Leica M/X/T/S/Q/CL/SL Picture Thread
p.1517 #1Leica M/X/T/S/Q/CL/SL Picture Thread
zhangyue wrote:
M8 & ZM35CVery true, bring smile on my face. Nice images and thanks for sharing.
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This is officially the last wedding I have booked last year; needless to say, I'm steeping away from paid photography completely.
Excited! I know @Donzo98@@@@ will approve of thisWhoa!!! Awesome... Leica is crazy expensive, but very cool.
Honestly though... look seriously at the SL. The SL is amazing, and not at all big by our previous Nikon standards. It is WAY easier to shoot the M lenses on the SL than on the M. With the SL, you also have the option to AF with the SL lenses which are insanely good. I have the SL plus both zooms.
I love shooting the M lenses on the SL though... I shot this today using the SL and 35mm F1.4 FLE @ 1.4. I personally would not buy an M body... but many many LOVE them.
http://donzo98.easycgi.com/TestImages2/DaughterDay-1.jpgThat's the thing, I do not want a "toy" camera. The Leica SL just looks and feels like a toy to me. Maybe because I'm not a fan of mirrorless?
I want to take photos while chanllanging myself. That is also to enjoy photography.
So it's definitely going to be an M7 or M10, I don't want any autofocusing capabilities or anything like that.
When I have kids, I'll definitely get something that auto focuses fast.
I've tried and tried many cameras and many lenses. It's boring now, doesn't bring me any interest in photography anymore. I know a "real" Leica camera will change thatYou under estimate M capability
You can do pretty much anything with M below 50mm once you spend enough time with it. 50 longer is not M territory. It is still most enjoyable system I ever used by far.
A few travel images from Italy
all by 50lux
Nice set!
I'm actually very new to Leica system, I've never seen a real Leica one in my life, just one point and shoot a few years back
I plan on going to BH sometime in the next few weeks and look at some of the Leica M stuff...
Still learning about this system... very different from Nikon
Gary Clennan wrote
The thing I love about photography is looking back through old photos and some of the travels we have been on with the kids. Good times...M8 & ZM35C
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Elijah wrote
Donzo98 wrote
Elijah wrote
It is my pleasure to announce that I will be going M10 + 28mm/50mm in June of 2018This is officially the last wedding I have booked last year; needless to say, I'm steeping away from paid photography completely.
Excited! I know @Donzo98@@@@ will approve of this
Honestly though... look seriously at the SL. The SL is amazing, and not at all big by our previous Nikon standards. It is WAY easier to shoot the M lenses on the SL than on the M. With the SL, you also have the option to AF with the SL lenses which are insanely good. I have the SL plus both zooms.
I love shooting the M lenses on the SL though... I shot this today using the SL and 35mm F1.4 FLE @ 1.4. I personally would not buy an M body... but many many LOVE them.
http://donzo98.easycgi.com/TestImages2/DaughterDay-1.jpg
I want to take photos while chanllanging myself. That is also to enjoy photography.
So it's definitely going to be an M7 or M10, I don't want any autofocusing capabilities or anything like that.
When I have kids, I'll definitely get something that auto focuses fast.
I've tried and tried many cameras and many lenses. It's boring now, doesn't bring me any interest in photography anymore. I know a "real" Leica camera will change that
You can do pretty much anything with M below 50mm once you spend enough time with it. 50 longer is not M territory. It is still most enjoyable system I ever used by far. A few travel images from Italy
all by 50lux
Nice set!
I'm actually very new to Leica system, I've never seen a real Leica one in my life, just one point and shoot a few years back
I plan on going to BH sometime in the next few weeks and look at some of the Leica M stuff...
Still learning about this system... very different from Nikon
Sep 27, 2017 at 04:18 PM
p.1517 #2Leica M/X/T/S/Q/CL/SL Picture Thread
M 10 might be kinda hard to find. They are still not readily available in the US.
Sep 27, 2017 at 04:30 PM
p.1517 #3Leica M/X/T/S/Q/CL/SL Picture Thread
airfrogusmc wrote:
M 10 might be kinda hard to find. They are still not readily available in the US.
That's okay, as long as I find one in June of next year
M 10 might be kinda hard to find. They are still not readily available in the US.
That's okay, as long as I find one in June of next year
Sep 27, 2017 at 04:53 PM
p.1517 #4Leica M/X/T/S/Q/CL/SL Picture Thread
There was one on the shelf at Central Camera in Chicago last Sat. A customer ordered it and then backed out. It was on the shelf but it is probably gone now.
I think Dan Tamarkin might have a demo.
I think Dan Tamarkin might have a demo.
Sep 27, 2017 at 04:55 PM
p.1517 #6Leica M/X/T/S/Q/CL/SL Picture Thread
Bangkok cityscape
M7 ZM 85/2 Pro 400H by edward karaa, on Flickr
M7 ZM 85/2 Pro 400H by edward karaa, on Flickr
M7 ZM 85/2 Pro 400H by edward karaa, on Flickr
M7 ZM 85/2 Pro 400H by edward karaa, on FlickrM7 ZM 85/2 Pro 400H by edward karaa, on FlickrM7 ZM 85/2 Pro 400H by edward karaa, on FlickrSep 28, 2017 at 04:26 AM
p.1517 #7Leica M/X/T/S/Q/CL/SL Picture Thread
Triumph (not the lingerie)
M7 ZM 85/2 Pro 400H by edward karaa, on Flickr
M7 ZM 85/2 Pro 400H by edward karaa, on Flickr
M7 ZM 85/2 Pro 400H by edward karaa, on Flickr
M7 ZM 85/2 Pro 400H by edward karaa, on Flickr
M7 ZM 85/2 Pro 400H by edward karaa, on FlickrM7 ZM 85/2 Pro 400H by edward karaa, on FlickrM7 ZM 85/2 Pro 400H by edward karaa, on FlickrM7 ZM 85/2 Pro 400H by edward karaa, on FlickrSep 28, 2017 at 04:29 AM
p.1517 #8Leica M/X/T/S/Q/CL/SL Picture Thread
Bangkok rain
M7 ZM 85/2 Pro 400H by edward karaa, on Flickr
Flowers
M7 ZM 85/2 Pro 400H by edward karaa, on Flickr
M7 ZM 85/2 Pro 400H by edward karaa, on FlickrFlowers
M7 ZM 85/2 Pro 400H by edward karaa, on FlickrSep 28, 2017 at 04:33 AM
p.1517 #9Leica M/X/T/S/Q/CL/SL Picture Thread
edwardkaraa wrote:
This is officially the last wedding I have booked last year; needless to say, I'm steeping away from paid photography completely.
Excited! I know @Donzo98@@@@ will approve of thisWhoa!!! Awesome... Leica is crazy expensive, but very cool.
Honestly though... look seriously at the SL. The SL is amazing, and not at all big by our previous Nikon standards. It is WAY easier to shoot the M lenses on the SL than on the M. With the SL, you also have the option to AF with the SL lenses which are insanely good. I have the SL plus both zooms.
I love shooting the M lenses on the SL though... I shot this today using the SL and 35mm F1.4 FLE @ 1.4. I personally would not buy an M body... but many many LOVE them.
http://donzo98.easycgi.com/TestImages2/DaughterDay-1.jpgThat's the thing, I do not want a "toy" camera. The Leica SL just looks and feels like a toy to me. Maybe because I'm not a fan of mirrorless?
I want to take photos while chanllanging myself. That is also to enjoy photography.
So it's definitely going to be an M7 or M10, I don't want any autofocusing capabilities or anything like that.
When I have kids, I'll definitely get something that auto focuses fast.
I've tried and tried many cameras and many lenses. It's boring now, doesn't bring me any interest in photography anymore. I know a "real" Leica camera will change thatIf you really like to challenge yourself, get the M7
And if you really, really like to challenge yourself, get the M-A
Elijah wrote
Donzo98 wrote
Elijah wrote
It is my pleasure to announce that I will be going M10 + 28mm/50mm in June of 2018This is officially the last wedding I have booked last year; needless to say, I'm steeping away from paid photography completely.
Excited! I know @Donzo98@@@@ will approve of this
Honestly though... look seriously at the SL. The SL is amazing, and not at all big by our previous Nikon standards. It is WAY easier to shoot the M lenses on the SL than on the M. With the SL, you also have the option to AF with the SL lenses which are insanely good. I have the SL plus both zooms.
I love shooting the M lenses on the SL though... I shot this today using the SL and 35mm F1.4 FLE @ 1.4. I personally would not buy an M body... but many many LOVE them.
http://donzo98.easycgi.com/TestImages2/DaughterDay-1.jpg
I want to take photos while chanllanging myself. That is also to enjoy photography.
So it's definitely going to be an M7 or M10, I don't want any autofocusing capabilities or anything like that.
When I have kids, I'll definitely get something that auto focuses fast.
