First week shooting with my new camera...

[@joe_a_photo]

Those minimalist photos were absolutely incredible. I LOVED so many of them

[@darrenleigh201]

Agreed. Great architecture. Great captures.

[@soundscape26]

Absolutely agree. Glad he took the challenge to photograph at a very different place.

[@neilstevensphotography]

Yeah always hope to come across such minimalistic scenes, but can never find them - Need to search better in the right places

[@vincephillips4331]

Do you really need an exorbitant priced Leica to get these images ?

[@MikeyCh09]

@@vincephillips4331Nope. But it does make it more fun.

[@ColbyRicker]

it's crazy because I have always loved your landscape photography but your street/architecture photos are absolutely stunning and definitely showcase a different style and I think I like them more.

[@eorsjr]

James trying out a new camera with each video is quickly becoming a meme at this point.

[@rookie4619]

Honestly preferred it when he just repped m43 and focused more on the photography. When in doubt, talk about gear

[@ChadWilson]

Gear Acquisition Syndrome is a real thing. He is having fun!

[@eorsjr]

@@rookie4619 I get where you’re coming from. IMO, even if the video is more gear-oriented there are still some nice shots and his personality makes it worth-while.

[@eorsjr]

@@ChadWilson I know, right? I had to talk myself down from buying a lens that I would never have used that much anyway.

[@JimSamuel267]

Yep...He now looks like the other photo channels, who shill new cameras to build affiliate sales.

[@lance_medul]

I love how the Leica m11 battery is actually more expensive than my whole camera gear that I shoot with daily 😅

[@YounanPhoto]

😂😂

[@JimSamuel267]

But power from Leica batteries is so much better than the power from ordinary batteries.

[@defqqq]

@@JimSamuel267 I tried taking similar photographs with my ordinary camera that has an ordinary battery and they came out blank. Do you think I should get a leica?

[@JimSamuel267]

@@defqqq Before you get a Leica, make sure you removed the lens cap.

[@SanTM]

@@JimSamuel267 ffs

[@abdekoj]

No boring stats, charts, and regurgitation of information confirmation - just a genuine photo guy with a lorry load of sarcastic undertones that keeps my adddistic attention span in perfect 2/3 harmony. Keep it up, gear boy!

[@aerisurvey4934]

These are probably the best pictures I see from you in a long time... just saying. Aside of your touch and eye for the art, the help to achieve this, can be the location, the camera, or the commitment to a paid job, but anyway, the photos are amazing. Congrats. ...just coming back to say, yeap, these are the best photos from you, period. Not probably.

[@richardbarakett4163]

Excellent sharing . Thank you !

[@mariahezra]

I am blown away by your photography + color grading - wow! love it!

[@ccoppola82]

Really lovely photography. It’s so interesting to see how tastes or processes change. These are so nicely muted/pastel but tasteful while older gen photographers like Webb or Gruyaert seem to have massive areas of black to pop their images.

[@Goalieswede]

Incredible photos. Some of my favorite that you've ever taken. I'm curious how you feel shooting with the Leica vs. the Fuji. I have an X100V and an M10, and pretty much stopped using the X100V after getting the M10. I simply don't enjoy shooting with a non-rangefinder anymore

[@masaytaka]

Isn’t the X100V a rangefinder? 🤔

[@Goalieswede]

@@masaytaka no it’s got an EVF. You can make it an OVF but it doesn’t have a rangefinder patch like the M10

[@08yankeefan]

I would love to see the x pro line of cameras give you the option for a full rangefinder experience. Not giving my hopes up….

[@Narsuitus]

I have a Leica M10 with 90/35/21mm lenses and a Fuji X-Pro2 with 56/23/16mm lenses. When I purchased the M10, it was supposed to replace the Pro2 as my main camera. However, to my surprise, I prefer shooting with the Pro2.

[@JimSamuel267]

If you shoot with Leica, it does not matter how you fell. It's how impressed others are that you shoot with Leica.

[@Tewac7051]

Very interesting story and wonderful pictures! Did I mention that the pictures are wonderful?

[@REMY.C.]

For the screen protector to stick you need to put the whole camera in the oven at 270⁰C for about 47 minutes. Works like a charm.

[@twotone3070]

I thought they were iron on? That must be where I went wrong.

[@gumdocga]

Ok. So James is sharing his experiences with a camera most of us don’t own, but find interesting and intriguing. In addition to the camera, he is sharing his work with candor and humor, and he is taking some great shots. And, as one person here mentioned, he is having fun. That’s enough for me. I hope he keeps it up.

[@akcine]

Gorgeous photography and very nice editing.

