Leica M11 Monochrom Review: More Money for NO COLOR?!

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We appreciate that! We wanted to make sure the show will be better, but still the show you know and love. Thanks for supporting us throughout this big change!

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Shutter counts on listings, when?

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You guys killed it on your first episode for Petapixel! Congrats, and can't wait to see what's coming.

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Let’s goooo

[@mattfowlerkc]

I’d have a difficult time dropping that kind of money and not even have the option of color. Great to see you guys back on YT!

[@JamilahsDad]

Amazing to see you guys back - good on PetaPixel for scooping you up! Well done on a smashing first episode!

[@thissidetowardscreen4553]

Welcome back guys! Can't wait to see you review the PENTAX K-3 Mark III Monochrome It is 1/8 the cost!

[@grumpyrocker]

Yay. Great to have you guys back. I love shooting black and white, but I think I'll always prefer using a colour array sensor to do it. I like to be able to adjust contrast and colour filters in post, rather than physical filters. Oh and I don't have a bazillion pounds to pay Leica money.

[@edwardphilipmarianafzger9800]

They were never gone !

[@CianMcsweeney]

Pentax have also just released a monochrome camera! But I definitely get you, for some B&W photographers the flexibility of a color array trumps the improved resolution, tonality and dynamic range of a filterless sensor

[@MrGohunter]

@James Rhodes Yes, all the Fujifilm bodies store the colour RAW file as well as the monochrome film simulation, which is great! I too have several film simulations programmed into the custom settings. So many to choose from on Fuji-X-Weekly!

[@rossxjohnson]

Great start to the first episode and love the adventure and coverage of the M11 Monochrom. Would have loved to see more high ISO low light shots though given their crazy ISO capability.

[@ericmeter8269]

The magic continues! Thanks Chris, Jordan and the great folks of PetaPixel for keeping this series alive. And the M11 M is a perfect starting point. Onward!

[@tombonifas4501]

What a great episode to start the PetaPixel adventure. My first Leica was the Q2 Monochrom and absolutely fell in love with the platform. I still shoot Sony for the most part but NEVER leave the house without the Q2M. Looking forward to many, many more fun and adventurous videos/reviews with my favorite team.

[@niccollsvideo]

What a great camera! I still lust after that one, even years later.

[@zenonbillings9008]

me too !

[@splootan]

Get the Pentax Mono!!

[@AndrewOzete-ui5fs]

Great to have you guys back. Good stuff. I gotta admit I’m a bit “team Jordan” on this one though. “Hey for our first review, let’s do a monochrome camera on a fly fishing trip.” Just by the fact that I shoot way more stills than video I’m usually a “team Chris” guy, but this time, I think I feel Jordan’s pain.

[@thatjordandrake]

Thank you for your condolances!

[@MrGohunter]

Great to see you guys on PetePixel. I've watched you for years on DPReview. I'll be interested to see what you think of the Pentax K5 III Monochrome, when you can get your hands on one. I gather that it keeps selling out in Japan! Only 1/4 of the price of the Leica, so bringing a dedicated monochrome camera into the price range of us mere mortals!

[@stevenmorin]

Excellent inaugural Petapixel episode, and great that the featured camera was the new Monochrom. Thoroughly enjoyed the whole review and wish you all the best on your new journey!

[@MikeyTachuk]

congrats on the first PetaPiexel video! I just started shooting black and white and had the chance to play with the M11 Monochrom the other day. Beautiful camera! And amazing video, great work!

[@jaredzzz]

Highlight weighted metering is where it's at with this camera. This thing is amazing. It's got 15 stops of dynamic range, same as the X2D but with more effective resolution (though yes "only" 14-bit instead of 16). Day one with it, I put on a 24mm Elmar with dark red filter, cranked up the ISO to 25,000, and kept the lens around f/11-16 with a shutter speed around 1/250-1/1000. With that wide angle and really high ISO, I could read the small text on the back liquor bottles behind dark glass five feet away, and that's not even with one of Leica's modern, benchmark setting APO lenses.

[@LiamPhotoATL]

great job guys and thanks again for being on my Podcast for this week!

[@thatjordandrake]

Thanks Liam! It was a great talk.