I've tried and tried many cameras and many lenses. It's boring now, doesn't bring me any interest in photography anymore. I know a "real" Leica camera will change that
And if you really, really like to challenge yourself, get the M-A
Sep 28, 2017 at 09:04 AM
p.1517 #10Leica M/X/T/S/Q/CL/SL Picture Thread
Pienza, Tuscany
Out Of The Corner by Werner Utsch, on Flickr
Monochrom, Summicron M 90/2.0
Sep 28, 2017 at 10:22 AM
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p.1517 #11Leica M/X/T/S/Q/CL/SL Picture Thread
Abstract. M10 and 90 Elmarit
Sep 28, 2017 at 01:06 PM
p.1517 #12Leica M/X/T/S/Q/CL/SL Picture Thread
All this M10 talk.....must resist
50 Lux
50 Lux
Sep 28, 2017 at 01:16 PM
p.1517 #13Leica M/X/T/S/Q/CL/SL Picture Thread
Elijah wrote:
It is my pleasure to announce that I will be going M10 + 28mm/50mm in June of 2018
This is officially the last wedding I have booked last year; needless to say, I'm steeping away from paid photography completely.
Excited! I know @Donzo98@@@ will approve of this
Donzo98 wrote:
Whoa!!! Awesome... Leica is crazy expensive, but very cool.
Honestly though... look seriously at the SL. The SL is amazing, and not at all big by our previous Nikon standards. It is WAY easier to shoot the M lenses on the SL than on the M. With the SL, you also have the option to AF with the SL lenses which are insanely good. I have the SL plus both zooms.
I love shooting the M lenses on the SL though... I shot this today using the SL and 35mm F1.4 FLE @ 1.4. I personally would not buy an...Show more →
Elijah wrote:
That's the thing, I do not want a "toy" camera. The Leica SL just looks and feels like a toy to me. Maybe because I'm not a fan of mirrorless?
I want to take photos while chanllanging myself. That is also to enjoy photography.
So it's definitely going to be an M7 or M10, I don't want any autofocusing capabilities or anything like that.
When I have kids, I'll definitely get something that auto focuses fast.
I've tried and tried many cameras and many lenses. It's boring now, doesn't bring me any interest in photography anymore. I know a "real" Leica...Show more →
This is one of the things (among many) I like about the M system - the challenge.
I refuse to go back to film for a variety of reasons (sorry guys), but IMO digital M is about as close as I can get to shooting film while staying with digital. Looking through the viewfinder forces me to work at seeing compositions, anticipate depth of field, lens characteristics, compensate for the slight parallax/perspective difference between the viewfinder and what the lens sees... IMO RF focusing becomes very intuitive and I end up 'trusting' the camera as an extension of myself to get what I want in focus (of course I'm ultimately responsible for hitting focus). You never see a close representation of the final image on a screen, whether it's a ground glass focusing screen or an EVF. For me it means there's still some of the thrill of anticipation and (slightly) delayed gratification of what the final image will look like that one gets with film, but without some of the (annoying to me) compromises of film. And if I want to, I can add the EVF and shoot that way, too, like a modern mirrorless camera.
I think you're approaching it the right way, unlike some who come into Leica thinking that pouring a ton of money at expensive gear will suddenly make them great photographers, only to be disappointed that no, the system doesn't hold their hand and do everything for them. It's the other way around. It stays out of the way and lets you crash and burn if you're not on top of things. I think that's half the fun. Learn from your mistakes, learn the system's quirks and hopefully improve, whether it's from a technical or creative perspective.
BTW, I don't think shooting with Leica means I'm getting images I couldn't get with other gear. Far from it. But it challenges me to look at scenes harder and within the relatively constrained range of prime lenses I have with me, so that maybe I end up with different results than had I used other equipment.
A reason I've continued with photography for the last ~30 years as an amateur and professional is because I enjoy it. As I think they say, the fastest way to kill a hobby is to do it for money, so I'm adamant about keeping it sufficiently enjoyable (I suspect Allen will agree). And part of the enjoyment is the process of creating images I like with equipment I like. If I didn't like the equipment I used, then it would just be work for the sake of work. Luckily I've been able to buy gear I like. In my case, Leica M (among other systems) checks a lot of the gear related boxes in my mental list of why I enjoy photography.
Despite the often prevalent Leica bashing throughout the internet, everyone in this thread proves there actually are Leica owners who use the gear and are talented photographers. Even if they're rich dentists, Gary
Wow Ryan, what grade are your kids in now? Time flies....
Some paint on a wall in Detroit details...
M240 & 50 Lux ASPH, except #2 with CV35/1.7M
It is my pleasure to announce that I will be going M10 + 28mm/50mm in June of 2018
This is officially the last wedding I have booked last year; needless to say, I'm steeping away from paid photography completely.
