It’s a beautiful camera Peter! I’m quite happy with my M-E. But I will be interested in your observations of the new M!
Thanks Duane. I can tell you that all the ergonomic advances of the M are quite lovely and welcomed. As for image quality, well, you already know how I feel about that.
Congratulations. I was in NYC last week and my name has come up on the list to buy an M240. I was thinking of trading my M9. It appears that they were offering more for my M9 now as compared to July 2013. I was unable to pull the trigger yet because of issues I have read on line especially your discussions on CCD vs CMOS and other issues others have had. I also had a bad experience with a Leica S2 this summer that a friend let me borrow. The first day I shot with the camera the sensor cracked after about 10 shots. Fortunately, Leica fixed this as it was a known manufacturer defect with this $23,000 camera. In addition the OLED screen on the top was also defective and had to be replaced also a known manufacturers defect. To Leica’s credit they fixed it no questions asked, but I think they should have replaced the camera as this repair took almost a month and the camera had barely been used. I have a Nikon D800 E, an Olympus OMD E-M5, and I have pre-ordered the Sony A7R. I read your discussion about the shutter sound on the Sony, but if it performs like a Nikon D800 E that can shoot with my Leica glass, it will be worth it. I really can’t own both the M9 and the M240. The M240 actually eliminates many of the things that I would say are the negatives of my M9, but I agree with you there is something special about the images with the M9, and I do not want to give that up. Having a better LCD screen on the back, the option of an EVF, and better low light performance are all very compelling arguments for the M240. Please let me know what convinced you to go ahead and get the M240. I am assuming you are also keeping the M9.
Hi Michael,
Thanks for the input and for relaying your experience with the borrowed S2.
The Sony A7R is an interesting camera, and it should find a wide audience. My decision to move to the M240 was, in a nutshell, spurred by (1) the desire for change and (2) the desire to have a more versatile digital rangefinder. The first criterion could have been fulfilled by any other camera, the second basically limited my choice to the M240.
As you know, I had NO complaints about the M9, and that special CCD sensor it has (other than the fact that it was limited to low ISO work, which wasn’t a problem most of the time).
—Peter.
Congrats peter. Looking forward to your photos with this beast. Btw how did you get it too fast. I thought the waiting list is too long?
I think supply is quickly catching up to demand. In may case, I found it in stock online at a US dealer, and it was sitting there for a few days before I decided to make the purchase.
Eagerly awaiting your images with this latest acquisition.
Rainy, dark, windy, and cold here today. I’m afraid M40 images will be few and far between for a while, unless I move south!
Congrats Peter! Looking forward to your thoughts about the M240.
Thank you Dominic.
Enjoy Peter! You’ll take great images regardless though love how you have committed yourself to the 240 and looking forward to the photos! An M9 will always be there.
You’re always such a positive voice, thank you Andrew!
Congratulations with your new M Peter. It has been a long process for you to make this step. Am I right that you sold all your lenses as well with your M9 to make a complete fresh start? What are the lenses of your choice now?
Herb
Thank you Herb!
My “new” lenses are lenses I’ve worked with before. Right now, I only have one, and it’s a wide angle. There will be two more, but I”m waiting for them to arrive. I could name all three now, before I start posting images, but where’s the fun in that? 😉
(I will say that one of the three is my main “go-to” lens, so it remains the same except for the colour/material.)
—Peter.
Hi Peter,
hoping You will enjoy at have lot of fun with your new gear !!!!
You can ´ t go wrong with the beast… This M is a very beautiful piece of art !
BTW, congratulations for your new purchass !
Warmest regards.
Hugues.
Thank you dear Hugues… I guess you’ve had time to bond with yours. Looking forward to more images from you…
Congratulations!
I just got mine today as well. A black one. And like you say it’s always fun to hold something that is just so amazingly well built.
It’s gonna fun to test how the Leica draws everything again. I used to be able to walk past a door of a certain color and think: “oh, this will look nice with my M8.” Hopefully I will get the same kind of feeling for the new M after a while, and hopefully I’m not going to keep thinking “Oh this color would look nice on my M8”. 🙂
However it turns out. I’ve always enjoyed just taking pictures because I wanted to see how it would look when I take a picture of something. With every new camera it’s exciting to see what a camera makes of reality.
Congratulations to you too Pieter. Yes, we get very familiar with our cameras and how they “see”. The trick is aligning their idiosyncrasies with ours… then interesting things happen.
I’m quite surprised you’ve gone that route, Peter, given all your criticism of the sensor, but I think you’ll enjoy it. I had mine for three months now, and it’s been nothing but joy (even though I still hate the native WB, even with the latest firmware update). I get excited every time I’m importing images.
My favorite part is that I can really crank up that ISO and not worry about it, like last night when I took my kids to play miniature golf after sun already set. Combine it with a fast lens (I shoot with 50mm Lux most of the time), and it’s a beauty.
