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Leica M9

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Rangefinder

A rangefinder by Leica with a 18-megapixel full frame sensor, announced in 2009. The first full-frame digital M; check whether its CCD sensor has been replaced for corrosion.

MakerLeica
MountLeica M
SensorFull frame, 36 x 24mm, crop factor 1.0
Resolution18 megapixels
Stabilisationnone in the body; use stabilised lenses for slow shutter speeds
Announced2009
Typerangefinder

Sensor size

Full frame36 × 24 mmAPS-C23.5 × 15.6 mmAPS-C crops 1.5×
Full frame against APS-C, the next size down.

Focal lengths on it

Full frame is the reference size: lenses frame as marked. A lens made for APS-C works with the camera in crop mode, framing 1.5 times tighter at fewer megapixels.

Lenses for it

Adapting lenses

M lenses adapt to almost every mirrorless body, as manual-focus lenses.

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