Thread: Leica M9 and 35/1.2 "No Flash Photography Allowed'

The lens is about the same size as an older Nikkor 50mm F1.4. With the provided sunshade, it obstructs about the lower-right 1/8th of the 35mm framelines. This often happens with fast RF lenses, I am used to the Canon 50/0.95 obstructing about 1/3rd of the viewfinder on the Canon 7. in practice, it is not as much of a problem as it would be with an SLR.The RF shows you what is around the field of view of the lens. In the case of a lens that obstructs view, move the camera around a bit to compose. Basically build a mental image of the missing segment.

i have no rangefinder at present, so my reference point is my pentax k5. my largest manual lens is the zeiss 85/1.4, which is a behemoth (to me) and actually pulls the camera toward the ground if it's around my neck. makes balancing the camera for a low-light handheld shot that much more difficult. just wondering whether i could handle an m9 with the 35/1.2 on it. going to have to look up the actual weight of the 35.

Compared with the 35/1.4, the 35/1.2 is massive. It's practically four times as big, almost like a Canon 35/1.4L in size. It is still easy to hold, and the weight makes it balance the M9 pretty well. By taking most of the camera/lens weight with your left hand, it is quite stable. But it is in no way a convenient lens, especially if you are used to neat little RF lenses.