{"id":60507,"date":"2017-08-01T22:33:34","date_gmt":"2017-08-02T05:33:34","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/?p=60507"},"modified":"2017-08-02T00:16:00","modified_gmt":"2017-08-02T07:16:00","slug":"now-is-a-good-time-to-buy-a-digital-leica-m9","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/2017\/08\/01\/now-is-a-good-time-to-buy-a-digital-leica-m9\/","title":{"rendered":"Now is a Good Time to Buy a Digital Leica M9"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_60508\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-60508\" style=\"width: 800px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"60508\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/2017\/08\/01\/now-is-a-good-time-to-buy-a-digital-leica-m9\/img_3583\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/IMG_3583.jpg?fit=1000%2C597&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1000,597\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Leica M9 ERIC KIM EDITION\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Leica M9 ERIC KIM EDITION&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/IMG_3583.jpg?fit=800%2C478&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/IMG_3583-800x478.jpg?resize=800%2C478\" alt=\"Leica M9 ERIC KIM EDITION\" width=\"800\" height=\"478\" class=\"size-large wp-image-60508\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/IMG_3583.jpg?resize=800%2C478&amp;ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/IMG_3583.jpg?resize=768%2C458&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/IMG_3583.jpg?resize=180%2C107&amp;ssl=1 180w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/IMG_3583.jpg?w=1000&amp;ssl=1 1000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-60508\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Leica M9 ERIC KIM EDITION<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The Leica M9 came out in 2011, wow, it has already been 6 years.<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<h2>A digital Leica won\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t solve your life problems<\/h2>\n<figure id=\"attachment_56402\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-56402\" style=\"width: 800px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"56402\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/2017\/07\/11\/how-to-make-controversial-street-photographs\/dark-skies-over-tokyo-3-3\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/Dark-Skies-Over-Tokyo-3-scaled.jpeg?fit=4616%2C3072&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"4616,3072\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;4&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;M9 Digital Camera&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1322559579&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;35&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;400&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.083333333333333&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Tokyo, 2011. Leica M9, flash, f16\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Tokyo, 2011. Leica M9, flash, f16&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/Dark-Skies-Over-Tokyo-3-scaled.jpeg?fit=800%2C532&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/Dark-Skies-Over-Tokyo-3-800x532.jpeg?resize=800%2C532\" alt=\"Tokyo, 2011. Leica M9, flash, f16\" width=\"800\" height=\"532\" class=\"size-large wp-image-56402\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/Dark-Skies-Over-Tokyo-3-scaled.jpeg?resize=800%2C532&amp;ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/Dark-Skies-Over-Tokyo-3-scaled.jpeg?resize=768%2C511&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/Dark-Skies-Over-Tokyo-3.jpeg?w=2000&amp;ssl=1 2000w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/Dark-Skies-Over-Tokyo-3.jpeg?w=3000&amp;ssl=1 3000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-56402\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Tokyo, 2011. Leica M9, flash, f16<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>I thought buying a digital Leica M9 would solve all my life problems in photography. It didn\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t.<\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"60552\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/2017\/08\/01\/now-is-a-good-time-to-buy-a-digital-leica-m9\/img_3584\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/IMG_3584.jpg?fit=4096%2C1714&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"4096,1714\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Eric Kim Leica M9 back.\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/IMG_3584.jpg?fit=800%2C335&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/IMG_3584-800x335.jpg?resize=800%2C335\" alt=\"Eric Kim Leica M9 back. \" width=\"800\" height=\"335\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-60552\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/IMG_3584.jpg?resize=800%2C335&amp;ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/IMG_3584.jpg?resize=768%2C321&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/IMG_3584.jpg?resize=180%2C75&amp;ssl=1 180w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/IMG_3584.jpg?w=2000&amp;ssl=1 2000w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/IMG_3584.jpg?w=3000&amp;ssl=1 3000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>I got a used Leica M9 in 2011 for around $5,000 USD, and it was awesome. I enjoyed the rangefinder experience, with fully manual focusing, and the optical viewfinder. Zone focusing was good for street photography.<\/p>\n<div id=\"v-IFwJhr6G-1\" class=\"video-player\"><iframe title='VideoPress Video Player' aria-label='VideoPress Video Player' width='400' height='166' src='https:\/\/videopress.com\/embed\/IFwJhr6G?hd=1&amp;cover=1&amp;loop=0&amp;autoPlay=0&amp;permalink=1&amp;muted=0&amp;controls=1&amp;playsinline=0&amp;useAverageColor=0&amp;preloadContent=metadata' frameborder='0' allowfullscreen data-resize-to-parent=\"true\" allow='clipboard-write'><\/iframe><script src='https:\/\/s0.wp.com\/wp-content\/plugins\/video\/assets\/js\/next\/videopress-iframe.js'><\/script><\/div>\n<p>Of course it soon collected dust on my shelf like all my (other) cameras. Regardless, I think it was a great camera.