Finally after 3 months of waiting today I got granted the privilege to buy a brand new Leica M9. After a few ritual dances and careful assembly I took this first picture just as she came home. I have a hard time getting used to the manual operations that now is required again, but I already feel to be at the beginning of new freedom! Focussing, depth in field, exposure - All manual. The control I have always missed leaving behind my F3 for the digital world. The picture feels like 35mm again !
The solid body is engineered to perfection and a dream to hold. I feel like Gollum stroking my precious when I pick it up. The lens seems to take bites from reality even in our dark lobby. Even the laziest and obscured of photons seem to want to get into the Summilux 50mm when the shutter is clicked with understated sophistication. I am learning to see all over again. It all started here with L1000001.DNG.