Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2009/08/12

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Subject: [Leica] M9 - not much more expensive than M8?
From: mark at rabinergroup.com (Mark Rabiner)
Date: Thu, 13 Aug 2009 01:21:30 -0400
 
> Unfortunately putting such a back on the old 500 series (or even 2000
> series) is a waste of pixels. A lot of the old Zeiss glass just isn't
> up to the hi-res backs. Best bet would probably be to get something
> in the 16 to 31Mp range. Nice clean lower ISO stuff, as long as you
> don't put a 40 onto it, or expect top resolution from some of the
> other lenses at less than optimum apertures.
> 

Old Zeiss glass?



Mark William Rabiner
In reply to: Message from henningw at archiphoto.com (Henning Wulff) ([Leica] M9 - not much more expensive than M8?)