<\/p>\n<h2>What I don\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t like about Leica M9<\/h2>\n<figure id=\"attachment_47321\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-47321\" style=\"width: 800px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"47321\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/2017\/04\/16\/why-shooting-street-photography-will-make-you-a-happier-person\/dark-skies-over-tokyo-dodge-leica-m9-2012eric-kim-street-photograpy-black-and-white-monochrome-5-7\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/dark-skies-over-tokyo-dodge-leica-m9-2012eric-kim-street-photograpy-black-and-white-Monochrome-5.jpg?fit=4616%2C3072&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"4616,3072\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;4&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;M9 Digital Camera&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1322718432&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;35&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;800&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.083333333333333&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"dark-skies-over-tokyo-dodge-leica-m9-2012eric kim street photograpy &amp;#8211; black and white &amp;#8211; Monochrome-5\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Tokyo, 2012. Leica M9, flash, f16&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/dark-skies-over-tokyo-dodge-leica-m9-2012eric-kim-street-photograpy-black-and-white-Monochrome-5.jpg?fit=800%2C532&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/dark-skies-over-tokyo-dodge-leica-m9-2012eric-kim-street-photograpy-black-and-white-Monochrome-5-800x532.jpg?resize=800%2C532\" alt=\"dark-skies-over-tokyo-dodge-leica-m9-2012eric kim street photograpy - black and white - Monochrome-5\" width=\"800\" height=\"532\" class=\"size-large wp-image-47321\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/dark-skies-over-tokyo-dodge-leica-m9-2012eric-kim-street-photograpy-black-and-white-Monochrome-5.jpg?resize=800%2C532&amp;ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/dark-skies-over-tokyo-dodge-leica-m9-2012eric-kim-street-photograpy-black-and-white-Monochrome-5.jpg?resize=768%2C511&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/dark-skies-over-tokyo-dodge-leica-m9-2012eric-kim-street-photograpy-black-and-white-Monochrome-5.jpg?resize=180%2C120&amp;ssl=1 180w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/dark-skies-over-tokyo-dodge-leica-m9-2012eric-kim-street-photograpy-black-and-white-Monochrome-5.jpg?resize=750%2C499&amp;ssl=1 750w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/dark-skies-over-tokyo-dodge-leica-m9-2012eric-kim-street-photograpy-black-and-white-Monochrome-5.jpg?w=2000&amp;ssl=1 2000w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/dark-skies-over-tokyo-dodge-leica-m9-2012eric-kim-street-photograpy-black-and-white-Monochrome-5.jpg?w=3000&amp;ssl=1 3000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-47321\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Tokyo, 2012. Leica M9, flash, f16<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Things that suck about it:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Worst LCD screen I\u00e2\u20ac\u2122ve seen. If you shoot above ISO 800, the lcd images look very pixelated. But this doesn\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t happen to the real files. <\/li>\n<li>Buffer and write speeds are slow. If you take 6 photos in a row, the camera will freeze for a second or two, before you can shoot again. <\/li>\n<li>Color photos don\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t look good above ISO 400. <\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<h2>What I like about Leica M9<\/h2>\n<figure id=\"attachment_33495\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-33495\" style=\"width: 620px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"33495\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/leica-street-photography-manual\/eric-kim-street-photography-flash-rinzi-ruiz-copy\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/eric-kim-street-photography-flash-rinzi-ruiz-copy.jpg?fit=620%2C413&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"620,413\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"eric-kim-street-photography-flash-rinzi-ruiz-copy\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Shooting street photography in Downtown LA Photo by Rinzi Ruiz&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/eric-kim-street-photography-flash-rinzi-ruiz-copy.jpg?fit=620%2C413&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/eric-kim-street-photography-flash-rinzi-ruiz-copy.jpg?resize=620%2C413\" alt=\"\" width=\"620\" height=\"413\" class=\"size-full wp-image-33495\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-33495\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Shooting street photography in Downtown LA with the Leica M9, 35mm lens, and off-camera flash. Photo by Rinzi Ruiz<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Good things about it:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Full frame: You can use normal M mount lenses on it, without annoying crop factor. <\/li>\n<li>True, manual focus, with optical viewfinder. Less technology than most modern digital cameras. Good to slow down, to zen out.