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Great Portrait and lifestyle shoot💯

Great first impression!☺

Hey, just found your video and the EOS R is still my go to camera and i would love to get a Eos R II... Dont like the R5 or R6, they are to big for me and the EOS R8 still lacks some functions. I am missing a mid prised 30Mp Camera and I would love to see IBIS... Lets see what the retro Camera will look like.... Since then, I will continue to use my EOS R.

Talk about the experience w sl3. And what lens do you use for fashion

Really curious of using this camera with off camera flash, maybe if you could another video in the future with this setup. Thanks, great video btw

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This is a very nice photo. How do you set the JPEG color settings? contrast, saturation, etc.

thank you very much for the video , I was really looking for dlux 8 quality content and especially portrait rendering and you deliver top quality , lovely model, and beautiful portrait. , at 3/4 and close up portrait its really delivers waiting for more dlux 8 content and long term review maybe low. light shooting to push it a bit ? thank you

I just got this little camera, still learning how to use it, but so far I’m very happy with it!

Thanks Matt for posting. Just wondering, and not sure if you mentioned it, and didn’t see it on the camera, are you using a filter? Great to see the switch between the video and camera setting, seamless. Nice looking bike…

thank you for the video , waiting for the other videos as everyday street and portrait

I’d love to see some portraits with this camera

I enjoyed watching this and seeing the photos from this camera. It's been tough finding good videos on the D-Lux 8 in English, and this is definitely at the top for me! Thanks!!! Oh and the DJI Pocket 3 did a bang up job as well! Cannot wait to see more of your content on the D-Lux 8!

Really good advice. I'm a long time pro and I agree with everything you said. Especially about having a backup camera. I'd also recommend a backup flash if you shoot weddings or events, that require a run and gun style of shooting.

I was able to get mine about a week ago from my local Leica store that had just gotten them in the night before and they would have been gone the next day. I have the Leica Q2M and just wanted a fun Leica to shoot family and to have with me as I go out and about. You mentioned the wrist strap. It really is OK, but I replaced it with a Peak Design Wrist Strap that is much more secure and comfortable to me. I wanted to keep the straps minimal and not go for the neck strap. But this little jewel does take amazing images and using it gives you joy.

Love the photos and the video and I'm looking into buying the D-Lux 8. You may want to mirror-flip your video as everything is reversed for the viewer. Ex- Leica is spelled backwards and the dials are on the left in the video. Great shots, either way!

Agree, fun little camera. Hope to see your review soon.

Malibu coast runs east to West take a look at the map it doesn't go north south so you can actually see only in the winter, sunrise and sunset

How can you have sunrise photos in Malibu (if I heard right) looking towards the ocean? Malibu is on the west coast & the sun rises in the east. The only “sunrise over the ocean” photos possible in North America would have to be on the East Coast.

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Sick!

Sick, super helpful

I picked this up for around $1000 brand new about 2 years ago and I couldn't beat it at that price.

thanks for the video. very straight fwd. love it

Dope video! Can't wait to see more!

Loved the video Matt, nice to see you back! I would love to see you talk about lens choice when it comes to studio photography. Do you use your Leica at all on smaller jobs at all or go out of your usual focal lenghts often (wide as 14mm for example)? I saw an EOS R5 (I think) on the table, so I imagine you just stick to Canon on studio shoots for convenience and higher volume shoots. Haven't kept up with photography in years now due to an unexpected career change but I'm glad you have! Keep up the good work!

--- I'm considering purchasing the 70-200 f/4 lens. I shoot at events, sometimes in conference rooms where it is darker. Do you think it will perform well in such conditions? I can boost the ISO and use a flash. This would be my second lens, the first being the 24-70 f/2.8. I work with the Canon R6 II.

Any budget is a budget, depending on your budget. 😅

It would be nice if you took the camera off your face and actually showed us your impressive studio.

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Does the Canon R keep the separate configurations that we have established for video and photography ? So we don`t need to reset the settings each time we switch bettween the 2 shooting modes. This involves basically the settings for ISO, aperture and shutter speed.

Interested in picking this camera up. Currently use a 5DM4 and I love it, but wouldn’t mind something additional. I also shot a wedding with my 5D and an R5 and just really got a chance to see the difference in the DSLR v Mirrorless. It’s a totally different experience so I got me thinking about this camera since I don’t want to spend that much to get an R5

Not interested at all… was my first hands-on impression when the SL came out. Coming from decades of M-series it was just too large and heavy. Things change, and I bought a like-new used SL a few years ago at less than ½ the price of a used M10, and yes, still larger/heavier, but really great EVF for critical focus, a ‘modern’ camera in features, and design is beautiful and functional. It’s a great camera still. No reason for me to up-grade, it does everything I bought it for. The custom made sensor for the SL is still great. Works very well with my M-series and other vintage smaller (match well with the larger camera body) manual focus lenses. Maybe the best used digital Leica deal out there.

I agree for the EOS R. Will keep mine for a long time , Along side my 6d.

God damnit finally a photographer whole kept it simple and didn’t nitpick the camera for still photography….awesome video

I completely agree about not trying to force photos when it relates to DR. You’re really the only person I heard say this. Hats off to you. I always tell people this for years. Also just for my R for $800 used. Mint !

Hey Matt - will the Eos R work well with radio triggers for studio flash? I shoot with 5D3 & really like the look of this R in 2023 - most of my shooting is with Elinchrom Strobes & radio triggers.

I have two EOS R cameras, which I've had for several years. I love both of them. I shoot professionally; studio and location and shoot mostly models, gr. seniors, portraits, head shots, etc. And like you I don't shoot video. The eye focus is great, the colors are the best and the ergonomics make it easy to work with the camera. I shoot a lot with the EF 28-200 f/2.8, with the adapter, but I'm considering getting an RF 70-200 f/4.0 like you have. I think it would perform well for what I do. Great video, and I like your photos, nice model and lighting. Looks like natural light shots?

Nothings wrong with an RP. It’s a fantastic camera.

For those who are not interested in professional video but just photography like me, the Canon EOS R is still a great camera, being in some situations much better than the R6 for photography.

I have been seeing a7riii for $1100-$1400 in my area. Only reason I wouldn’t get an R.

Thanks for helping me with the XPro 3 ...you shoot everything in vertical...that's interesting.

And here I am still using the Canon 5D mkiii and wondering when I can afford to buy that canon R camera after 5 yrs.

Great comparison and insight. Much appreciated for my decision process. Thanks.

Hi, Matt! Cool work! We'd like to collaborate, how can we get in touch? :)

I think pairing the 70-200 F4 would pair amazingly well with my 24-105 which is my go to lens for almost everything. I shoot mainly outdoors as well with travel or adventure.

Man your images are stunning here. Makes me feel way better about buying mine earlier today. Obviously its the photographer not the lens...but none of the reviews I've watched have had these kind of top notch photos. I have the EF 2.8 IS II and debated getting this. My old 70-200 2.8 has some issues. I mainly use it for Landscapes and for Wedding Receptions. So I was worried the candid headshots I get would suffer...you've clearly shown me this can do Portraits amazingly. Thanks!

I just purchased an R for under $1000. I HATE not having the joystick.. but that could be because i just haven’t played with the touch and drag AF feature so i dunno

I just got an R with battery grip, nifty 50 1.8, 16-35 F4 for $1500. I think I got a good deal based on this review. First mirrorless. Wish me luck. Lol