Category Archives: Leica M9

Reduced Leica prices in Canada

By LR admin | Published: April 5, 2010

An update on the latest Leica news: Leica prices in Canada dropped due to the strong Canadian dollar. The new price for the M9 in Canada is now 7195.00 CAD. Seen on eBay: LTM M39 Lens to LEICA M Camera (50-75mm) adapter with 6 bit for Leica M8/M9.

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Compressed Leica M9 DNG photos on Apple’s iPad: “snappy”

By LR admin | Published: April 4, 2010

I was curious to see how the new iPad from Apple will handle compressed DNG files from the M9. I transferred 84 photos (each 18.3MB in size) via iTunes and the results are illustrated in the video below – I did not see any delay rendering the pictures whatsoever. The iPad has a 9.7-inch, 768×1024 […]

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It’s April 1st…

By LR admin | Published: April 1, 2010
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B&H taking Leica M9 pre-orders again

By LR admin | Published: March 31, 2010

Every time B&H lists the M9 as “available for pre-order” is an indication that they are expecting a shipment. Few readers have emailed me in the past that they got their M9 this way with minimum waiting:

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Leica M9 sensor cleaning

By LR admin | Published: March 23, 2010

If you have watched this video from the Leica factory tour, (first video, 13:20 and 14:50 minute marks) you probably remember the “sticky stick” they used to clean the M9 sensor on the production line. I remember searching for this product online before and could not find it. This is what I stumble upon today: Dot Line SensorVu Loupe & Cleaner […]

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Detailed image quality data for Leica M9 released @ DXOmark

By LR admin | Published: March 22, 2010

DXOmark released their Leica M9 test results. Leica M9 came 23th in the sensor ranking and 19th in low light ISO ranking. You can also compare the M9 RAW-based camera image quality with any other camera in their database. Have fun! Read more about DXOmark tests.

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Leica M9 v.1.116 firmware direct download link

By LR admin | Published: March 15, 2010

Direct link to download Leica M9 v.1.116 firmware  now available, no registration required.

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