<\/li>\n<li>Still looks cool. I prefer the Leica M9-P (without the Leica logo). Or you can just put black gaffers tape over the logos. <\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<figure id=\"attachment_31333\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-31333\" style=\"width: 800px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"31333\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/2016\/11\/18\/why-unlearning-trumps-learning-in-photography\/eric-kim-street-photography-black-and-white-3-lowrider-downtownla\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/eric-kim-street-photography-black-and-white-3-lowrider-downtownla.jpg?fit=5212%2C3468&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"5212,3468\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;13&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;M9 Digital Camera&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1317762876&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;35&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;800&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.022222222222222&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"eric-kim-street-photography-black-and-white-3-lowrider-downtownla\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Downtown LA, 2011. Lowrider. Leica M9. Lowrider&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/eric-kim-street-photography-black-and-white-3-lowrider-downtownla.jpg?fit=2000%2C1331&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/eric-kim-street-photography-black-and-white-3-lowrider-downtownla-2000x1331.jpg?resize=800%2C532\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"532\" class=\"size-large wp-image-31333\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/eric-kim-street-photography-black-and-white-3-lowrider-downtownla.jpg?resize=2000%2C1331&amp;ssl=1 2000w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/eric-kim-street-photography-black-and-white-3-lowrider-downtownla.jpg?resize=660%2C439&amp;ssl=1 660w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/eric-kim-street-photography-black-and-white-3-lowrider-downtownla.jpg?resize=768%2C511&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/eric-kim-street-photography-black-and-white-3-lowrider-downtownla.jpg?w=3000&amp;ssl=1 3000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-31333\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Downtown LA, 2011. Lowrider. Leica M9<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2>Leica M8 makes good black and white files<\/h2>\n<figure id=\"attachment_37325\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-37325\" style=\"width: 800px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"37325\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/saigon-workshop-2017\/eric-kim-street-photography-the-city-of-angels-black-and-white-5-nails-sweat-downtown-la-6\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/eric-kim-street-photography-the-city-of-angels-black-and-white-5-nails-sweat-downtown-la.jpg?fit=3916%2C2634&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"3916,2634\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;19&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;M8 Digital Camera&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1448117664&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;640&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.002&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"eric kim street photography &amp;#8211; the city of angels &amp;#8211; black and white-5-nails-sweat-downtown-la\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Sweat. Downtown LA, 2016. Leica M8.2&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/eric-kim-street-photography-the-city-of-angels-black-and-white-5-nails-sweat-downtown-la.jpg?fit=2000%2C1345&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/eric-kim-street-photography-the-city-of-angels-black-and-white-5-nails-sweat-downtown-la-2000x1345.jpg?resize=800%2C538\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"538\" class=\"size-large wp-image-37325\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/eric-kim-street-photography-the-city-of-angels-black-and-white-5-nails-sweat-downtown-la.jpg?resize=2000%2C1345&amp;ssl=1 2000w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/eric-kim-street-photography-the-city-of-angels-black-and-white-5-nails-sweat-downtown-la.jpg?resize=800%2C538&amp;ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/eric-kim-street-photography-the-city-of-angels-black-and-white-5-nails-sweat-downtown-la.jpg?resize=768%2C517&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/eric-kim-street-photography-the-city-of-angels-black-and-white-5-nails-sweat-downtown-la.jpg?w=3000&amp;ssl=1 3000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-37325\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Leica M8.2, Downtown La, 2016<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>I also think the Leica M8 is great for black and white photos. These are cheap now too. Just buy one with a used Voigtlander lens for an economic value digital rangefinder.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_36593\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-36593\" style=\"width: 800px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"36593\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/2016\/12\/20\/how-to-edit-choose-your-best-photos-in-street-photography\/1-la-sweat-contact-v2-4\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/1-la-sweat-contact-v2-1.jpg?fit=2000%2C1545&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"2000,1545\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"eric kim la sweat contact sheet\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Contact sheet. Note, the buffer in the Leica M8 is slow as fuck.&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/1-la-sweat-contact-v2-1.jpg?fit=2000%2C1545&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/1-la-sweat-contact-v2-1-2000x1545.jpg?resize=800%2C618\" alt=\"eric kim la sweat contact sheet\" width=\"800\" height=\"618\" class=\"size-large wp-image-36593\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/1-la-sweat-contact-v2-1.jpg?w=2000&amp;ssl=1 2000w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/1-la-sweat-contact-v2-1.jpg?resize=800%2C618&amp;ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/1-la-sweat-contact-v2-1.jpg?resize=768%2C593&amp;ssl=1 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-36593\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Contact sheet. Note, the buffer in the Leica M8 is slow as fuck.