Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2006/10/27
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Hi Everyone, I have this gut feeling that the true competitor of the Canon D5 will be the Leica M9, which will be FF. We're headed for full frame 35. That's inevitable. These FFs will hit the market within a year. Digital technology moves fast. The M8 is probably a good collector's model and those few who actually buy it will get about the same results that we enjoy with the Nikon D200 or even the D70 -- which is a fast, no slouch Nikon (nevermind the pixel count, the quality is there!). I assume Leica Solms is tooling up for the M9 as we write. I'm looking forward to the LCD viewer for close-up and telephoto work. I assume there will be a lever on the M9 that permits us to open the focal plane shutter to focus and preview DOF live. Without the DSLR mirror problem, the simplicity of the M design should make the dual viewfinders possible -- one optical, the other electronic. My Oly 5050 has this feature and I love it. I can't imagine the M9 without it. Bob