Okay, I’ve made no secret of my appreciation of film over all things digital. I’ve always felt this way, but as I’ve gained more and more experience over the years with digital and film images from various gear, that appreciation has only grown.
Similarly, in returning to the Leica M9/M-E a few days ago, my appreciation for that magical Kodak (now Truesense) CCD has grown. After photographing with various CMOS sensor-based cameras this past year (including the Sony RX1R, Leica M240, Nikon D800E, and Nikon Df), I can honestly say that the CCD sensor in the M9/M-E is still superior to them all.
—Peter.
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Prosophos 
I echo this completely. Perhaps the only equivalent ( better ) rendering I have seen is from a Leica S.
The wonderful Leica S2 and Pentax 645D sensors are both — you guessed it — Kodak-derived CCD sensors.
Long live CCD. Grateful to have my m9p for six months now. Glad you are back with the m9/M-E, now too, Peter!
welcome back to the CCD world 🙂
Completely agree with you Peter!
I’m getting more and more emails of people telling me they’ve sold their M240 cameras and are going back to an M9 or M-E.