This is an M9 Monochrom in the rarer (and IMHO better-looking) silver chrome finish, which came out 2 years after the black model and was only available for a year before the Typ 246 Monochrom hit the market.
I will conservatively rate it an 8/10. Most of the camera body is in excellent cosmetic condition with only some surface dust/marks, and there are a few tiny chips in the edge of the top plate. All of these are cosmetic only, and the actual functions are perfectly intact.
Utilizes the legendary Kodak CCD sensor without a Bayer filter for beautiful black and white photos and much better low-light performance than the original M9. I've included a few photos I recently took with this camera. As noted in the original listing, the CCD cover glass has been replaced to eliminate the corrosion issue.
In addition to everything you see in the original listing, I will be throwing in a second battery, a USB dual charger, a thumb grip, and a 32GB SD card. The M9 doesn't work with newer SDXC type cards so if you don't have one this card will get you going.
mjc wrote:
Do you know the sensor ID? Did the original seller provide paperwork on the sensor work?
Sensor ID is 52, no paperwork but per the original listing he did offer a refund guarantee in the event of any problems. I suspect as with Tim Lei’s listings, this was done by a local camera shop whom the seller trusts.
The silver M9M is pretty rare... I believe only about 900 were made. I just got one recently and LOVE the output. I've had the M10M and the Q2M but this sensor is different... its lower contrast and when it has plenty light ... its as good as film. Above ISO 3200... well then the M10M is in its own league... Daytime shooters... this is the monochrom for you.
thunderdeep wrote:
The silver M9M is pretty rare... I believe only about 900 were made. I just got one recently and LOVE the output. I've had the M10M and the Q2M but this sensor is different... its lower contrast and when it has plenty light ... its as good as film. Above ISO 3200... well then the M10M is in its own league... Daytime shooters... this is the monochrom for you.
Fully agree. I basically treat it like a slightly better Tri-X — excellent up to ISO 1600, quite good to ISO 2500, decent at 3200, and acceptable at 6400. The nice thing about the mono sensors is their noise pattern looks very film grain-like so even as you push higher ISO it just looks like a high speed BW film would.
Leica M9 Monochrom (M9M) Silver