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2>Leica rotting sensor<\/h2>\n<figure id=\"attachment_6145\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-6145\" style=\"width: 556px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"6145\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/2011\/12\/12\/buy-books-not-gear\/leicam9titanium1\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/leicam9titanium1.jpg?fit=556%2C472&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"556,472\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"leicam9titanium1\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Leica M9 Titanium &amp;#8211; Only $30,000+. Aren\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t you glad you didn\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t buy this?&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/leicam9titanium1.jpg?fit=556%2C472&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/leicam9titanium1.jpg?resize=556%2C472\" alt=\"\" width=\"556\" height=\"472\" class=\"size-full wp-image-6145\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/leicam9titanium1.jpg?w=556&amp;ssl=1 556w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/leicam9titanium1.jpg?resize=300%2C254&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 556px) 100vw, 556px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-6145\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Leica M9 Titanium &#8211; Only $30,000+. Aren\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t you glad you didn\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t buy this?<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The Leica M9series has an issue with a rotting sensor issue. So if you buy a used one, make sure it was serviced by Leica in Germany.<\/p>\n<h2>Where to buy?<\/h2>\n<figure id=\"attachment_4843\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4843\" style=\"width: 631px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"4843\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/2011\/11\/17\/the-leica-m9-the-ultimate-street-photography-camera-or-just-hype-my-practical-review\/m9-2\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/11\/m9.jpg?fit=631%2C417&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"631,417\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"m9\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;My old M9 Blacked our. &lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/11\/m9.jpg?fit=631%2C417&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/11\/m9.jpg?resize=631%2C417\" alt=\"\" width=\"631\" height=\"417\" class=\"size-full wp-image-4843\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/11\/m9.jpg?w=631&amp;ssl=1 631w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/11\/m9.jpg?resize=300%2C198&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 631px) 100vw, 631px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-4843\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">My old M9 Blacked our.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>I would use eBay with a reputable seller. Or buy in Japan. Or on Craigslist. Or the Leica Forum, or the Rangefinder Forum.<\/p>\n<h2>Why Buy Leica M9 now?<\/h2>\n<figure id=\"attachment_3239\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3239\" style=\"width: 816px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"3239\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/2011\/06\/30\/shooting-street-photography-with-a-leica-m9-and-flash-in-los-angeles-at-night-first-impressions\/m9-flashh\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/06\/m9-flashh.jpg?fit=816%2C488&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"816,488\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Leica M9, Canon 430ex Flash, GoPro HD 960\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;My old setup from 2011. Leica M9, Canon 430ex Flash, GoPro HD 960. My street photography flash setup (for recording).&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/06\/m9-flashh.jpg?fit=816%2C488&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/06\/m9-flashh.jpg?resize=816%2C488\" alt=\"Leica M9, Canon 430ex Flash, GoPro HD 960\" width=\"816\" height=\"488\" class=\"size-full wp-image-3239\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/06\/m9-flashh.jpg?w=816&amp;ssl=1 816w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/06\/m9-flashh.jpg?resize=300%2C179&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 816px) 100vw, 816px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-3239\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Leica M9, Canon 430ex Flash, GoPro HD 960. My street photography flash setup (for recording).<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>It\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s at the bottom of the digital product depreciation cycle. I don\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t think it will get cheaper. Prices have stabilized, and the M9 is very cheap compared to M240 and <a href=\"http:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/2017\/05\/01\/review-leica-m10-x-0-95-noctilux-50mm\/\">Leica M10<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>So if you want a digital rangefinder experience, the Leica M9 is the best bang for the buck.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_32312\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-32312\" style=\"width: 800px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"32312\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/the-city-of-angels-street-photography\/eric-kim-street-photography-the-city-of-angels-black-and-white-2-nails-downtown-la-2\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/eric-kim-street-photography-the-city-of-angels-black-and-white-2-nails-downtown-la.jpg?fit=5212%2C3468&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"5212,3468\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;4&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;M9 Digital Camera&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1317490769&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;35&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;800&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.008&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"eric-kim-street-photography-the-city-of-angels-black-and-white-2-nails-downtown-la\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Downtown LA, 2012. Leica M9 and flash. &lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/eric-kim-street-photography-the-city-of-angels-black-and-white-2-nails-downtown-la.jpg?fit=2000%2C1331&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/eric-kim-street-photography-the-city-of-angels-black-and-white-2-nails-downtown-la-2000x1331.jpg?resize=800%2C532\" alt=\"Fingernails. Downtown LA, 2012. Leica M9 and flash. \" width=\"800\" height=\"532\" class=\"size-large wp-image-32312\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/eric-kim-street-photography-the-city-of-angels-black-and-white-2-nails-downtown-la.jpg?resize=2000%2C1331&amp;ssl=1 2000w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/eric-kim-street-photography-the-city-of-angels-black-and-white-2-nails-downtown-la.jpg?resize=660%2C439&amp;ssl=1 660w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/eric-kim-street-photography-the-city-of-angels-black-and-white-2-nails-downtown-la.jpg?resize=768%2C511&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/eric-kim-street-photography-the-city-of-angels-black-and-white-2-nails-downtown-la.jpg?w=3000&amp;ssl=1 3000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-32312\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Downtown LA, 2012. Leica M9 and flash.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Also, I think the digital files on the M9 (CCD SENSOR) has better colors and film grain simulation compared to the newer M240 and M10 (CMOS SENSOR).<\/p>\n<h2>How to shoot Leica?<\/h2>\n<figure id=\"attachment_31026\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-31026\" style=\"width: 800px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"31026\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/street-photography-gallery-portfolio-eric-kim\/eric-kim-street-photography-hearts-street-portrait-downtown-la-2011-the-city-of-angels\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/eric-kim-street-photography-hearts-street-portrait-downtown-la-2011-the-city-of-angels.jpg?fit=5212%2C3468&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"5212,3468\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;4&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;M9 Digital Camera&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1317937423&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;35&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;400&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.33333333333333&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"eric-kim-street-photography-hearts-street-portrait-downtown-la-2011-the-city-of-angels\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Downtown LA, 2011 (shot with the Leica M9 and a 35mm lens and flash)&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/eric-kim-street-photography-hearts-street-portrait-downtown-la-2011-the-city-of-angels.jpg?fit=2000%2C1331&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/eric-kim-street-photography-hearts-street-portrait-downtown-la-2011-the-city-of-angels-2000x1331.jpg?resize=800%2C532\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"532\" class=\"size-large wp-image-31026\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/eric-kim-street-photography-hearts-street-portrait-downtown-la-2011-the-city-of-angels.jpg?resize=2000%2C1331&amp;ssl=1 2000w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/eric-kim-street-photography-hearts-street-portrait-downtown-la-2011-the-city-of-angels.jpg?resize=660%2C439&amp;ssl=1 660w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/eric-kim-street-photography-hearts-street-portrait-downtown-la-2011-the-city-of-angels.jpg?resize=768%2C511&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/eric-kim-street-photography-hearts-street-portrait-downtown-la-2011-the-city-of-angels.jpg?w=3000&amp;ssl=1 3000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-31026\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Downtown LA, 2011 (shot with the Leica M9 and a 35mm lens and flash)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Read <a href=\"http:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/2017\/03\/22\/leica-manual\/\">LEICA MANUAL<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Leica M9 came out in 2011, wow, it has already been 6 years.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":60508,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"advanced_seo_description":"","jetpack_seo_html_title":"","jetpack_seo_noindex":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[17],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-60507","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-posts"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/IMG_3583.jpg?fit=1000%2C597&ssl=1","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/60507","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=60507"}],"version-history":[{"count":9,"href":"https:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/60507\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":60556,"href":"https:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/60507\/revisions\/60556"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/60508"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=60507"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=60507"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=60507"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}