Prosophos 
It’s a beautiful camera Peter! I’m quite happy with my M-E. But I will be interested in your observations of the new M!
Thanks Duane. I can tell you that all the ergonomic advances of the M are quite lovely and welcomed. As for image quality, well, you already know how I feel about that.
Congratulations. I was in NYC last week and my name has come up on the list to buy an M240. I was thinking of trading my M9. It appears that they were offering more for my M9 now as compared to July 2013. I was unable to pull the trigger yet because of issues I have read on line especially your discussions on CCD vs CMOS and other issues others have had. I also had a bad experience with a Leica S2 this summer that a friend let me borrow. The first day I shot with the camera the sensor cracked after about 10 shots. Fortunately, Leica fixed this as it was a known manufacturer defect with this $23,000 camera. In addition the OLED screen on the top was also defective and had to be replaced also a known manufacturers defect. To Leica’s credit they fixed it no questions asked, but I think they should have replaced the camera as this repair took almost a month and the camera had barely been used. I have a Nikon D800 E, an Olympus OMD E-M5, and I have pre-ordered the Sony A7R. I read your discussion about the shutter sound on the Sony, but if it performs like a Nikon D800 E that can shoot with my Leica glass, it will be worth it. I really can’t own both the M9 and the M240. The M240 actually eliminates many of the things that I would say are the negatives of my M9, but I agree with you there is something special about the images with the M9, and I do not want to give that up. Having a better LCD screen on the back, the option of an EVF, and better low light performance are all very compelling arguments for the M240. Please let me know what convinced you to go ahead and get the M240. I am assuming you are also keeping the M9.
Hi Michael,
Thanks for the input and for relaying your experience with the borrowed S2.
The Sony A7R is an interesting camera, and it should find a wide audience. My decision to move to the M240 was, in a nutshell, spurred by (1) the desire for change and (2) the desire to have a more versatile digital rangefinder. The first criterion could have been fulfilled by any other camera, the second basically limited my choice to the M240.
As you know, I had NO complaints about the M9, and that special CCD sensor it has (other than the fact that it was limited to low ISO work, which wasn’t a problem most of the time).
—Peter.
Congrats peter. Looking forward to your photos with this beast. Btw how did you get it too fast. I thought the waiting list is too long?
I think supply is quickly catching up to demand. In may case, I found it in stock online at a US dealer, and it was sitting there for a few days before I decided to make the purchase.
Eagerly awaiting your images with this latest acquisition.
Rainy, dark, windy, and cold here today. I’m afraid M40 images will be few and far between for a while, unless I move south!
Congrats Peter! Looking forward to your thoughts about the M240.
Thank you Dominic.
Enjoy Peter! You’ll take great images regardless though love how you have committed yourself to the 240 and looking forward to the photos! An M9 will always be there.
You’re always such a positive voice, thank you Andrew!
Congratulations with your new M Peter. It has been a long process for you to make this step. Am I right that you sold all your lenses as well with your M9 to make a complete fresh start? What are the lenses of your choice now?
Herb
Thank you Herb!
My “new” lenses are lenses I’ve worked with before. Right now, I only have one, and it’s a wide angle. There will be two more, but I”m waiting for them to arrive. I could name all three now, before I start posting images, but where’s the fun in that? 😉
(I will say that one of the three is my main “go-to” lens, so it remains the same except for the colour/material.)
—Peter.
Hi Peter,
hoping You will enjoy at have lot of fun with your new gear !!!!
You can ´ t go wrong with the beast… This M is a very beautiful piece of art !
BTW, congratulations for your new purchass !
Warmest regards.
Hugues.
Thank you dear Hugues… I guess you’ve had time to bond with yours. Looking forward to more images from you…
Congratulations!
I just got mine today as well. A black one. And like you say it’s always fun to hold something that is just so amazingly well built.
It’s gonna fun to test how the Leica draws everything again. I used to be able to walk past a door of a certain color and think: “oh, this will look nice with my M8.” Hopefully I will get the same kind of feeling for the new M after a while, and hopefully I’m not going to keep thinking “Oh this color would look nice on my M8”. 🙂
However it turns out. I’ve always enjoyed just taking pictures because I wanted to see how it would look when I take a picture of something. With every new camera it’s exciting to see what a camera makes of reality.
Congratulations to you too Pieter. Yes, we get very familiar with our cameras and how they “see”. The trick is aligning their idiosyncrasies with ours… then interesting things happen.
I’m quite surprised you’ve gone that route, Peter, given all your criticism of the sensor, but I think you’ll enjoy it. I had mine for three months now, and it’s been nothing but joy (even though I still hate the native WB, even with the latest firmware update). I get excited every time I’m importing images.
My favorite part is that I can really crank up that ISO and not worry about it, like last night when I took my kids to play miniature golf after sun already set. Combine it with a fast lens (I shoot with 50mm Lux most of the time), and it’s a beauty.