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2023-12-30 Girl on Rainy Road, Spring Green

2023-10-20 Retro Rangefinder: The Leica M9 Was a Digital Standard Setter

2023-09-26 Adobe Camera Raw Enhance Details + AI Denoise: Works Great on older files eg Leica M9

2017-05-15 Leica M9/M9P: Corroded Sensor Repairs

2016-11-23 Leica Firmware Update for M Monochrom, M-E, M9, M9P

2016-07-12 3-Way Shootout at 90mm on Leica SL: Mannequin in Cerro Gordo Mining Museum

2014-12-11 Leica M CCD Sensor White Spots

2014-03-11 Shootout: Leica 28/2.8 Elmarit-M ASPH vs Leica 28/2 Summicron-M ASPH

2014-03-10 Shootout: Leica 28/2.8 Elmarit-M ASPH vs Leica 28/2 Summicron-M ASPH

2014-03-08 Leica 28m f/2.8 Elmarit-M ASPH: Death Valley Examples

2014-03-07 Leica 28m f/2 Summicron-M ASPH Aperture Series: Sharpness, examples

2013-08-08 FOR SALE: My Leica M9P

2013-08-04 Leica 50mm f/2 APO-Summicron-M ASPH: Will Leica Address the Flare Issue?

2013-08-04 Leica 50/2 APO-Summicron-M ASPH vs 50/0.95 Noctilux-M ASPH: Orange Bark Pine, Yosemite (Leica M240)

2013-06-08 Leica 24mm f/3.8 Elmar-M ASPH: Is Stopping Down Needed?

2013-06-07 Leica M: Which is the Highest Performing 28mm lens?

2013-06-06 Leica M: Which is the Highest Performing 35mm lens?

2013-04-16 Leica M Typ 240 / M240 vs Leica M9P: Noise in Dark Areas

2013-04-16 Leica M Typ 240 / M240 vs Leica M9P: Noise and ISO

2012-10-12 Compared: 35mm Lenses for Leica M — Summilux, Summicron, Biogon

2012-10-08 Leica M Monochrom vs Leica M9P In the Field (Saddlebag Overlook)

2012-09-16 Compared: Leica M Monochrom vs Leica M9P

2012-08-23 Leica M9P Down in Price by $1000 — new M model Imminent?

2012-07-07 Reader Comment: Zeiss ZM 15/2.8 Distagon on Leica M9, Corner Fix

2012-06-13 FOR SALE: Leica M9P

2012-06-02 Nikon D800E vs Canon 5D Mark III vs Leica M9

2012-02-02 Leica M9P Sensor Defect Example

2012-02-02 Leica M9 vs Sony NEX

2012-01-23 Why no Custom Lens Correction on Leica M9?

2012-01-23 Color Shading & Vignetting for Leica 28mm f/2.8 Elmarit-M ASPH and 50mm f/0.95 Noctilux-M ASPH

Leica M Typ 240 In Use

Overall design and behavior..

  1. Noise and ISO: Leica M Typ 240 vs Leica M9P

Leica M Monochrom In the Field

Field shooting the Leica MM, and comparisons..

  1. Leica MM vs Leica M9P (Dolls)
  2. Leica MM vs M9P (Saddlebag Overlook, Yosemite)

Leica M9: User’s Guide and Review

High resolution digital rangefinder.

  1. Leica M9 Main page
  2. Leica M9 Long Term Findings
  3. Ergonomics and Usability
  4. Introduction to Rangefinders
  5. Composing with a rangefinder
  6. Sensor Bifurcation issue (M9 CCD)
  7. Sensor Defect: Bad Pixel Column (M9 CCD)
  8. Sensor Specular highlights issue (M9 CCD)
  9. Sensor Highlight Posterization (M9 CCD)
  10. Infrared sensitive? (M9 CCD)
  11. Noise (M9 CCD)
  12. M9 Conclusions

Leica M9: Focusing with the Rangefinder

Focusing issue.

  1. Focusing with a Rangefinder — Intro
  2. Focusing with a rangefinder — Digital Precision
  3. Focusing with a rangefinder — Focusing Approach
  4. Leica M Viewfinder Magnifier 1.25X and 1.4X
  5. Rangefinder Focus Error With Leica M9 and Zeiss ZM Lenses

Leica M9 Rear LCD, Image Review

Modern digital features lacking with the M9..

  1. M9 Sensor and LCD Design Choices
  2. M9 and the Live View Future
  3. M9 Rear LCD and Image Review

Ray angle and Color Shading With M Lenses

Off-center color casts, off-center sharpness..

  1. Color Shading for M-Mount lenses on Leica M9

Considerations in choosing a lens.

Focal lengths, color, weight and travel considerations. (relevant, but dated/old material).

