If I had won the lottery last night, this would be one of the first cameras I’d buy with my new fortune:
It’s the new full frame range finder from Leica, the M9, that was announced on Sept. 9, 2009 (09/09/09, get it?). What’s the advantage of this camera over other cameras? For one, it just looks so cool. Isn’t that worth $7,000? OK, I agree, there are other cameras out there, especially for what I do, that do the same, and more, for a lot less money. That’s why this …

I wouldn’t call myself a gear head, but I definitely pay attention when a game changer hits the market. For the past few years I’ve had a Google Alert for the Canon 7D (the model that was speculated to replace the popular full-frame 5D). The 5D Mark II came and went yet there was no sign of the much rumored 7D. Until this weekend. My email inbox was full of Google Alerts as Canon announces the 7D. Eighteen megapixels, 8 frames per second still shooting rate, and 1080p HD video …