Excited! I know @Donzo98@@@ will approve of this
Donzo98 wrote:
Whoa!!! Awesome... Leica is crazy expensive, but very cool.
Honestly though... look seriously at the SL. The SL is amazing, and not at all big by our previous Nikon standards. It is WAY easier to shoot the M lenses on the SL than on the M. With the SL, you also have the option to AF with the SL lenses which are insanely good. I have the SL plus both zooms.
I love shooting the M lenses on the SL though... I shot this today using the SL and 35mm F1.4 FLE @ 1.4. I personally would not buy an...Show more →
Elijah wrote:
That's the thing, I do not want a "toy" camera. The Leica SL just looks and feels like a toy to me. Maybe because I'm not a fan of mirrorless?
I want to take photos while chanllanging myself. That is also to enjoy photography.
So it's definitely going to be an M7 or M10, I don't want any autofocusing capabilities or anything like that.
When I have kids, I'll definitely get something that auto focuses fast.
I've tried and tried many cameras and many lenses. It's boring now, doesn't bring me any interest in photography anymore. I know a "real" Leica...Show more →
This is one of the things (among many) I like about the M system - the challenge.
I refuse to go back to film for a variety of reasons (sorry guys), but IMO digital M is about as close as I can get to shooting film while staying with digital. Looking through the viewfinder forces me to work at seeing compositions, anticipate depth of field, lens characteristics, compensate for the slight parallax/perspective difference between the viewfinder and what the lens sees... IMO RF focusing becomes very intuitive and I end up 'trusting' the camera as an extension of myself to get what I want in focus (of course I'm ultimately responsible for hitting focus). You never see a close representation of the final image on a screen, whether it's a ground glass focusing screen or an EVF. For me it means there's still some of the thrill of anticipation and (slightly) delayed gratification of what the final image will look like that one gets with film, but without some of the (annoying to me) compromises of film. And if I want to, I can add the EVF and shoot that way, too, like a modern mirrorless camera.
I think you're approaching it the right way, unlike some who come into Leica thinking that pouring a ton of money at expensive gear will suddenly make them great photographers, only to be disappointed that no, the system doesn't hold their hand and do everything for them. It's the other way around. It stays out of the way and lets you crash and burn if you're not on top of things. I think that's half the fun. Learn from your mistakes, learn the system's quirks and hopefully improve, whether it's from a technical or creative perspective.
BTW, I don't think shooting with Leica means I'm getting images I couldn't get with other gear. Far from it. But it challenges me to look at scenes harder and within the relatively constrained range of prime lenses I have with me, so that maybe I end up with different results than had I used other equipment.
A reason I've continued with photography for the last ~30 years as an amateur and professional is because I enjoy it. As I think they say, the fastest way to kill a hobby is to do it for money, so I'm adamant about keeping it sufficiently enjoyable (I suspect Allen will agree). And part of the enjoyment is the process of creating images I like with equipment I like. If I didn't like the equipment I used, then it would just be work for the sake of work. Luckily I've been able to buy gear I like. In my case, Leica M (among other systems) checks a lot of the gear related boxes in my mental list of why I enjoy photography.
Despite the often prevalent Leica bashing throughout the internet, everyone in this thread proves there actually are Leica owners who use the gear and are talented photographers. Even if they're rich dentists, Gary
Wow Ryan, what grade are your kids in now? Time flies....
Some paint on a wall in Detroit details...
M240 & 50 Lux ASPH, except #2 with CV35/1.7M
Sep 28, 2017 at 04:40 PM
p.1517 #14Leica M/X/T/S/Q/CL/SL Picture Thread
rscheffler wrote:
Despite the often prevalent Leica bashing throughout the internet, everyone in this thread proves there actually are Leica owners who use the gear and are talented photographers. Even if they're rich dentists, Gary
/quote]
Or neurosurgeons... right Elijah
Very well written Ron!!
Despite the often prevalent Leica bashing throughout the internet, everyone in this thread proves there actually are Leica owners who use the gear and are talented photographers. Even if they're rich dentists, Gary
/quote]
Or neurosurgeons... right Elijah
Very well written Ron!!
Sep 28, 2017 at 05:19 PM
p.1517 #15Leica M/X/T/S/Q/CL/SL Picture Thread
rscheffler wrote:
This is officially the last wedding I have booked last year; needless to say, I'm steeping away from paid photography completely.
Excited! I know @Donzo98@@@@ will approve of this
Honestly though... look seriously at the SL. The SL is amazing, and not at all big by our previous Nikon standards. It is WAY easier to shoot the M lenses on the SL than on the M. With the SL, you also have the option to AF with the SL lenses which are insanely good. I have the SL plus both zooms.
