Here are the details behind the slide show photos in Jason Schneider's review of the Leica M9. For full-size images, visit Jason's review of the M9!
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Coffee house portrait: Shot wide open at f/0.95 with 50mm Noctilux-M ASPH, ISO 200, 1/90sec, image shows superb definition at point of focus (eye). Background details are beautifully softened, exhibiting excellent bokeh.
Woman and train: Very shallow depth of field of 50mm Noctilux-M ASPH at f/0.95 separates sharply rendered subject from distracting background. Camera exhibits impressive imaging performance at ISO 200.
Woman on a caboose: 24mm f/1.4 Summilux-M ASPH on M9 yields shallow depth of field at f/1.4, producing a compelling pictorial effect that’s not possible to achieve with wide-angle lenses of more moderate aperture. M9’s image quality at ISP 200 is outstanding.
Antique store still life: Lovely pictorial effect was created by shooting wide open at approximately 3 feet with 24mm f/1.4 Summilux-N ASPH. Color balance is as tad green due to fluorescent lighting, but M9’s image quality at ISO 40 is excellent.
Shot the photographer! Grab shot of online educator and photo book author Bryan Peterson and friend outside New York’s Javits Center at PhotoPlus 2009 shows some exciting possibilities of the 21mm f/1.4 Summilux-M lens. Image was shot at f/8 at the hyperfocal distance to maximize depth of field. M9’s image quality at ISO 400 is impressive.
Toddler in café: Grab shot taken at f/1.4 with 21mm f/1.4 Summilux-M would be tough to duplicate with most cameras. Focus is a tad off, but image is still quite sharp, and the moment was certainly opportune. M9 at ISO 1250 shows some “digital grain” at high magnification but it is not objectionable in a picture like this.