[@suew6307]

Absolutely amazing photos! Great video. Thanks for sharing your adventure with us!

[@Dennisoneiljr]

Beautiful photos, really love the blues on some of those. I would absolutely love to see you do a little side by side shooting with X-PRO3 and either the 35mm f2 or 33mm 1.4 vs. your Leica with the 50mm. Both of those lenses are higher quality output than the 27mm. SOOOO many fuji/leica shooters often choose between one or the other it would surely be a successful video!

[@craigcarlson4022]

Yes, would second this request for a comparison with the X-Pro 3.

[@suttree666]

Well, those images were once again fantastic. Loved the scenes/subjects you picked and the way you handle colour is simply phenomenal, James! Great video overall. Thank you,

[@CalMukumoto]

I have a Sony A7r4, then I added the Fuji x100v, then a Leica Q2 mono, leading to a Leica M11 with a Voigtlander APO 50mm f2. I love the M11. Between the Q2 Mono and the M11, they have become my two everyday cameras. As for the screen protector, I bought a very cheap one on Amazon for $4.99. It has been there for about a year with no problems. Have fun with your new camera.

[@achimney29]

James: This isn't a gear channel Also James: Bought another camera lol

[@seandamolaris1055]

I’m not ganna lie I have been following for about a year and to me your one of the best photographers Iv seen on KZbin! Keep on the grind!

[@fzrewagfzaerfer]

Wow wow wow.... pretty camera and extraordinary pictures!!!

[@BenjaminBphotographer]

Wow you're eye was really in the zone in Abu Dhabi! Great selection of photos. Inspired to get out with my camera now.

[@davidroberts6766]

James, all that I have to say is that the images you captured were beautiful.

[@littlehippo5004]

I usually don’t comment, but every one of the pictures from this trip were just spectacular. Seriously, I would get a print in a heartbeat

[@oldad73]

Stunning architecture and stunning images by you. Well done James - enjoy your sleep.

[@tylerdrickenbach]

One of my new favorite KZbin videos!

[@ArchiesLens]

Wooo. These images are *chefs kiss* 🌸✨

[@tdemask]

I guess you don’t buy a Leica for the value, you buy it for the images it can produce in the right hands. And your images are stellar. In spite of the numerous compromises of the camera, which would be intolerable in anything but a Leica!

[@JimSamuel267]

Other brands have compromises. Leica has features!

[@defqqq]

I wish I had more money to buy Leica, but I will have to wait. At the moment I'm saving to buy a new computer screen, my old one is utter rubbish. The other day I compared photographs taken by Leica I downloaded from the internet with similar photographs taken with my old camera, that I bought on ebay with one battery and a charger for about as much as Leica battery and a charger would cost and the pictures looked the same to me, I couldn't tell the difference, that's how terrible my screen is.

[@tdemask]

@@defqqq well, do your photos look good? If so, you’re golden!

[@defqqq]

@@tdemask they look great to me, but I'm sure it's because my broken computer screen cannot render those images produced with Leica. Professional photographers wouldn't spent so much money on it, if they could take as good looking pictures with cameras that are still too expensive for me, but cost 5000-6000 less than Leica

[@JimSamuel267]

@@defqqq I would also buy a Leica but I am saving to buy a Lamborghini so I can be a better driver.

[@davidpipeline]

Great photos, James. Love all those colours and the geometric patterns. Some nice textures too👍

[@Zacheldridge]

Man, these photos look so good! Amazing camera, amazing photographic eye!

[@alistairsedgwick8295]

You are the Abudaddy❤,clean shots mate, truly my biggest inspiration!

[@just_eirik]

Dude that shot at 0:20 is so nice! Don’t know what it is about it, but I love it. Actually paused to look closer at it.

[@lpauline]

Gorgeous Abu Dhabi photos ..

[@petermcginty3636]

Thank you, Nice photos.

[@gashead2]

Love the photos, in my opinion some of the best I have seen of yours

[@StapediusReflex]

Great video and awesome shots as usual, James. I appreciate getting your take on Leica rather than the more common street shooter or film photographer reviews. The M cameras are likely going to be something I always want but will never buy as a hobbyist, but I always enjoy seeing the photos they produce. Especially from a photographer as talented as yourself. Cheers!

[@TheYuhasz01]

Really excellent photos, thanks for sharing.

[@reinhardpfaff2562]

Wow! Great video and even greater pictures! Very nice work!!

[@GillesQuennevilleGQ]

Your pictures are amazing, BRAVO.

[@TobiTheHuman]

1:43 is such an amazing photo to describe your "about something" mantra. Appart from the shapes just being pleasant, the woman in the photo immediately make me ask several questions! What is the weird structure the woman is standing on? Why is she standing there? Where is she pointing? Who is she looking at? Love it!

