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Lee Saxon wrote:
This is a pretty unfair test since the D800 and 5D3 are so much newer and cheaper than the M9 (and Leica is pricing the M-E well below the M240, so I think it's fair to say they aren't pretending its a new camera).
We should compare the M9 to the Nikon D3s that was announced around the same time and costs a similar amount. Those results should be totally differ...what's that, they're not? Oops.
I would not want to switch the sensor from my M9 for the D3s sensor. MAYBE the D800 or D600 or new M 240, but not the D3s, although anything would work, really.
The M9 sensor situation reminds me a bit of the a900's sensor, in that people often criticized its testing numbers, while others thought there was something special there. Having owned both cameras, I'd still take the M9 in good light, and I'm not sure which I'd pick in lowlight, but, whether its just processing, or the cfa, or whatever, the output from both of those cameras has a certain something.
Either way, to be honest, who cares? Just about every FF camera since the 5D has had acceptable IQ, for me. I picked the A900 for the wonderful viewfinder and af ZA lenses, and I picked the M9 for the rangefinder and lenses. The sensor hasn't really been on the top of the list in a while. All of the manufacturers are stringing us along with incremental sensor improvements, as if it will improve our photography, whereas some film shooters often stick with the same film for decades (stock willing.) If you're not taking fantastic pictures from cameras made in the last 5 years (or more,) it's not the sensor's fault. After owning several more recent CMOS cameras, I bought the M9 used last summer, and it is doing a fine job.
The whole thing kind of reminds me of choosing a Corvette vs. a 911. The Corvette is a better deal with often better testing numbers, stats, more hp, etc., but it is still different from driving a 911. I've got no problem with the choice anyone else makes, but I know which car I would pick, since it's about enjoyment as much as anything else, and a better driver could probably outrace me with a Camry, anyways.
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