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Leica M9

2009 Rangefinder Full frame CCD 18 MP
Mount: Leica M-mount

The first full-frame M, and the last one built around a CCD. The 23.9 × 35.8 mm Kodak chip finally frames an M lens the way the film bodies do, ending the M8's 1.33× crop.

Specification

Table 1
Type
Rangefinder
Sensor size
Full frame
Sensor type
CCD
Resolution
18 MP
Mount
Leica M-mount
Shutter
Focal plane
Fastest speed
1/4000
Flash sync
1/180
Metering
Silicon
TTL metering
Yes
Battery
Leica 14464 (BP-SCL1) lithium-ion, 3.7 V 1900 mAh
Weight
585 g
Dimensions
139 × 37 × 80 mm
Made
2009

A dash means the figure was never published or has not been read off a source. Nothing here is estimated.

Lenses that fit

Leica M-mount
  • Laowa 9mm f/5.6 FF RL (Leica M) 9mm
  • Voigtländer Heliar-Hyper Wide 10mm F5.6 Aspherical (Leica M) 10mm
  • AstrHori 10mm F8 II Fisheye (Leica M) 10mm
  • Laowa 11mm f/4.5 FF RL (Leica M) 11mm
  • TTArtisan 11mm F2.8 Fisheye (Leica M) 11mm
  • Voigtländer Ultra Wide-Heliar 12mm F5.6 Aspherical II 12mm
  • Voigtländer Ultra Wide-Heliar 12mm F5.6 Aspherical III (Leica M) 12mm
  • Laowa 12-24mm f/5.6 Zoom (Leica M) 12–24mm
  • Laowa 14mm f/4 FF RL Zero-D (Leica M) 14mm
  • Carl Zeiss Distagon T* 15mm f/2.8 (Leica M) 15mm
  • Voigtländer Super Wide-Heliar 15mm F4.5 Aspherical III (Leica M) 15mm
  • Voigtländer Super Wide-Heliar 15mm F4.5 Aspherical II 15mm
Every camera and lens for Leica M-mount

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