[@filmweshoot]

I've watched tons of your videos and these are literally my favourites yet. They look incredible

[@AmbercoolPhotography]

You have incredible composition

[@EmmaKAlexandra]

I'm not gonna talk about Abu Dhabi, I'm gonna talk about the M11. But again, this is absolutely not a gear channel. Can't emphasize that enough.

[@JamesPopsysPhoto]

😂

[@marcusoutdoors4999]

Very nice images.

[@keeganoconnellphotography]

Entertaining as always, great photos!

[@JerryGao1025]

The photos are brilliant! Really like your edits

[@ruff1draft]

Excellent colours with your photographs

[@TMM6900]

Loves the images. The symmetry is fantastic

[@joelowthianYT]

Some genuinely beautiful photos, James!

[@PrinZsuN1]

Absolutely loved the pictures !

[@HolybasilYT]

This makes me really regret selling my Leica gear. I couldn't afford to keep it, but still. The experience is something else. The photos this week are some of your best (at least in recent memory). So bright and airy, seems like you really found your groove in the post-processing.

[@shannonsnow8298]

Stunning photos!!

[@johncfaust]

I've been wanting a m10 for years now and after seeing your m11 images, it just makes me want the m11 haha! Great video man!

[@ste528]

Some of your best photos right there James !

[@brianmckeever5280]

Looks like a great spot! Very different. Glad you're enjoying the Leica.

[@farrelfoster-lynam6683]

6:06 'Not too bad' from an Englishman is the same as 'So damn good, I literally have no complaints' for anyone else. High praise indeed

[@mattiascastillo9458]

lol, I think I remember you saying “nah” to the m11 at first, after weighing its price and contrasting its lack of in-body stabilization. And now you own one. 😂

[@matthydephotography9742]

This guy flip flops constantly. Full frame was a waste of time not that long ago 😂

[@jmackultra]

​@Matt Hyde Photography that's what you call growth.

[@JimSamuel267]

@@jmackultra Growth is building technique and vision, not chasing status from camera brands.

[@defqqq]

@@JimSamuel267 But all the famous old master photographers used Leica, everyone says that, and many modern ones too are using it, especially here on youtube and they teach photography courses to people and are very popular on instagram. One photographer with a smaller channel recently posted video how buying Leica fulfilled his dream, I think he's going to be successful.

[@JimSamuel267]

@@defqqq Yes. But what those You Tubers ignore is that when the "famous old master photographers" used Leica, there were not as many high-quality alternatives as there are now. Many of those photographers used other cameras too - Exakta, Rolleiflex, Contax, Speed Graphic, etc. Those photographers did not become "famous old master photographers" because of the cameras they used. It was because of their vision and technique. It's always interesting to me how one person on You Tube posts a video and in a matter of days, every other You Tuber on that subject is saying the same thing.

[@rexgigout1472]

Well-done presentation, with wonderful images! I added the Leica M system in 2018, following a brief financial windfall, buying a new Leica M10, which may remain the only Leica camera I will ever be able to afford to buy new. It is good to see yet another professional photographer giving a positive assessment of the Voigtlander 50mm APO Lanthar, which appears to punch well above its price point. I have been more interested in 50mm lenses with “character,” but if I ever need to acquire a superbly-optically-corrected 50mm lens, this Voigtlander option is the leading contender.

[@vandalton4948]

incredible pictures 👏

[@joycady8325]

Beautiful photos as always!

[@2DogAle]

Yah, not anything I can relate to or afford, but I like you and your personality so… I watched it. Thanks for another great video of you not taking yourself to serious and fun to watch.

[@Atokinox]

you have a new camera for each week of the year ahahaha

[@glennsak]

Good lord, stunning images!

[@leezbtv]

Nice to see one of my favorite photography wonks visiting the city I call home--definitely gave me some inspiration on how I see things around here next time I'm out with my camera.

[@santuraki]

these are some fantastic photos wow

[@photosbybo]

Great photos from Abu Dhabi, like the how 'clean' they look. Asking for an absurd comparison, but how would you find the photography / editing experience is between the x-pro3 and the M11?

[@MatthewRaifman]

Well done! These images are really wonderful.

[@ianthewright]

I would love to see James return to his roots with the backwards baseball cap for a video. Good times, that back-capping era.

[@recklessthor4]

Have you thought about trying out IR or UV photography? I love your stuff and it would be easy to convert one of your cameras.

[@Barjavel88]

Awaiting the M11 Monochrome video!

[@julesgardet659]

Who cares the brand, you are the reason behind those great pictures.

