For most amateur photographers, Leica’s legendary M System represents a virtually unobtainable holy grail, a line of cameras so unspeakably expensive, rare, and coveted that even having the opportunity to hold one — much less own one — is a somewhat unrealistic goal. Why is that, exactly? It’s a combination of things, really; sure, Leica’s brand cachet undoubtedly factors into it, but in reality, it’s much, much more than that. For our money, nothing demonstrates that better than a day or two with the M9, the company’s latest flagship rangefinder with an 18 megapixel CCD sensor sourced from Kodak.
And what, exactly, does it feel like to carry $11,695 worth of rangefinder body and lens around? Follow the break.
Gallery: Leica M9 hands-on
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