Leica M9

Leica has formally brought out the M9 – a full frame version of its M-mount range finder. The Leica M9, with its 24 x 36mm, 18 megapixel sensor is, according to the company: ‘the globes smallest full-frame camera.’ The body is available in a new ‘Steel Gray’ finish and offers minor button re-arrangement over the M8 – all the great changes relate to the internals. The Kodak-developed CCD sensor features improved offset microlenses to optimize performance at the edges of the frame along with a sensor cover with improved filtering of infrared light so lens-mounted IR filters are no more needed. First and foremost, the 35mm film-sized sensor means every Leica M-mount lens provides the originally intended field of view.