the M8 in Jan 2010, M9 in early 2011, and M Monochrom in Dec 2012. I picked up a Nikon Df in Nov 2013, first day they hit the local camera shop. When these can no longer be repaired, I'll consider options. The M9 and M Monochrom both have the new sensors in them.
It's nice to know Leica is selling refurbished M9's. This will be the last of the CCD based cameras outside of the technical field.

 

[BrianS]

I'll run this camera until it cannot be repaired anymore.

With the 75/1.25.

 

[M. Valdemar]

Here are a couple of photos I took shortly after getting my Leica M9 in 2011. It's the World Trade Center site under construction.

Here is my son taken with the Leica M9 in 2011, and below, this is my son taken this summer: