Nice to see this lens in action as I was seriously considering one. Love the dog shot esp. At this point though going to wait for the full frame M and stick with my 28 cron.
Gotta love Paris for shooting. I was lucky enough to visit there twice last year. Here's a small gallery from my opening there last November, all M8.
http://www.charlespeterson.net/paris/
Nice images...the M is really made for this type of photography and the color in the low light images is impressive.
I can t wait for the FF M9? ....I doubt we will see it in the next two years. A more likely possibility would be a 1.33 sensor with better ISO capabilities. I think that technology exists and would offer Leica a chance to sell a significant number of new bodies .
Agree that a FF body would change my preferred street shooting setup. The 28FOV is as wide as most can go without needing to manage possible image distortion. And if I could get an improvement of just one stop in ISO performance ....I would go with the 28 summicron.
I use the Zeiss 28/2 on my D700 as an alternative for street shooting and it works great .
I need the better ISO performance way more than I need FF.
The other issue with FF will be on the long end as now I use the 135apo to give me a 180FOV ..This is enough for anything on the street and gives the reach you might need around water,bridges ,buildings where you can t use your "foot zoom" to get closer.
But overall the 21/1.4asph is a significant improvement over the options we had just a year ago.