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Leica M9: Looking back to a turning point in camera history

…both for Leica, and for me personally. The first time I saw a picture of the Leica M9 (I think...

Leica M9 CCD sensor corrosion upgrade now includes M11 family and Q3 cameras

Owners of Leica's M9-series cameras with sensor corrosion can now upgrade to the latest Leica M11 cameras… but they will have to write off their beloved CCD sensor body.

The rise and rise of the Leica M9

The Leica M9 occupies a unique place among digital rangefinders. The first full-frame M, with a CCD sensor, has achieved something of cult status and is in great demand, whether in colour or monochrome versions...

Leica M9: Comeback kid status for the seven-year-old digital

Five years ago the Leica M9 was enjoying a new wave of popularity. Even in 2021 it's still a desirable "vintage" digital Leica...

On the road to Santiago de Compostela with a Leica M9

For many years Leica photographer John Brockliss yearned to explore the role of pilgrimage in the modern world. Finally after many months of planning he travelled to northern Spain in October 2019, camera in hand and backpack laden, ready to make his dream a reality.

Shooting marine landscape with Leica M9 and M-Monochrom

As a break from the trials of lockdown, why not take a tour of Brighton's cosmopolitan seafront together with Leica photographers Kris Pawlowski and John Brockliss

Leica M9 sensor replacement ends. Upgrade to a newer model is now the only option

Leica announces the end of the sensor-replacement scheme for those M9 models, and derivatives, suffering from the well-documented corrosion problem. Owners of problem cameras can now upgrade to a variety of later cameras.

Now we are ten: Happy birthday, Leica M9 and X1

This week sees the 10th birthday of the Leica M9 — and let's not forget the little X1 which, in its way, made a big impression

Glen Affric: Autumn panoramas with a Leica M9

With the sky-filled blue waters fringed with every shade of yellow, orange and verdant green, the trees backlit by an autumn sun, the drive down the single-track road to Loch Affric was spectacular.

Leica M9 under pressure in the chapel of ice

Paul Glendell from Classic Cases on a recent visit to Germany had the remarkable opportunity to photograph under an ice sheet in the Berchtesgaden National Park....

Leica M9: The cupboard is as bare as Old Mother Hubbard’s

Mike has just scratched a long-bothering itch. He's acquired a low-mileage Leica Monochrom, the Mk.I, M9-based camera that had been written off by the cognoscenti less than a year ago.  Read on....

Leica M9: First digital full-frame gets new lease of life

Why is the Leica M9 enjoying such renewed popularity? Mainly because it is still a wonderful, simple, rewarding camera to use. Mike explores the phenomenon.