[@LuisArcadioDeJesus]

Wow, the photos are amazing.

[@ChristineWilsonPhotography]

Loved those shots of Abu Dhabi , your photography is great regardless of camera brand, but hey it's a nice camera 😊

[@babaarcuszatir]

Loved the minimalist photos, great job!🙂 With 61 MPs you have the freedom to crop from 28mm to 35 or even 50 (equiv. FoV), or from 50 to 85. So great lens choices, many applications.

[@paulcomptonpdphotography]

James please please tell me where you got that camera light next to your PC.

[@JojoNgPhoto]

Cleanest photos in the game

[@craigcarlson4022]

I don’t know if it is the camera and lens, or your presets, but i really like your clean, minimalist compositions and the color mix you’ve shared. So, yeah, a bit pricey for my taste.

[@Picplosions]

That bus shot is so cool!

[@ChrisWhittenMusic]

Great photos. Nice pastel colours

[@kaptnblaubar6547]

Hey James, i would like to hear more about the leica Presets u talked about. Which one did u use?

[@suhangyin8872]

Amazing photos!

[@boldrys4500]

Those shots are lovely!

[@lyndapassey2752]

Love the images and the colour. I remember you from back in your LUMIX days.

[@mpearce888]

Beautiful shots

[@dhritimanbatchu]

@4:38 - It's been shown that there is no DR advantage in using the lower res modes of the M11, contrary to Leica's own marketing materials. The default 61 MP mode always provides higher DR and high-ISO performance 100% of the time, in all situations. This seems to be a slightly misguided early marketing misstep from Leica. This is from the Red Dot Forum team and their independent testing, as well as photographers they work with, now that the M11 has been out for a while. So don't sweat it, you were using the right mode for maximum optical performance. Cheers!

[@donsoley746]

Lol! Do it now - before I forget…! Tell me about it. Great video!

[@The_Hero_Is_Back]

The minimalist urban landscape photos were really good. Although they looked a bit Fuji to me. But I was watching on an iPad so it was more about colour and composition (as it should be) than “Ooh! Look at those pixels!!”

[@bsmukler]

I love those photos! The light there is magical, as is the architecture. I have the M11 as well. I suspect your finicky charging experience was due to the cable. One reason for the high cost of some Leica batteries (SL and Q series as well as the M11) is that they are and have to be bespoke because they act as part of the weather sealed bottom plates. As for dual card slots, I doubt there is room for a second slot. If you look at an exploded diagram, you’ll notice that compact body is absolutely crammed full of electronics and the rangefinder.

[@victorcarmelo8606]

Gorgeous images, was it the light or your processing that renders so beautiful images?

[@morganthedruid1]

I really like that shirt jacket thing you got on, if you don't mind me asking where did you get it?

[@endah08]

loved the shots in this one

[@sharonhaasbroek7464]

Love the images!

[@glen-draketoolworks7186]

Would a tripod make a difference regarding focusing beyond 50mm with a rangefinder?

[@dinot7889]

Lovely photos 👍🏼

[@michaelwplant]

USB-C charging is great on the M11 and the battery is actually quite good on the M11. The choice of usbc cable is important and that usb cable will also let the camera connect easily to your iPad or iPhone so you can check and share images quickly.

[@PhilKnall]

Always enjoy your videos. Great change of scenery in this one. Also just bought a GX1 because of you 😅

[@Bikes-n-Stuff]

Lovely pics. New to your channel - learnt a lot already. Am on my first two weeks of an M11 journey so can relate. I can see the draw, and as with so many highly marketed expensive products there's a lot of confirmation bias etc along with a feeling you should like it as it's 'got heritage'. There are definitely some things to like - the RAW files are really good, it's compact, and the physical build quality is good - it also supports skilled workers making things by hand. But the ergonomics are poor from grip to viewfinder, the software/firmware unforgivably slow and flakey (which is dire regardless of the cost), and it's just so overpriced and expensive that it's silly - I already feel like I wouldn't take it everywhere I usually do. It takes as good a photo as I need at my level, but do I actually genuinely like it? I really can't decide but let's be honest if it didn't have a Leica badge the answer would almost certainly be no.

[@jambob169]

On Fuji - If you save RAW to one card and JPG to the other, it will only delete from the card you have selected in review mode. So if you select to review on the JPG card, if someone asks you to delete a photo they can watch you select it, hit delete and OK etc, but you'll still have the RAW on the other card.

[@masaytaka]

Great photos from the trip! 👌😃 Summarizing your remarks about the camera: rubbish 😛 Or at least full of quirks solved in other cameras a long time ago 😃

[@JoeLopez]

Great photos. Nice job on the video, subscribed