[Leica] B&W Leica? Higher ISO

[billcpearce at cox.net (Bill Pearce)]

which image files do you "prefer" to work with?
and
what differences do you see in the RAW files?

Wow. those are really BIG questions. In the big picture, I don't prefer one 
over the other, but in minutia, the M9 files enlarge better. There is finer 
detail from the M9, at least at lower ISO's. OTOH, the D3 files at most any 
iso's are very smooth. Really, the high iso quality and the sometimes need 
to use the slr are the only reason to choose the D3 over the M9.

I guess that like most everything, the difference is in the details. But, 
no, I'm not getting the D800E. And to be honest, I got a D700 between the D3 
and M9 as a backup, and I think the D700 files are just a bit softer.

Bill Pearce