  1. Lens options for the M9
  2. Lens Coding for Lenses Without 6-bit Code
  3. Experience with Match Technical Coder Kit
  4. A Lightweight Lens Kit For Hiking
  5. Which wide angle? 21mm or 24mm?
  6. A lightweight kit for hiking (original version)
  7. Analysis of 35mm Lens Choices

Leica 28mm f/2 Summicron-M ASPH (pre-2016)

Leica’s widest lens utilizing built-in frame lines..

  1. Aperture Series: Mosaic (Leica M9)
  2. Examples: Death Valley (Leica M9)

Processing DNG in Adobe Camera RAW (ACR)

Sharpening, etc..

  1. Sharpening Leica DNG and RAW Images
  2. Sharpening Images After Downsampling

ALLVIEW Cameras

ARCHIVAL MATERIAL. Terrific backup bodies or even primary body for M-mount lenses..

  1. The Sony NEX-7
  2. The Sony NEX-5N
  3. Shootout: Leica M9 vs Sony NEX
  4. Ricoh GXR with A12 M Mount Unit

Nikon D800E vs D800

D800E supplement and comparisons with Nikon D800..

  1. D800E vs Canon 5DM3 vs Leica M9 (Dolls)

Focusing Accuracy (Case Studies)

Focusing accuracy and errors..

  1. Case Study: Rangefinder Focus Error With Leica M9 and Zeiss Lenses
  2. Case Study: Rangefinder Focus Error With Brand-new Lens
  3. Case Study: Rangefinder Focus Error With Leica M9 + 50/1.4 Summilux

Fujifilm Finepix X100

The best compact big-sensor digital camera yet?.

  1. Compared to Leica M9 + 35/1.4 Summilux-M ASPH

Ricoh GR

Razor sharp 28mm lens on APS-C sensor and outstanding usability and features..

  1. Is the Ricoh GR a 28mm Leica Replacement?


Blog posts, reverse chronological

2023

2023-12-30 Girl on Rainy Road, Spring Green

2023-10-20 Retro Rangefinder: The Leica M9 Was a Digital Standard Setter

2023-09-26 Adobe Camera Raw Enhance Details + AI Denoise: Works Great on older files eg Leica M9

2017

2017-05-15 Leica M9/M9P: Corroded Sensor Repairs

2016

2016-11-23 Leica Firmware Update for M Monochrom, M-E, M9, M9P

2016-07-12 3-Way Shootout at 90mm on Leica SL: Mannequin in Cerro Gordo Mining Museum

2014

2014-12-11 Leica M CCD Sensor White Spots

2014-03-11 Shootout: Leica 28/2.8 Elmarit-M ASPH vs Leica 28/2 Summicron-M ASPH

2014-03-10 Shootout: Leica 28/2.8 Elmarit-M ASPH vs Leica 28/2 Summicron-M ASPH

2014-03-08 Leica 28m f/2.8 Elmarit-M ASPH: Death Valley Examples

2014-03-07 Leica 28m f/2 Summicron-M ASPH Aperture Series: Sharpness, examples

2013

2013-08-08 FOR SALE: My Leica M9P

2013-08-04 Leica 50mm f/2 APO-Summicron-M ASPH: Will Leica Address the Flare Issue?

2013-08-04 Leica 50/2 APO-Summicron-M ASPH vs 50/0.95 Noctilux-M ASPH: Orange Bark Pine, Yosemite (Leica M240)

2013-06-08 Leica 24mm f/3.8 Elmar-M ASPH: Is Stopping Down Needed?

2013-06-07 Leica M: Which is the Highest Performing 28mm lens?

2013-06-06 Leica M: Which is the Highest Performing 35mm lens?

2013-04-16 Leica M Typ 240 / M240 vs Leica M9P: Noise in Dark Areas

2013-04-16 Leica M Typ 240 / M240 vs Leica M9P: Noise and ISO

2012

2012-10-12 Compared: 35mm Lenses for Leica M — Summilux, Summicron, Biogon

2012-10-08 Leica M Monochrom vs Leica M9P In the Field (Saddlebag Overlook)

2012-09-16 Compared: Leica M Monochrom vs Leica M9P

2012-08-23 Leica M9P Down in Price by $1000 — new M model Imminent?

2012-07-07 Reader Comment: Zeiss ZM 15/2.8 Distagon on Leica M9, Corner Fix

2012-06-13 FOR SALE: Leica M9P

2012-06-02 Nikon D800E vs Canon 5D Mark III vs Leica M9

2012-02-02 Leica M9P Sensor Defect Example

2012-02-02 Leica M9 vs Sony NEX

2012-01-23 Why no Custom Lens Correction on Leica M9?

