Katie, not to offend anybody, but I think that a half-case is a half-absurdity, while a Thumbs Up is essential, particularly if you want to be able to shoot in the vertical orientation. I just carry the camera on the shoulder with a short, braided bridle strap, which is soft and which I can wind two or three times around my wrist; and I put one or two lenses in my pockets. For traveling, I just put the camera with 21, 28 and 50 mm lenses in whatever shoulder strap back that I take on the trip, in which I carry my documents, currently a Victorinox black nylon bag that my son bought for US$30. Any camera is made to be used, and life is too short to worry about scratches.
I bought an M9-P in late-February and am entranced by its color rendition, which I find to be similar to color slide film, particularly Kodachrome, which was the color model that Leica and Kodak used as the color model.In other words, I find that with the M9 I can get the color that I want. I was going to get an M-E, but the dealer in Paris had a new, black M9-P that was still at the Leica promotional price that had expired on December 31; so it cost me only a few hundred dollars more than the M-E; otherwise I would have been just as happy with the M-E.
Another point: the M9 has the reputation as a poor camera for high-ISO. Contrary to the conventional wisdom, I find it to be an excellent camera for night shooting using the technique that is the subject of this thread.
Katie, not to offend anybody, but I think that a half-case is a half-absurdity, while a Thumbs Up is essential, particularly if you want to be able to shoot in the vertical orientation. I just carry the camera on the shoulder with a shirt braided bridle strap, which is soft and which I can wind two or three times around my wrist; and I put one or two lenses in my pockets. For traveling, I just put the camera with 21, 28 and 50 mm lenses in whatever shoulder strap back that I take on the trip, in which I carry my documents, currently a Victorinox black nylon bag that my son bought for US$30. Any camera is made to be used, and life is too short to worry about scratches.
I bought an M9-P in late-February and am entranced by its color rendition, which I find to be similar to color slide film, particularly Kodachrome, which was the color model that Leica and Kodak used as the color model.In other words, I find that with the M9 I can get the color that I want. I was going to get an M-E, but the dealer in Paris had a new, black M9-P that was still at the Leica promotional price that had expired on December 31; so it cost me only a few hundred dollars more than the M-E; otherwise I would have been just as happy with the M-E.
Another point: the M9 has the reputation as a poor camera for high-ISO. Contrary to the conventional wisdom, I find it to be an excellent camera for night shooting using the technique that is the subject of this thread.
