
Leica M9
The Leica M9 is an 18MP full-frame (23.9 x 35.8 mm) digital rangefinder camera, an upgrade of the Leica M8 (which uses an APS-C size sensor), and the digital version of the 35mm film Leica M7.
Full-Frame Sensor
The full-frame sensor is made by Kodak specifically for the Leica M9. To avoid the problems encountered on the M8 which apparently used a UR/IR filter that was too thin, the M9 uses a thicker UR/IR filter in front of the sensor.
Being full-frame, the sensor also enables the use of Leica lenses at their specified focal length without a multiplier. Currently, the Leica M9 can therefore boast to be the world’s smallest full-frame digital camera system. That is, until other digital camera manufacturers follow suit with their own models.
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