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Subject: [Leica] Replacement equipment decisions after theft - insurance is doing right by me!
From: benedenia at gmail.com (Marty Deveney)
Date: Thu, 8 Nov 2012 20:43:32 +1000
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Hi Sue,

> Yes, but for the same money (within a few bucks here or there) I could 
> have both the M9, AND the MM AND the 1.4.I'm wondering about the Nocti .95 
> and only having the M9 as opposed to  also having the MM with summilux in 
> low light situations. I shoot with the intent to convert to BW 95% of the 
> time. I loved my F1 nocti but sometimes it was kind of unrequited, given 
> all its idiosyncracies.

This is an excellent end result for you.

If you mostly shoot in B&W the Monochrom is amazing IF you don't need
to tweak the channels to get the look you want.  You can't get a
single frame where the sky that looks like it was shot with a red
filter and trees that look like they were shot with a green or
yellow-green from the Monochrom, but the Monochrom has better
tonality, less noise, and more fine detail in the files.  These bodies
handle essentially identically.

In terms of the lenses, it comes down to usability - the 0.95 is
slightly better than the 1.4 ASPH, even stopped down (unbelievable, I
know, but it is)  but the 1.4 is a lot smaller and handier.  The 1.4
has a focus tab, the 0.95 does not.  Some people like focus tabs, some
do not (I fall into the latter category).

I'd go for the Monochrom and the 0.95, but you may decide otherwise.

Marty


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