Really interesting video, especially the history about the starting of the lusting of black paint

What an excellent video to celebrate 100 years of Leica! Thank you for creating such a high quality and insightful showcase of Black Paint Leicas.

Nice!! The M6 TTL lhsa is AMAZING!!

From what you have seen, how long will the shutter last on M9 and M8 ?

My only digital 35mm is an MP 240. Its brassed like crazy and i love it. I found a used Match Technical brass thumb grip which looks perfect with it. I get people asking about my leica all the time. When i was at uni doing my masters degree. i wouldnt have thought that brassing was attractive. I had a pristine hasselblad and sinar 4x5. I feel as you get older you appreciate the aesthetic more. I still have pristine cameras, Mamiya 7II's, Chamonix H1, RZII but this bashed up leica 240 just feels different. Leica also released the Lenny Kravitz brassed leica. Which personally i thought , WHY Lenny? Nothing against him personally, just a strange choice as a face for leica. Leica has made some bizarre choices through the years thats for sure. Thank you for the video!

I found original MP Black Paint 2 sets in Thai Collector's 😅

That is a shoulder bag, not a sling.

Thanks for the video! While I love the X-M5 idea - the DJI Osmo for vlogging seems to be the king right now

********** Just received the camera. Its a bit annoying> 1 You can set it to auto turn off/sleep after 2 mins, which is great for battery. But no button pressing or dial twisting will turn it back on! You have to turn the on off switch to off, and back on again. That's a little weird. 2 You can't use the app to get photos saved on the internal memory transferred to your phone. You can only transfer 'printed' photos. That seems a little sneaky. Forcing you to spend money on the prints to be able to get the photos. if you use a micro sd card, then you can poke the card out, put it in an adaptor card, put it in a reader and grab the images - but now I have ZERO need for that app if I can't transfer or view my photos in it. This is real bad. 3 The wide quality is quite good and a step up from the mini Evo. But cropped its just the same as the mini evo quality. 4 Ergonomically it seems quite easy to use as it hangs up right from your neck strap. But the neck strap is pretty cheap and the plastic clips to hold the strap to the camera dont feel like they would last too long. 5 Sometimes pressing the shutter and holding it down, even when focus goes green and beeps, it doesnt seem to fire straight away. That must take some getting used to. I'm going to use this for weddings and some family stuff, but I'm not going to print everything I shoot. It's going to slow me down having to upload it manually to my computer and then transfer it to my phone.

As if male photographers is something to be more proud of ? 🙄

Just bought the osmo pocket 3 besides the x-m5. I take both with me. For Walking shots and to follow my 3 year old son i will choose the pocket 3. For photos and panning videos the x-m5. 😊

are you in Vancouver?....it looks cold for Vancouver.

I do enjoy my BHT Cooph rope. I do agree that I didn't have any issue installing the rings, it worked without issue for me. But I do think the length is a bit short, as I can't wear it "cross body" or it is is under my arm pit. Maybe I am not skinny enough at 6'2" and 250ish. :D But I don't normally wear it that way so not a huge issue, but it would be nice to have a longer length as an option.

The OP3 is an awesome little video device! Sometimes you just don’t want to carry a camera, lens and gimbal around. For most people and in most cases, the Pocket 3 is a great inconspicuous device to have.

Interesting video, but you don't really feel the design well. Everything Fuji did to the body shape is perfectly right, the straight line of leather, the sharp edges... It is modern, it is good, it doesn't look like X-pro3 made of clay, which makes it ugly. I own X-pro3 and I don't like how details are designed. I am very happy to see minimalistic design of X100VI.

Do you think the 2L would fit a M10 with a 28 Summilux? Around 2 cm longer than the 35 cron (with hood attatched) Looking for a EDC for that combo but would like it to be as small as possible

Great vid! What do you think about xt30ii vs xm5? I am debating which one to get for general edc photography.

Xpro2 with this lens and a black mist filter ✌️😮‍💨

Still the Mint for me. Now I wonder if Fujifilm would do a square.

Vlogging with the Fujifilm is almost impossible if you don't stay still. Weird shit going on.

The DJI has better shallow depth of field ( 6:27 ) and I think that's because even though the Fuji PHYSICALLY has a bigger sensor, that shallow depth of field is eliminated one you go super wide (10mm being needed for cropping for digital stabilization on the Fuji). DJI Osmo Pocket 3 wins hands down. It also seems like it's doing a better job at keeping your face in focus compared to the Fuji.

The Essential vlog for anyone looking to buy Pocket 3. Other than specs, this is what buyers are wondering about. Thank you for another great vid 👍🏻

great video. it’s crazy how good the dji works. the image quality of the fujifilm is better for not vlogging style of shooting. and a big bonus of the dji is the new mic with 32bit float recording and easy connecting with the camera. i use a dji action 3 and the mic. small, fast, easy. and for everthing else i use a Nikon Z7.

What is the maximum sync speed of the flash? Am I correct that with a leaf shutter, the X100VI can do better fill flash for brightening a backlit face in daylight - that kind of thing?