[@chriscunningham1985]

Congrats on your first episode! Leica's are a love/hate for me as you can't argue with the image quality but the price tag makes me cry :D

[@CianMcsweeney]

It would be great if there was a more affordable digital rangefinder, Leicas are great but they definitely (rightfully) see themselves as a luxury product similar to rolexes

[@rumporridge1]

I never will own a Leica lol. Said that about 4yrs ago. Currently own an SL2 and a Q-P with assorted SL glass. Hey you only get one life on this precious earth.

[@CianMcsweeney]

@@rumporridge1 oh 100%, I got a film Leica recently(M4) and I'll keep it till the day I die. Fantastic cameras.

[@acidtears]

@@CianMcsweeney Fujifilm doesn't fit the bill? I think the XPRO and X100 series are very much rangefinder-esque. But of course, APS-C.

[@CianMcsweeney]

@@acidtears they're not true rangefinders

[@3BMEP]

Delighted to see the two of you here! Bon chance!

[@stewartlogie]

Nice to see you are continuing the video reviews on this channel. I recently rented a monochrome Leica (Q2M) and did have a lot of fun. However not having the ability to change the spectral response by adjusting the color levels in a conversion from a color file is a constraint I don't enjoy. Putting a filter on the lens just takes away that extra stop of light sensitivity afforded by dropping the Bayer filter, so it makes more sense to go for the normal M11 if I was to splurge that amount of money.

[@MrDiegoNori]

It's great to see you guys here! Same energy, new home. Love what you did with the B&W grading on the ZV-E1!

[@kevindiossi]

So great to see you guys back in a new place. I just watched an entire video about a camera I couldn’t care less about just because I wanted to watch Chris and Jordan.

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Happy to see you guys again !

[@AllThingsFilm1]

I'm not a photographer. But, I want to keep up with you guys. Your reviews are fantastic. Great first episode.

[@dvdaltizer]

Oh man! Fantastic first video back! Loved it!

[@rivereee]

I feel like I've learned photography from you two, good to have you back and reviewing a Monochrom!

[@joeldayrit101]

Now that Chris and Jordan are are here, I think the channel should at least get to half a million subs. Also, good to have you back. A bit of a scare that might not happen.

[@alanplatt888]

Good to see you guys are up and running again. The very best of luck !

[@jodatseyal7877]

Congratulations on your first PP video. I have been watching you two since camera store and appreciate your opinion. Keep up the good work!

[@borassictime918]

Great to see you guys back 👍 If you can’t afford the Leica Chris, could you afford the new Pentax K3 monochrome? OK, it’s an APS-c 26mp Pentax, but would be interesting to compare to the Leica as the only other monochrome-only digital camera I know of.

[@pbyfr]

The K-3 III don't have a Pentax sensor, pretty sure it is a Sony, like previous models, and most other brands. I think that the rangefinder versus SLR experience will be a lot more important than the sensor size (but the price will direct most people anyway).

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Great to see you guys here. Welcome back!

[@SobeMe86]

Great to have you guys back. Excellent 1st episode and super excited to see some of the new projects.

[@saurabhbhardwaj6753]

Welcome back guys!! Have been stalking you guys since u started! Great to see u guys back and getting unfiltered true inputs on the gear which we will always need as we will always have GAS! :p

[@daniellelancashire]

I actually just caved and bought a (color) M11 on Wednesday last week with film getting pretty comical for day-to-day life shooting. The rangefinder experience and fun really is pretty much second to none, as much as I love my Sony gear for many things... it's a very different feeling.

[@mjmdiver1137]

You're complaining about film costs and you buy an M11?

[@daniellelancashire]

@@mjmdiver1137 not really complaining, the cost of a digital M is mostly “more reasonable” than it used to be when comparing a film rangefinder to a digital one when you consider the cost of shooting when comparing like for like.

[@mahdimanesh4221]

Great to see you guys back! Also like the vibe of the new brand :) What I was wondering: I assumed the ISO advantage was more than one stop, actually. Of course compared to what? In case I come back to visit friends in Alberta, I‘ll let you know 😂

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Glad to see you back guys.

[@CianMcsweeney]

Congrats on the channel move guys! And great video, hope more camera brands do monochrome versions of their cameras to join Leica and Pentax

[@Packiechu]

Omg that intro is dynamite!! Already in love with this landing for you guys. Let’s go!

[@frankinblackpool]

Its indeed a pleasure to see you both reviewing stuff on KZbin. And I wish you both well with your new home at PetaPixel. A digital camera that takes four seconds to boot up, only shoots monochrome and costs north of £7k in the UK? I know of a good tailor who creates new clothes fit for an Emperor who'd be willing to make a you a new suit.

