Leica M9-P - First Impression Review

This week I reviewed Leica's New M9-P (http://bit.ly/oVqFMI) an update on their popular M9.

In this video I share my first impressions and show some of my test shots (skip to the 10 minute mark to see shots) on this expensive but highly rated digital camera. It's a first impression review - after just 5 days with the camera.

Read more about the Leica M9-P at http://www.digital-photography-school.com/leica-m9-p-first-impression-review

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[dvamateur]

You should've set your Canon 5D mkII to manual focus. I find the auto-focus hunt annoying.

[darrenrowse]

@dvamateur yep - should have (although it was a Panasonic GF1 not a 5D mk II)

[gibcoprobe66]

could you imagine if it gets stolen or you drop it

[darrenrowse]

@gibcoprobe66 that why I insured it - even for just the 2 weeks I had it in my hands :-)

[NDSCollector]

shouldn't we praise Kodak for making an awesome sensor rather than praising Leica for the good body?

[darrenrowse]

@NDSCollector I think its probably worth praising them both - the optics of the lenses from Leica are amazing and I think are a pretty big factor too but the sensor is wonderfully optimized for them.

[theOlie]

hey, great video, couple things though, you're a photographer, surely you can appreciate good composition, your head is cut off and it's visually awkward. also your camera is on Continuous Autofocus and it keeps re-focusing, if you can, set it to manual focus with an apature of about f4 and pre-focus the shot. as for the M9-P it's an amazing camera, but you can have just as much fun with a used M8 or R-D1. As for glass you can find great secondhand LTM, even the old russian lens are great

[eyenstein]

Please turn autofocus off next time. Otherwise great video. I've ordered my M9 and videos like yours helped me to decide. Thanks.

[pbcms13]

Got Dawg. Is this "THE Rolex" of all Cameras? Im going to jack if someone has it! Thank You!!!

[rorrt]

I think you are falling into the trap of comparing it to an SLR.

Its not an SLR, its a Rangefinder.

Rangefinders are great for size, and sound. I only shoot films on rangefinders, and once i started shooting RF i have never gone back to SLR, unless im in studio,.

[oXIdizzyIXo]

Leica M9? Any relation to the pistol?

[yaschan99]

Good first impression review! I have used Leica's film cameras, mostly M6 and I have a lot of curiosity for M9-P. My ex girlfriend used to shoot M6 as well and she often talked about "spirit of a photography" and "getting in touch with your image".

With SLRs in the moment you press the shutter, a mirror is going to block your vision. Rangefinders make you more connected to the world you're shooting.

Someday I would certainly like to own Leica. It probably won't be M9-P though.