[Leica] No M9 in the near future

[mark at rabinergroup.com (Mark Rabiner)]

> Mark Rabiner <mark@rabinergroup.com> wrote:
> 
>> I spent a fortune on a 21 and 24 ASPH Elmarit M's 7 and 8 years ago and
> got
>> great results with them on film.
>> 
>> Unlike Canon glass I'd bet they'd give me excellent performance right out
> to
>> the edges on a Leica approved sensor just like they do with film.
> 
> The trick is finding that Leica-approved sensor.  At the moment the M8 is
> the best available for your ASPH lenses.  The angle of incidence of the RF
> camera bites M wides much more than it does the Canon wides on an SLR.
> 
>> They are no holds barred optics which deserve better than this:
>> 
>> 21 * 1.33 = 27.93
>> 24 * 1.33 = 31.92
> 
> Agreed... likewise my APO lenses (100 and 280) deserve a full-frame sensor.
> OTOH the pictures I get using the 280 on a cropped sensor are better than
> the ones I wouldn't get if I were to put the lens on a shelf until a 24mm x
> 36mm Leica-approved sensor comes on the market.  The choice as I see it:
> collect dust or make cropped pictures.  My lenses deserve better than to
> collect dust (they also deserve a 16-bit sensor like the DMR's).
> 
> Doug Herr
> Sacramento
> http://www.wildlightphoto.com
> 

Cropped sensors can work both ways ultra photo guys love them.
 I love how a compact lightweight normal because a fast short tele.

I'm sure with both Nikon and Canon shooters having a full frame for higher
quality option Leica is not going to be putting to much further R&D into
cropped formats.  
Leica is after all in the higher quality business.
It didn't want to do a cropped sensor at the start, But ff seems to be much
more possible now. Digital cameras are a top consumer item and there is much
R&D going on every year - a year is a decade in digital development
research.

Mark William Rabiner
markrabiner.com