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Nikkor 10.5cm F2.5, wide-open.

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The 90mm framelines give a 100% view on this lens.

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Udvar Hazy Air and Space Museum, Dulles VA.

1936 Uncoated Carl Zeiss Jena 5cm F1.5, converted to Leica mount using a Jupiter-3 focus mount.

Wide-Open.

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Mine came in yesterday, did a quick RF calibration test with a 1950 Jupiter-3 that is rebuilt to the Leica standard for focal length and in new focus mount modified for 0.8m close-focus.

First picture with the new camera today

L1000008 by putahexanonyou, on Flickr

Jupiter-3, wide-open, R25 filter, +1 exposure compensation. Straight export to Jpeg using LR3.

At F4:

L1000011 by putahexanonyou, on Flickr

The required brick wall test.

L1000019 by putahexanonyou, on Flickr

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Mine will be arriving this week- will test that. With the M9: shooting DNG+JPEG will slow things down dramatically. The M-Monochrom uses much of the same hardware/firmware. Try shooting DNG only, if you have JPEG enabled.

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The oldest lens that I have lined up to try with the Monochrom is almost 80 years.

I guess it can wait a few months longer.

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My personal opinion: the CCD's for the M Monochrom are the “best of the best” as uniformity is even more important in a Monochrome image. I suspect this slows production. I'd rather have the “best of the best” rather than anything less.

My original “Store-Bought” digital camera is 20 years old this year, a Kodak KAF-1600 Monochrome/Infrared CCD, was a zero-defect 1.6MPixel sensor. It has 3 “hot pixels” now. Not bad for 20 years. It cost $12,400.

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I believe “Stunning Beauty” applies here.

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Congratulations, be sure to post some pictures.

I bought my first rangefinder- a Minolta Hi-Matic 9, when I was 11. A whole Summer of mowing lawns.

I'm sure to be as excited when my M Monochrom arrives. I'll have to load up the Hi-Matic 9 with some B&W film.

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I posted this on the Leica forum- again, it is my personal speculation on the CCD used for the M Monochrom.

Low-noise, higher well-capacity (number of photons that can hit a pixel before it saturates), and better uniformity are all required for a better monochrome image. The M Monochrom goes to ISO 10,000 – meaning the noise floor was improved over the M9, as the color filter is responsible for 1-Fstop of loss. The well capacity is 1/2 higher than the Cmosis sensor used in the M.

I think Truesense is “cherry picking” the best of the best of the detectors for the M Monochrom. Maybe the center of the wafers, again speculation. Compared with the M-E, the M Monochrom is $2500 higher in price. A more expensive detector because of lower yield would account for a lot of the cost.

I think it will be a while before you see an “M” monochrome. I've had my current Monochrome Digital for 20 years. I've waited long enough for a new one.

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How do you like it???

Well, the new “M” is out. Cost less than the Monochrom, More megapixels, video, and liveview.

Anyone going to cancel their M Monochrom pre-order? I am not. I think the new camera will appeal to a different group of photographers than those that want the Monochrom. If anything- I suspect more people will order the Monochrom now that the announcements are done.

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Any additional pictures and updates on the M Monochrom deliveries?

I am very happy that this camera is such a hit. Spent some years on the various forums as a proponent of Monochrome Digital cameras. My original DSLR is monochrome, 20 years old now. There was never any doubt in my mind about the advantages of a monochrome sensor for black and white work.

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Without color information from the sensor, emulating the effects of color filters in post processing cannot be done with sliders. You could selectively “Grab” areas of the image and selectively lighten/darken them, like dodging and burning.

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I already got my filters in order, 34mm, 39mm, 40.5mm, 43mm, 46mm, 49mm, and 52mm.

Slide1 by anachronist1, on Flickr

filters in monochrome by anachronist1, on Flickr

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It will fit in the same field case as the M9, one for color the other for monochrome.

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Manilaman2001;2732 wrote: For most of you users of the M lenses, which micro 4/3 brands & models would you recommend?

Which would be compatible also for Canon EOS EF lenses?

Through the years, glass has accumulated and I am seriously considering getting a body to optimize these glass collection I have.:confused: :confused:

Derick

The Olympus Electronic Viewfinder EVF-2 is still considered the best all-around for dynamic range. I bought an EP-2 for this reason.

The NEX line offers 1.5x instead of a 2x crop. 2x crop: everything is a telephoto. The 1.5x- at least close to a Leica M8. If I were buying today: I would either go with an Olympus EP2 again, still available at big discounts OR a Sony NEX7.

However- owning the EP2 for over two years, I grab the M9 and M8 over it unless I need video.

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