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Great to see you back, and love the intro

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[@-grey]

Idk if I could ever get into the vibe of black and white for the sake of it. For me black and white is just another kind of colour grade. If it suits the scene then 100% do it, but it really feels awkward if it's just slapped onto anything. This feels particularly apparent in low contrast high key grey scenes. I think it works best in high contrast low key light, abstract shape work, or when you're capturing emotion in a subject's face. The rest of the time it reminds me of being an amateur, when I didn't understand white balance, so if the colours were whack I'd just change it to black and white regardless if the scene called for it. That's just my perspective though.

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I don't disagree. There is certainly a time and place for colour, and B&W shots. Forcing one to work, usually doesnt.

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Andddd here comes the ads and sponsored videos that Chris & Jordan said they’d never do…

[@hedydd2]

I’ll stick with colour cameras and convert or shoot monochrome JPEG plus raw for maximum flexibility. For low light I favour the Sony A7III over my Q2 or any M4/3 but in truth black and white photography is very flexible and forgiving no matter which camera is used [within reason]. It’s not the camera that ‘makes' the picture.

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first

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Making history

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Really good to see you both back on KZbin, and again a great review which gets a PetaPixel sign up and a 👍

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Great to have you back. Your journey into black and white took me back decades when film was only available in B&W. On a Praktica camera with a fixed focal length Zeiss lens, I captured some memorable photos. But $9000+ for this Leica - wow!

[@patrickmorgan5210]

So good to see you here! As an M11 owner, the only real grip to me is slow start up time. I’m glad you pointed that out. Great vid and I look forward to more.

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happy to see you back on air - thanks for the video !

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hahaha that intro is fantastic, glad to see you guys back on the KZbins Chris & Jordan !

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"Bro trust me the extra $6,000 is worth it for the 6% increase in micro-contrast" You are right. Ill let you have fun with that! Im going to go put more B&W in my 70s Olympus now its been a good talk!

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Glad you guys have found a new home after Amazon “stiffed” us all. Looking forward to more great content )about Nikon cameras). Cheers

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[@Jason.rimando]

Stoked for the first video back!!! Excited for the future for you guys

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Great to see you back with another awesome camera review! Beautifully processed B&W video as well as images. Always enjoy your humor and jabs at each other. Well done guys! Welcome back!

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Great to have both of you back on air ...

[@gbv360]

Good to hear you again, hope sucess in this YT channel, waiting for more and more videos. Congrats

[@franciscolaguna81]

That 8-bit intro :))) Perfect!

[@NBPT428]

Awesome. Chris and Jordan launch the 1st episode. As long as you guys are there, I'll be watching.

[@thebaldmaniac]

Glad to be here for the first step of your next big journey!

[@trueblack6760]

WELCOME BACK!!!

[@pizzapiglet]

Thank you Peta Pixel for providing a home to my fav KZbin Reviewers!

[@sultanabran1]

i didn't comment the first time i saw this video, but i'm back here because i like M11 Monochrom. I'm so glad you, Chris and Jordan, still have a platform to do your thing. loved you guys at DP review. the only reason PetaPixel has my subscription is because of you two.

[@OzzieTech]

great seeing you guys are still around.

[@crimlarksSteve]

Great to see you both back in action! Since I also don't have over 9 grand to blow on a monochrome camera, I don't feel at all tempted by it. But it's fun reading the review and seeing the video. Keep up the great work, guys!!

[@nickguzman1734]

Interested to see the Pentax monochrome get reviewed soon

[@AndrewWorkshop]

Love the intro guys!

[@haluktopaloglu6718]

I am so happy to see Chris andJordan back! Very very nice...Thank you...

[@arnarn4112]

I'm so happy to see you guys with new content, I even watched a video about a B&W camera in 2023 until the very end 🤪

[@michaelbarrett1914]

I am glad to see a video that focuses exclusively on black and white photography. I grew up in an age where that was all you had. Once color was introduced that is all anyone wanted to use. Black and white photos offer so much more crisp pictures and offers a wonderful perspective that is great. I personally love their retro feel as well.

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ohhh lord!!! Glad you two are together bringing a lot of information and knowledge with a touch of humor to us. Petapixel is to be congratulated, as it reinforces its commitment to quality information.🤩🤩

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Great that you're back online! 👍

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