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Leica M9 Review at Ken Rockwell
The full frame, compact, and beautiful Leica M9 has been reviewed by Ken Rockwell. Done in his trademark style, the M9 gets a rave review, but this a Leica after all:
There is nothing like a Leica. A Leica is a commercial-grade product, with materials and finish quality not seen in any other camera available to consumers today.
There is no plastic. Everything is metal, except for the anti-chafing bumpers next to the stainless-steel strap lugs, the USB cover, the rear dial and four buttons and the eyepiece guard. The top, bottom, body, shutter knob, power switch, shutter button, preview levers, bottom release key and everything else is all brass, aluminum, stainless steel, magnesium or glass.
-Ken Rockwell
Read the review here, and you’ll probably be wanting the Leica M9 quite badly.
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Leica M9 18mp Rangefinder Camera: $6995 at B&H Photo Leica M9 18mp Rangefinder Camera: $6995 at Amazon Leica M9 18mp Rangefinder Camera: $6995 at Adorama
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I’m a new DSLR user (3 months), and I found Rockwell’s site, in the beginning, to be refreshing. He seemed to cut through the technical b.s. and provide some plain-spoken guidance re: equipment. But as I read more and more of his articles (and I even bought one of his camera guides), it became harder and harder to tell what his true opinion is. It’s fine to change one’s mind because we all do it; but his Leica review is an excellent example of a monumental flip-flop without a real explanation as to why the change. He reviewed the M8 and disparaged the whole idea of why any modern user would want to bother with a rangefinder; yet, he does a 180 re: the M9. While the M9 might be an improvement over the M8, it’s still a rangefinder in the ways the Rockwell seems to dislike. Frankly, I believe his now love for Leica is a business decision — and, again, I have no problem with that from a certain business perspective … but that’s a business perspective that is less concerned about credibility (and he’s not the first site or magazine to give a company good marks in hopes of getting more business). Some people on web almost hate the guy; that’s not me. I just feel that, while he might know a zillion times more about photography than I do, he’s lessening his ability to serve users like myself.
carl,
I’m not sure what Rockwell’s deal is, I think you have to take his opinion with a grain of salt, and just kind of make your own interpretations based on the data he provides (image samples). I’m pretty sure he says himself that his site is more entertainment than objective, and for sure he’s got his hands on a lot of gear. I suspect that he’s just as fickle as the rest of us, and when he heaps the praise on the M9, I feel confident that he indeed really likes the M9, even it means tossing aside some of his previous thoughts….
I’m addicted to Ken’s web site, much like I was to the daily Nancy comic strip from long ago. Both are/were stupid but you keep going back for more.
Max,
funny, I feel the same way. He does have insights on the gear, but they change, often in the same post. Also he takes really sweet hi-res product shots, that make me want to buy everything.