The Leica M9 is a full-frame digital rangefinder camera from Leica Camera AG. It was introduced in September 2009. It uses an 18.5-megapixel Kodak image sensor and is compatible with almost all M mount lenses.

Mar 17, 2010 · With LEICA lenses, they are all excellent, even wide open, and have vanishingly low distortion. The LEICA M9 weighs half what an SLR does, or less, and its lenses are even smaller. A single SLR zoom lens weighs more than many complete LEICA systems!

Released in 2009, the Leica M9 was one of the first full frame cameras in the world. So is the Leica M9 still worth it? In this article I will outline the pros and cons of getting and M9 in this day and age.

Feb 20, 2025 · The M9 is Leica’s Catcher in the Rye – awkward, idealistic, forever stuck between analog nostalgia and digital ambition. Its CCD corrodes, its battery dies quickly, and its screen insults the modern eye.

Leica M9 Review: All you need to know! 10+ seperate Leica M9 articles rolled into 1 mega review- M9 for all types of Leica photography

Dec 31, 2017 · Whilst far from being the best digital camera by the standards of modern cameras, the Leica M9 remains of one of the best digital cameras I’ve shot with!

Oct 24, 2009 · A decade on, the Leica M9 is the first full-frame digital camera designed for the M-mount user. As such, it has a lot to live up to. The Leica M9 is a curious mixture of the extremely modern and the charmingly old-fashioned.

Sep 9, 2009 · And now comes the M9, 'the world's smallest full frame camera', which on paper at least looks to be the ultimate digital M; an 18 megapixel full-frame (36 x 24 mm) sensor, still with no low-pass filter but now with a new UV/IR cover-glass filter which means no need for lens filters.

May 28, 2018 · Typical of Leica products, the Leica M9 is nicely put together with superb fit and finish. The camera feels solid and the heftiness in hand conveys a sense of quality. The M9 …