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    Hands On With Leica's M9 and X1: Fine Art, For a Price

    Leica Debuts 18-Megapixel Full-Frame M9 Rangefinder, X1 Compact for "Beginners"

    Is This the Full-Frame 18-Megapixel Leica M9 and Mysterious Leica X1?

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    Leica's Limited-Edition White M8 Digital Is Beautiful
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    Image of knyghtryda knyghtryda
    09/09/09

    In reply to Hands On With Leica's M9 and X1: Fine Art, For a Price
    If I had 8k (or 2k for that matter) and wanted a camera, these two would be pretty much at the bottom of my list. Lets see... for just over 2k I could get a 5D mkII, or for 8k I could get a 1Ds mk whatever and still have enough left over for a couple L series lenses. Both are full frame cameras, both are excellent and built like tanks, and both will probably see more use than any Leica ever will.
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    09/09/09

    @knyghtryda: Its more like "if I had 25k" because you'll need some more Leica goodness to get anything done with that 8k$ camera. Oh, and if you're a pro, then add another body and a couple more lenses...
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    Image of MosesMonster MosesMonster
    09/09/09

    In reply to Hands On With Leica's M9 and X1: Fine Art, For a Price
    That Seal photo came out of no where. I felt kissed by a rose...
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    Image of williamn williamn
    09/09/09

    @MosesMonster: Seal is actually a big Leica fan...
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    Image of MosesMonster MosesMonster
    09/09/09

    @williamn: I learn something every day.
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    Image of TunaCan TunaCan
    09/09/09

    In reply to Hands On With Leica's M9 and X1: Fine Art, For a Price
    If I was married to Giselle, I'd have some sweet Leicas too.
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    Image of Geraldo Geraldo
    09/09/09

    @TunaCan: Tom Brady looks way more tan without a helmet on ;-)
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    Image of Pope John Peeps II Pope John Peeps II
    09/09/09

    @Geraldo: SNNNNNNNAP
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    Image of Noobs-R-Us Noobs-R-Us
    09/09/09

    In reply to Leica Debuts 18-Megapixel Full-Frame M9 Rangefinder, X1 Compact for "Beginners"
    You people failed to understand Leica. They don't care about growth. They only care about the status quo. They want to generate enough returns so that they have steady jobs and income. They don't want to grow into a large company.

    Everything they do says that.
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    Image of Adam Spano Adam Spano
    09/09/09

    @Noobs-R-Us:

    I've got no problems with what they do, what I fail to understand is the person who has seven thousand dollars to dump on something... so... unimpressive.

    And for seven thousand dollars, this little peice of equipment would have to get used more than anything else in my camera bag (not that I have a whole lot of equipment) but to justify a price tag like that, it had better get tons of use. Which, surely, it would not. It's a decoration. It's something you have to say you have, use a few times, and put back on the shelf.

    You really have to be rolling in money, the kind of guy that buys a 20,000 dollar watch to go with that new suit and wear twice a year. The guy that buys serious art. several million dollar plus home, kind of guy. It's a ton of money for a toy or a status symbol.
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    Image of cmdrfire cmdrfire
    09/09/09

    @Adam Spano: The M8 is used by photojournalists making a living the world over. The M9 basically answers calls from the users of the M8 for FF, ISO-set button, and a few other features. The M9 gives you FF digital access to the Leica M-lenses - which are some of the finest lenses in the world, bar none.
    Insofar as purchasing it, tt's similar to buying a 1Ds, really - sometimes that's the tool you need for the job.
    The IQ means that it's neither a toy nor a status symbol (though of course it can be used as both).
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    Image of battra92 battra92
    09/09/09

    @cmdrfire: Honestly, most photojournalists seem to have the same Canons and Nikons and Panasonics that everyone else does.

    I have no interest in the M9 personally (for my snapshooting I can use a pocket digital if I really want to.) One can buy a Voigtlander Bessa R series for around $600 so you can save $1,400 and shoot film. ;-)
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    Image of LessthanZach LessthanZach
    09/10/09

    @Noobs-R-Us: I think I'll stick to my Canon XSi for now... until I can afford to get the 5d MkII. Leica makes good looking cameras, but I just can't take them seriously. My wife and I are trying to earn some money on the side with photography, and I just don't think I could imagine a "Professional" photographer snapping up my thousand dollar portraits with something that looks like a mid range camera from the sixties. Of course, this is all just my opinion, not meant to offend anyone else.
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    Image of Pope John Peeps II Pope John Peeps II
    09/09/09

    In reply to Hands On With Leica's M9 and X1: Fine Art, For a Price
    Well we're never going to survive, unless we get a little... camera?
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    Image of jibbly jibbly
    09/09/09

    @Pope John Peeps II: Holy shit, this is exactly what was going through my head as I scrolled down to post a comment. That was a little creepy, pope-ster.
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    Image of Pope John Peeps II Pope John Peeps II
    09/09/09

    @jibbly: I'm in your mind. Don't eat that danish. It looks delicious, but it's dryyyyy.
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    09/09/09

    @Pope John Peeps II: *cough, sputter

    Fucking danish.
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    Image of uptonogood uptonogood
    09/09/09

