zhangyue wrote:
Ryan, Nicely done, I wish I can see first one bigger. it is a great portrait. so nature.
Thanks! Larger resolution are always available on the Flickr link, I just don't want to hog screen space in the thread, so I post the 800 pixel link.
adamdewilde wrote:
ryankarr - really like your Noct. shots... Thinking of getting one Love the bread out of over shot! And the baker in the first shot, really damn sharp, sure that's wide open?
98% sure it's wide open, I don't think I've actually moved the aperture ring off of 0.95 since I got the lens. I love it so much.
Thanks for all the comments guys, I'm having a blast with the M9. A camera's never felt so "right" in my hands before.
Anyone have a suggestion what I should sell my m9 for? It has two (literally) pin prick sized brassing spots (one on top plate near drive mode dial, one on baseplate) and some light scratches that don't go through the paint next to the viewfinder. Screen and all glass surfaces are perfect. No quirks, one battery, immaculate packaging and clean sensor.
Serial no 3811099 bought November 2009.
I bought a used M9 a couple of months ago for $4K + paypal fees. It had a little more brassing than you describe, but was built in 2011 and is in good shape. It had about 12,000 actuations, and came with two batteries, a Zhou case and a Thumbs Up. I've yet to see an M9 go for under $4K.
thrice wrote:
Anyone have a suggestion what I should sell my m9 for? It has two (literally) pin prick sized brassing spots (one on top plate near drive mode dial, one on baseplate) and some light scratches that don't go through the paint next to the viewfinder. Screen and all glass surfaces are perfect. No quirks, one battery, immaculate packaging and clean sensor.
Serial no 3811099 bought November 2009.
I think it depends to which part of the world you are selling, but I would say in the 4000$-4500$ range.
(I bought mine new for 5700$, about the same price of the M-E)
PS: Nice set below, airfrog. #2 and #4 are superb!
M9 prices may be ever so slightly country dependent as well. I dunno if it is just my imagination, but sometimes photographic equipment is cheaper in the US.
Nice shot, I like the first one the best, seems like theres a story there.
rscheffler wrote:
Adam, back when the XP1 was first released, there was a thread in the alt forum with comparisons of 35/1.4 SOOC Jpegs and RAW files converted with Silkypix. From these images, there was a pretty strong indication that Fuji applies some sort of image enhancement processing to SOOC Jpegs that give the impression of higher sharpness. In some images there were interesting artifacts affecting background detail, applying harder edges to areas that should have had smooth transitions. Basically, it looked like a combination of selective clarity and USM application. Prior to seeing these comparison images, I was quite impressed that Fuji could offer a 35/1.4 with outstanding wide open performance for only $600. Normally at closer distances one would see some traces of SA and other aberrations, but initial full-rez images posted by a number of people on Flickr, etc., lacked the aberrations. I believe this is one of the factors, in addition to the difficulty RAW converters have with Fuji's X Trans sensor, why so many users actually prefer to shoot Jpeg with these cameras.
On one hand, it's a factor I appreciate about Leica's file handling. While they could have implemented edge color shift and vignetting corrections better, at least the files out of the M9 are relatively untouched in terms of NR and preserving the original character of the lenses. With Fuji it appears image character is a product of software and hardware, with apparently more reliance on software 'correction' than found in other systems. But then, this is apparently the direction everyone is heading towards and quite prevalent in the m43 system, for example... Of course, the M9's image character is also influenced by software, but what I mean to say is it doesn't appear Leica is applying software corrections to give the impression of better lens performance. Rather, it seems to be to give the M9's files characteristics akin to certain film emulsions.
That said, the SOOC Jpegs from the Fuji X cameras tend to be really good, and in normal use this treatment probably won't be noticeable. I've seen a lot of excellent images from these cameras in the Fuji image thread here and elsewhere. So, as with any gear, it's going to boil down to each photographer's ability.
Gary - congrats on the 35 Cron. Love the feel of the second image in particular!
Michael - your Cron looks really good wide open.
Ryan - wow, you're getting some really nice rendering out of the Nocti!
Edwin - congrats on the Perar - The images look better than I expected.
airfrogusmc - love the tonality!
ocean - looks like an interesting place to visit any time of the year.
Edward - very nice!...Show more →
Hi Ron,
Thanks for chiming in. I think you're absolutely right about all of that. I suppose one way to know for sure is that I could retrofit my fuji lens onto a sony NEX5 just to check and see what kind of results I'm getting. But in all honesty, it's really just a camera I intend to use for point and shoot purposes, when I don't want to bring the M9p out. I guess something like a everyday shopping camera, rather then a camera I sling around my neck at store openings etc.. If I look at a fuji file 100% and I look at an M9 file I've processed at 100% the M9 files are much nicer (at anything under 800 iso).
airfrogusmc - wow, great set! Love all of them.
VisualLifeLine - very nice! Love the layering added by the reflection.
Ryan, just curious, but did you have any Canada Customs clearance issues with Canada Post? My understanding is that 'high value' items $1600 and higher can sometimes be problematic for clearance.
rscheffler wrote:
airfrogusmc - wow, great set! Love all of them.
VisualLifeLine - very nice! Love the layering added by the reflection.
Ryan, just curious, but did you have any Canada Customs clearance issues with Canada Post? My understanding is that 'high value' items $1600 and higher can sometimes be problematic for clearance.
I actually was lucky and got my M9 in Canada. But I've imported both the Noct and a 21mm Summilux and had no problems. The main problem you'll run into is insurance on those items, because a lot of countrys limit the max coverage.
My Noct came from Japan and Japanese EMS's make coverage was $25,000 so no problems there. Took 5 business days to make it's way to me.
Shipping from the US with USPS, coverage is limited at $1000 (same with shipping Canadapost to the US). So for it, I went with Fedex Internation Air. Both Fedex and UPS Express options usually include the "brokerage fees" that you get hammered with if you use regular/ground services. For Fedex it was $20 + GST for them to handle customs clearance for me.
Any detailed questions, just PM me. I've done a lot of cross border shipping over the years.
I'm craving an MM right now too, so the M9 might go up for sale if I can gather the funds together.
Haha, love the expression of #3. Last one is cool, too.
Ryan - thanks. I've also had plenty of experience with international express courier deliveries to avoid the additional brokerage fees of standard/ground shipments, just have heard it's hit or miss with high value EMS parcels clearing Canada Customs.
Ajay, what a nice color on those two.
Edward, nice set.
VisualLifeLine, Cool portrait.
Airfog, #3 is interesting. cool street shot.
Ron, Just sell your other lens what if it happen at the same time of M240?
Dan, Dream job, for the price you sell might be able to get M9-p at employee discount?
Love the bread out of over shot! And the baker in the first shot, really damn sharp, sure that's wide open?
what if it happen at the same time of M240? 
