[LRflex] Leica R9 : First impressions
- From: Miguel Asensio <mfa@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: leicareflex@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Fri, 4 Dec 2009 18:16:00 -0600
Earlier today, about 4:30 pm, UPS delivered the R9 and I'm so in love
with the camera that I hope you guys will let me excuse my urge to
write about it.
As I mentioned earlier, it's like new in the box, literally. The
strap was still in its original bag and the camera is absolutely
Mint. Batteries were still in their original wrapping.
I had used an R9 and a DMR at a Leica demo day for about an hour
several years ago and I remembered it being big and heavy; of course,
most of that was the DMR itself. I was curious to see how the camera
would feel all by itself. While it's a big camera, it's not as heavy
as I expected it to be and it actually feels lighter than my M4; I'll
have to weight them tomorrow to see how true that is. Ergonomically I
find it very easy to hold and the controls seem well placed,
intuitive, and just about right. I love the viewfinder and it's
minimalist info (only what you need to know, no more).
I ran out of light before I could take any pictures but I'll spend
the day tomorrow shooting a roll of slide film.
I did notice that it misread the ISO on a Fuji Astia 100F roll as
being ISO 200. Is this a problem with the R9s in general or specific
to Fuji canisters?
Miguel Asensio
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