    In reply to Leica Debuts 18-Megapixel Full-Frame M9 Rangefinder, X1 Compact for "Beginners"
    it's like i just hit puberty again and discovered porn. drooooool
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    09/09/09

    @uptonogood: Nice try. Life will never be that good again.
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    Image of The Lab The Lab
    09/09/09

    @FrankenPC: OMG, that's what a vagina looks like!?! Nooo!!! (the memory is still fresh, about a week ago)
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    Image of cobra_commander cobra_commander
    09/09/09

    In reply to Leica Debuts 18-Megapixel Full-Frame M9 Rangefinder, X1 Compact for "Beginners"
    waiting for the comment

    "ITS CRAP BECAUSE:
    -doesn't have HD video
    -doesn't have live view
    -doesn't have autofocus
    -doesn't have image stabilizer"
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    09/09/09

    @cobra_commander: Actually it is crap because it costs more than cameras that do have all of those things.
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    Image of szrimaging szrimaging
    09/09/09

    In reply to Leica Debuts 18-Megapixel Full-Frame M9 Rangefinder, X1 Compact for "Beginners"
    the x1 would almost be worth it, if it wasn't a fixed lens. Now if it had interchangeable lenses, running the same system as the M, well, then we could talk.
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    Image of awwwsnap awwwsnap
    09/09/09

    In reply to Leica Debuts 18-Megapixel Full-Frame M9 Rangefinder, X1 Compact for "Beginners"
    Leica: parting fools from their money since 1913
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    Image of battra92 battra92
    09/09/09

    @awwwsnap: I get the joke but honestly it wasn't until after WW2 that they started getting their prestige. Sure they invented the 35mm camera (using available movie film stock) it was Contax that really reigned supreme with the Contax II and III.

    Still, in those days most in America who bought 135 bought Arguses.
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    Image of Hiphopopotamus Hiphopopotamus
    09/09/09

    In reply to Leica Debuts 18-Megapixel Full-Frame M9 Rangefinder, X1 Compact for "Beginners"
    Camera makers have to step up their game... they are never going fend off iPods and cell phones with this basic 'Make a good camera' strategy.

    Put a telephone in that thing, Leica!
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    Image of bosskev bosskev
    09/09/09

    In reply to Leica Debuts 18-Megapixel Full-Frame M9 Rangefinder, X1 Compact for "Beginners"

    Um...I can give my current inexpensive Panasonic camera the exact same added features and value as any triple-the-price Leica. At Office Depot I'll get a pack of those stick-on red dots. Done.
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    Image of TheCrudMan TheCrudMan
    09/09/09

    @bosskev:
    Which current inexpensive Panasonic camera? Just curious. Cause some of the Lumix line actually do have corresponding leica models that are THE SAME. (but more expensive.)
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    Image of bosskev bosskev
    09/09/09

    @TheCrudMan:
    Leica C-LUX 2 = Panasonic DMC-FX30
    Leica V-Lux 1 = Panasonic DMC-FZ50
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    Image of chikarin chikarin
    09/09/09

    In reply to Leica Debuts 18-Megapixel Full-Frame M9 Rangefinder, X1 Compact for "Beginners"
    m9 is 7k
    x1 is 2k
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    Image of mikegriffin mikegriffin
    09/09/09

    @chikarin: k stands for kan't afford
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    Image of Noobs-R-Us Noobs-R-Us
    09/09/09

    @mikegriffin: At those prices they better turn into beautiful women so that I can have sex with after I use it to take a photo.
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    Image of appletoad appletoad
    09/02/09

    In reply to Is This the Full-Frame 18-Megapixel Leica M9 and Mysterious Leica X1?
    Why is 09/09/09 the day everything is getting released/announced?
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    Image of bobdobbs bobdobbs
    09/02/09

    @appletoad: Chinese folk like the number 9, similar to the way westerners like the number 7. i.e., neither knows why.
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    Image of battra92 battra92
    09/02/09

    @bobdobbs: 7 actually plays a big part in Christianity. It's one reason our week is seven days long.
    [en.wikipedia.org]
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    Image of pantsonfireliarliar pantsonfireliarliar
    09/02/09

    In reply to Is This the Full-Frame 18-Megapixel Leica M9 and Mysterious Leica X1?
    That's the standard added grip for Leicas. Is it possibly a rebranded and slightly reconfigured GF1? I'd be extremely impressed if Leica took the resources to create essentially a new system on its own without Panasonic's help. But if that were the case, I wouldn't expect to be able to afford it.

    M9 specs match up with current rumors so that looks likely.
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    Image of matt buchanan matt buchanan
    09/02/09

    @pantsonfireliarliar: I know, but it's still funky.
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    Image of pantsonfireliarliar pantsonfireliarliar
    09/02/09

    @pantsonfireliarliar: What's with the 1234567 numbering on the lens?
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    Image of Mandatory_Field Mandatory_Field
    08/31/09

    In reply to Leica M9 Appears for Four Blurry Seconds in Promo Video
    I initially read that as "Leica M9 Appears for Four Blurry Seconds in Porno Video" and was amazed that you noticed....
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