2012-01-23 Color Shading & Vignetting for Leica 28mm f/2.8 Elmarit-M ASPH and 50mm f/0.95 Noctilux-M ASPH

2012-01-20 Reader Comment: Posterization of Highlights with Leica M9

2012-01-13 Leica 28mm f/2.8 Elmarit-M ASPH for Leica M9 Reviewed

2012-01-12 Leica 28mm f/2.8 Elmarit-M ASPH First Impressions on Leica M9

2012-01-09 Leica M9: Color Shading for 12 Lenses With/Without Lens Correction

2011

2011-12-26 Tripod Choice for Leica M9

2011-12-18 Focus Series with Leica M9 + Voigtlander Nokton 50mm f/1.1 @ f/1.1, f/2.8, f/5.6

2011-12-18 Aperture Series in 1/2 Stops with Voigtlander Nokton 50mm f/1.1

2011-12-18 Aperture Series in 1/2 Stops with Voigtlander Nokton 50mm f/1.1

2011-12-06 Leica M9 / M9P Firmware Update for SanDisk Card Compatibility

2011-11-01 Leica 21mm f/3.4 Super-Elmar-M ASPH for Leica M9 On The Way For Testing

2011-10-16 My Leica M9 is For Sale

2011-09-02 Loss of Images in Leica M9 with SanDisk 32GB SDHC Card

2011-07-20 Converting Leica M9 DNG Files to Nikon NEF for Use with Capture NX2

2011-07-17 Examples for Leica 24mm f/3.8 Elmar-M ASPH on Leica M9

2011-07-01 Leica M9: Leica 50mm f/0.95 Noctilux-M ASPH vs Leica 50mm f/1.4 Summilux-M ASPH

2011-06-27 Leica M9: Which Viewfinder Magnifier To Aid Focusing?

2011-06-23 Updates to My Leica M9 Guide

2011-06-23 Leica M9: Leica 21/3.4 Super-Elmar-M ASPH or Zeiss ZM 21/2.8 Biogon?

2011-06-21 Leica M9P

2011-06-20 Leica Tri-Elmar-M 16-18-21mm f/4 ASPH for Leica M9

2011-06-10 Open Letter to Leica — 10 Ways To Improve the M9 Rangefinder

2011-06-08 Leica 50mm f/2 Summicron-M for Leica M9 Rangefinder

2011-05-21 Fuji Finepix X100 Compared to Leica M9 with Summilux-M 35/1.4 ASPH

2011-03-02 Focusing the Leica M9 with the Zeiss 3X loupe — Fantastic

2011-03-02 Accuracy of Rangefinder Focusing With Leica M and Zeiss ZM Lenses on Leica M9

2010

2010-11-10 Leica 35mm f/1.4 Summilux-M ASPH examples added to Leica M9 guide

2010-11-07 Leica M9 purple gray (infrared?)

2010-10-21 Yosemite with Leica S2 and Leica M9

2010-10-05 Back from Yosemite (Hasselblad H4D, Leica M9, Nikon 85/1.4G)

2010-07-12 Correspondence with Erwin Puts on Leica M9 focusing

2010-07-07 Reader thoughts on Leica M9 and lenses

2010-07-06 Leica M9 — examples with 24mm f/1.4 Summilux-M ASPH

2010-07-05 Leica M9 — examples with Leica 21mm f/1.4 Summilux-M ASPH

2010-07-03 Leica M9 — long term impressions

2010-07-02 DAP also — Nikon D3x + Zeiss 21mm f/2.8 Distagon compared to Leica M9 + Leica 21mm f/1.4 Summilux-M ASPH

2010-07-01 Nikon D3x + Zeiss 21mm f/2.8 Distagon compared to Leica M9 + Leica 21mm f/1.4 Summilux-M ASPH

2010-05-29 Leica M9 highlight posterization and Leica 21mm f/1.4 Summilux-M ASPH examples

2010-05-23 Match Technical Coder Kit for Leica M9

2010-05-13 Leica M9 with 24mm lenses: f/1.4, f/2.8, f/3.8 ASPH

2010-04-24 Leica M9 + Leica 50mm f/0.95 Noctilux-M ASPH examples!

2010-02-18 Zeiss ZM 15mm f/2.8 Distagon on Leica M9

2010-02-14 Leica M9 review: examples and more with Leica 75/2 APO-Summicron-M + Zeiss ZM 25/2.8 Biogon

2010-02-05 Leica 75mm f/2 APO-Summicron-M ASPH for Leica M9

2010-01-28 Leica Noctilux-M 50mm f/0.95 for Leica M9/M8/M

2009

2009-11-27 Leica M9 — chief ray angle

2009-11-20 Leica M9 in stock at B&H Photo

2009-11-20 Leica M9 image updates

2009-11-20 Leica M9 Lens Detection and color uniformity

2009-11-19 Leica M9 and off-center color

2009-11-18 Leica M9 review updated with comparisons and more

2009-11-16 Reader comments on Leica M9 review

2009-11-16 Leica M9 review published

2009-11-14 Leica M9 learning

2009-11-14 Back from mountain trip with Leica M9, etc

2009-11-11 Away with the Leica M9 and Zeiss ZE

2009-11-08 Leica M9 review head-start

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