I bought a new M-A in December. Now I realized I have ruined the first role - the shutter speed selection marker is at 9 o clock (from the shutter dial) and it is not that black dot at 6. Stupid me lol. Funny enough, the MA manual does not say that this tiny little indicator at 9 (even less visible in my silver chrome version) is an actual shutter selection marker. I have realized that watching your video. Thanks!

Can the Macbook pro 14" be stored in this backpack?

The SL2(S) is the best value Leica right now.

save yourself $550, get the Konica Genbakantoku. same premium sounds from the power on, autofocus and advance. same excellent metering. a little slower glass and less control but its my favorite. essentially a fully automatic rangefinder. point and shoot, nothing in your way.

I hope Leitz Wetzlar didn't see that Fuji cam sticking out of your camera bag-backpack. If so, let us know what happened? 😎😎

To anyone who has owned both, how would you compare the EVF in use between the Lumix S1 and typ 601? Especially when manually focusing M mount glass. PS. Of the 3, I prefer the look of the 601!

Pilot 18L or this?

The m11 glossy black is not a special edition model, the will make it until the stop making the m11 line; doesn't make sense to buy that over the m11-P.

10k lol

Does the top camera compartment have Velcro for the accessories? Say I’m only traveling with an x100v etc.

I wonder how the TTartisan 25mm f2 manual focus would perform vs this lens. Thank you for the review, all the same.

I’ve never bought a camera for its handsomeness. I want it to kick ass

Thanks for the great review of the whole SL lineup! The Leica SL2 is my favorite version out of all three models. I own the SL2-S and I couldn`t be happier. It`s a stunning system, it`s versatille and sustainable 🙂

I love the overall design of m10 much more than the m11

Please review that Gabale close focus helicoid m to L adapter in depth❤

I don’t understand why they ditched the unique and slick design of SL typ601 and went to more sony/lunix-ish boring body design with sl2 and sl3. They even changed the body finish with more matt and plasticky paint. The white leica logo got thicker, which is ugly, not to mention the location of the red dot on SL2 and SL3 look like they couldn’t find the right place to put it and just attached it on the tight top space without any redesign attempts or thinking. In terms of body design, the SL series is devolving.

the biggest change for me moving from the SL2(s) to the SL3 was the back/bottom corner. on the SL2 I found that it was just a little bit too pointy and dug into my hand. they smoothed that out just a bit in the SL3 and it made a huge difference in comfort. i'm kind of fascinated with the little step on the top/back. at first it seems like they're trying to pull a fast one, with some kind of visual trickery, but actually I find that it has a very practical effect. again, it's more comfortable than the SL2. rather than having a single right angle edge there, having the slightly sloped effect makes it much better for resting my thumb. ironically, the most noticeable change, the big control dial on the left, i can totally do without. i really do not like how they implemented the ISO control there. it's so confusing (when trying to change between auto and manual iso) that i gave it up. i just configure the left control dial to mirror the back control dial and basically ignore it. i would be happy if they drop it next iteration, but there's no way that's gonna happen. i suppose i should mention that i use sigma lenses which have aperture rings, so that's another reason i don't need/want the 2nd big dial on top.

Excellent review covering nuances and details that an owner/user of the equipment can callout. Beats other reviews done with gear on loan for a couple of weeks. Agree that Leica should bring back the gps functionality (using fotos doesn’t count) and the embedded strap lugs.

My favorite is always the SL with GPS ! Merci pour cette revue de qualité

I have the digital CL (w/all the TL lenses) and love it. I was disappointed when Leica discontinued that line.

As far as favorite the SL3 now is my favorite. I still have my SL2 as back up. Having worked with the SL3 now for almost a year it is just amazing all around. I would agree with you that the SL2 is a steal now. A great way to use the M and R lenses.

Thank you for this review. Found a new SL2-S for a little under $3k, but could I really future-proof it for another 3-4 years until SL4 comes out or take the bate and get the SL3-S? I'm a hybrid shooter. Thx in adv.

Miss the Beasties! Just added a 601 to my M10s and love it! Especially in combination with the LLL close focus adapter and my M lenses.

That intro was so funky fresh!

Alot of the less expensive Fujifilm cameras have a 26mp sensor and lack IBIS, So having the 40mp sensor and IBIS Makes the camera worth the price, now the XT5 is about three hundred dollars roughly more than a XT50 but it's price was more at the time of release, in time the XT50 will come down as most camera bodies do. When the first OM SYSTEM OM1 came out, this is the one that still has Olympus on the camera the price was just over 2000 dollars, today you can pick one up for 1100 dollars body only from the manufacturer web site, not sure how long this will be as the price has been reduced for several months.

I’m happy to see the new button placement on the SL3 body. It makes it easier to operate with one hand. I wish the on and off button was moved over as well. The SL3 makes more sense from a design point of view. The two dials on both top ends is also nice. The SL2 was a little awkward. One dial on the top right and three buttons on the rear left. In my opinion, the SL3 looks well balanced.