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Leica M9 Review: 19 Months With This Beautiful Rangefinder

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Hello Leica M9:

When I was twelve, I saved up my allowance to buy my first camera, but then I was presented with a unique opportunity: my great uncle had passed leaving a stash of Leicas for my dad, who was a Leica fanatic himself.  My dad took an M3 from this stash, had it CLA’d, and told me to try it out before I spent my money on something else.  I thought he was crazy…  I never understood my dad’s fascination with Leicas, and here I was presented with not just a Leica, but a Leica with no electronics to assist me.  Well, I tried the M3, and it quickly became my constant companion for many years.

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