Leica M9-P

The Leica M9-P is a mirrorless camera launched on 06/21/2011.

Technically speaking, the Leica M9-P ranks well below the category average, scoring 41 overall. The Leica M9-P weights 600 gr and spans 139 x 80 x 37 mm. This means that it is particularly light and small, indeed one of the most handy options within its category.

Going into details, the Leica M9-P behaves better than average in its category for:

• Image Quality - Score 65, ranks in the category best 23%.

On the contrary, the performance of Leica M9-P is below the category average in:

• Speed Performance - Score 12, ranks among the worst 3% of its category.
• Comfort - Score 57, ranks among the worst 9% of its category.
• Versatility - Score 4, ranks among the worst 2% of its category.

However, the technical performance of your camera should be put in context. Indeed, depending on the type of photography you are interested in, each individual camera feature can impact your pictures to a different extent. This is the reason why we developed the iCamRank. iCamRank has been designed to weight all the individual technical specifications of each camera in the camerarace database, depending on different shooting conditions. Thus, here is what we suggest, depending on the photography type you like most:

• Portrait - Good, score 53, ranks in the best 28% of its category. Leica M9-P works well for Portrait photography, however even better options are available, which you may want to take into account.
• Landscape - Good, score 53, ranks in the best 26% of its category. Leica M9-P works well for Landscape photography, however even better options are available, which you may want to take into account.
• Sport - Suboptimal, score 31, ranks 2% in its category. Leica M9-P is not the best choice for Sport photography; if Sport is your priority, you should definitely look for alternatives.
• Street - Suboptimal, score 40, ranks 1% in its category. Leica M9-P is not the best choice for Street photography; if Street is your priority, you should definitely look for alternatives.
• Everyday - Suboptimal, score 36, ranks 1% in its category. Leica M9-P does not work well for daily photography, you may want to consider some alternatives.

Last but not least, the price. You can find the Leica M9-P sold on Amazon for a price comprised between 310.0 USD and 310.0 USD, which is well below what you could expect for this camera category.

Overall, Leica M9-P is not the best value for money. Unless you have specific reasons to go for it, we suggest you to consider available alternatives. Click here to see alternative options.