Nice strap on camera. Can you give a link?)

The ultron is not for leica glam bois

Glad to hear the shout out to Tim Lei. He is sold me both my M11s and sold both my Q2s.

I have been working hard for many years, but I’ve never purchased a new Leica camera because going with the used market always makes sense. This year, I decided to treat myself by buying my first new Leica. I decided on the MP early this year because I wanted a new Leica film camera with a light meter, and I had the original issue of the M6 already.

Not clever selling all your leica film cameras. They have proven to have longevity. You can't say that about digital leica cameras at the moment.

Thanks for drawing your own conclusions and not just reading the Thypoch talking points. Very much appreciated!

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dreaming about MP in 2024 it's $6k so I can justify for myself like an investment 😂

I`m pretty sure the limit for saying "vibe" in a video is not greater than 7...!

Funnily I came to this channel cos of the vid on the MP

Nice video! Do you like find the distance scale to be accurate? Saw some comments online saying it’s not, but I don’t know if those were just biased comments against third party makers

Don’t agree. The lens feel premium . More premium than some Leica lenses…

Thank you for your review. I’ve been eyeballing the Q2M for a long time now. I do have a Q2. Bought it not so long before the Q3 came out. But had a good deal on the new price. The Q2 is a nice camera but I’m not perse in awe. I’m on the fence about the Q2M. It’s a 2020 camera, so 4 years old, and yes, no usb-c charging, no flip screen. I don’t care about the Q3’s 60 megapixel. My oh my. Such a difficult decision to make. Second hand prizes are still pretty high. So then I think I might as well save up for a M10M, but these are still very expensive too. And then you need a great lens to go with it. I’m undecided, can’t seem to make up my mind.

😂😂😂 95% of the photo's scrolling on your screen, in the background, are colour!

DR can focus to infinity on a M11 series camera, you could consider to get one!

That was some real $hit+.

why is it now so many bragging about leica 50mm? I used them and they are just ok lenses, non is sharp by any standard.

I fucking love my MP and my M11. Everything else is getting sold byeeee.

I have sold my Q2M and am looking for a fast 28 for my Leica M11M. How does this compare to the lens on the Q2?

Condolences. Now lets see some photography

Hi I'm not sure if an old video like this would even get anymore reply.. But here it go.. So I've tried all camera brands, lost tons of money in the process naturally. Last Leica I've tried was SL but with manual focus lens, other Leica was m240. Currently I'm using Canon r8 and some L series zoom lenses, as well as an old Fujifilm xt1 that I'd never sell. To be quite honest, I'm colorblind. I don't think it's that severe, but during one of those "number behind some dots" tests, I've failed a couple. I've just discover this like 5 years back and I'm like 35+ years old 😂😂 how come I can come to realize this? It was due to my wife (she's a doctor) always complains about photos that I've edited. She always claims that the colors were off, or that this or that doesn't look good, and even saying that the original from the camera looks better (this hurts the most 😅). Then she's jokingly said that I might be color blind, and we did a test that night. I was kinda shocked but to cut the story short.. I now just sticking to the tried and true method of editing a photos from my Canon and Fujifilm based solely on her approval of color temperature/white balance. So far so good until I'm left with wanting more. I feel that I gel better with b&w since I'm not afraid that I'll get judged over my choice of color. However with the pressure of family events, quick result turnaround demanded of me to be posted to social media by my family members, my desire is gone, or more like killed. They won't need a artistic b&w photos, they only need a good looking color photos to be shared for everyone to see. I feel like my inner photography need is starving and neglected. It was the same when I shoot with leica m240. The focusing was quite hard, and there was no wifi to directly send the images. So important moments got lost due to misfocusing and all that. Sorry for the oversharing, I just want to share my inner feeling to someone else that also cares about camera/photography (no one in my family is). However, this thought came across me to sell all of my Canon gears and buy Leica q2 mono. Shoot color with slowass AF, 10 years old fuji xt1, and the rest is my selfish needs. Do I dare to make the trade though? Sigh.. Probably not.. Anyway great video and insight! You're living my dream, photography wise.. Please share if you have time, on what's your family reaction toward you shooting only b&w. Thanks again and cheers

Tim's the best

I have to disagree. The build quality is far better than any Voigtlander

Its unfortunate that there are many lab to print piezo Monochrome pri t or platinum print.Only seei g it in monitor is wasting the range a monichrome sensor could render

Nothing to justify.... i did... it's a lovely machine.. just use it and enjoy it!

If it's your money the only want you need to justify is your wife and in my experience you need to do it with a 5000 dollars leica or with a 100 dollars Canon f1 so fuck it, just enjoy

What's nuts is this lens is made by the Chinese cinema lens company DZO. Gonna be cool to see what else they come up with! Would love to see their version of a small compact submicron alternate! little 28mm f/2

Great video Frank! I love the passion for your photos and your family. Cheers! Keep shooting bud.

If they threw a 50mm F2 on it, i would sell my kidney and buy one instantly....

Great video Frank and really sensible comments and philosophy. I have a Q2M and as you say it is an amazing camera.

The ricoh really is just the perfect camera for taking everywhere even if you aren't planning to shoot, it's actually annoying how useful it is

I owned a Q2M for a while. I just didn't bond with it for a few reasons. The most frustrating thing was the AF. For a camera that costs as much as it does, it's just bad. Not just compared to flagship cameras, but bad compared to just about any digital camera. For as much as Leica charges for their cameras, they should have A1 quality AF. What you get is A7 quality AF. The biggest deal breaker for me, though, was that the image quality was overhyped. Yes, images are a little cleaner at high ISO. However, I didn't find the lens to be crazy sharp. The sigma 28mm 1.4 is sharper wide open than the Q2m was wide open. I realize that's a much bigger lens, but you can also pick one up these days for $300-400. You also mentioned the lack of USB charging.

I purchased a M10M and 28mm Summilux. I also have a M10R so it’s the best of all.

You found what you like. I’m jonesin’ for the MP myself. In all seriousness get your cholesterol checked. If you have oily/greasy skin you may have too much lipids (fat) in your blood. I started eating better and my cholesterol went down and my oily skin went away.

I have a Leica M3 and M5 and went through the same thing, having two cameras with lenses and CLA’s at a total of 4,000.00. I gave up on justifying. A Leica is a good machine and will last a long time! Get out and shoot that sexy camera! I also went through justifying my Hasselblads and 4 lens kit of over 5k! Why justify just shoot photos. These are lifetime cameras!

With Leica model versions…, I used to say ‘it’s the little things that matter.’ Or, at least help justify this or that camera ;-) Any M-series is great, and for most of us as non-professionals, enjoyment of using the camera is important, and helps motivation getting out and using it. The MP is a great camera. A nice finder, a meter, and general feature set, and design that is classic. What’s not to like? Well, maybe the price, but if you can afford one, why not?

Probably my favorite lens for the M-system ! (I use it on a M11) , Thanks a lot for the video and I really enjoyed your diaporama, the little sound and the photos were great ! It actually makes me think again about trying the Analog M experience, because I really felt the difference of feelings by looking on the film photos versus the digital. I mean, the digital are great, but there was a little something on the film ones :)

Kern used a similar depth of field scale for Bolex 16mm movie cameras. "In 1950, Kern-Paillard introduced a new line of lenses with a unique depth of field scale, termed "Visifocus". The Visifocus system consisted of a curved scale, indicated by a series of orange colored dots that appeared or disappeared when the diaphragm scale was stopped up or down. The dots provided a visual reference of the depth of field for different focus settings at each f-stop."