I love shooting the M lenses on the SL though... I shot this today using the SL and 35mm F1.4 FLE @ 1.4. I personally would not buy an M body... but many many LOVE them.
http://donzo98.easycgi.com/TestImages2/DaughterDay-1.jpg
I want to take photos while chanllanging myself. That is also to enjoy photography.
So it's definitely going to be an M7 or M10, I don't want any autofocusing capabilities or anything like that.
When I have kids, I'll definitely get something that auto focuses fast.
I've tried and tried many cameras and many lenses. It's boring now, doesn't bring me any interest in photography anymore. I know a "real" Leica camera will change thatThis is one of the things (among many) I like about the M system - the challenge.
I refuse to go back to film for a variety of reasons (sorry guys), but IMO digital M is about as close as I can get to shooting film while staying with digital. Looking through the viewfinder forces me to work at seeing compositions, anticipate depth of field, lens characteristics, compensate for the slight parallax/perspective difference between the viewfinder and what the lens sees... IMO RF focusing becomes very intuitive and I end up 'trusting' the camera as an extension of myself to get...Show more →
Man, EVERYTHING is on point! Literally everything you said are my thoughts. You just know how to express them well.
My hobby turned into money and albeit it’s not a bad thing, I lost interest in it. Almost completely.
Gear is another thing, I want something genuine... something real... pure and simple. I thought Fuji X100 series or XT1/2... I was wrong... Leica is the answer.
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Donzo98 wrote:
Or neurosurgeons... right Elijah
Very well written Ron!!
Or neurosurgeons!!! Yes!! I knew I should’ve became a neurosurgeon! Aerospace industry doesn’t pay that well
Elijah wrote
It is my pleasure to announce that I will be going M10 + 28mm/50mm in June of 2018This is officially the last wedding I have booked last year; needless to say, I'm steeping away from paid photography completely.
Excited! I know @Donzo98@@@@ will approve of this
Donzo98 wrote
Whoa!!! Awesome... Leica is crazy expensive, but very cool.Honestly though... look seriously at the SL. The SL is amazing, and not at all big by our previous Nikon standards. It is WAY easier to shoot the M lenses on the SL than on the M. With the SL, you also have the option to AF with the SL lenses which are insanely good. I have the SL plus both zooms.
I love shooting the M lenses on the SL though... I shot this today using the SL and 35mm F1.4 FLE @ 1.4. I personally would not buy an M body... but many many LOVE them.
http://donzo98.easycgi.com/TestImages2/DaughterDay-1.jpg
Elijah wrote
That's the thing, I do not want a "toy" camera. The Leica SL just looks and feels like a toy to me. Maybe because I'm not a fan of mirrorless?I want to take photos while chanllanging myself. That is also to enjoy photography.
So it's definitely going to be an M7 or M10, I don't want any autofocusing capabilities or anything like that.
When I have kids, I'll definitely get something that auto focuses fast.
I've tried and tried many cameras and many lenses. It's boring now, doesn't bring me any interest in photography anymore. I know a "real" Leica camera will change that
I refuse to go back to film for a variety of reasons (sorry guys), but IMO digital M is about as close as I can get to shooting film while staying with digital. Looking through the viewfinder forces me to work at seeing compositions, anticipate depth of field, lens characteristics, compensate for the slight parallax/perspective difference between the viewfinder and what the lens sees... IMO RF focusing becomes very intuitive and I end up 'trusting' the camera as an extension of myself to get...Show more →
Man, EVERYTHING is on point! Literally everything you said are my thoughts. You just know how to express them well.
My hobby turned into money and albeit it’s not a bad thing, I lost interest in it. Almost completely.
Gear is another thing, I want something genuine... something real... pure and simple. I thought Fuji X100 series or XT1/2... I was wrong... Leica is the answer.
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Donzo98 wrote:
rscheffler wrote
Despite the often prevalent Leica bashing throughout the internet, everyone in this thread proves there actually are Leica owners who use the gear and are talented photographers. Even if they're rich dentists, Gary Very well written Ron!!
Or neurosurgeons!!! Yes!! I knew I should’ve became a neurosurgeon! Aerospace industry doesn’t pay that well
Sep 28, 2017 at 06:21 PM
p.1517 #16Leica M/X/T/S/Q/CL/SL Picture Thread
@Elijah...shot with the Q.
This is one of the many reasons people love Leica glass... compare that to Nikon 35mm F1.4 G.
This is one of the many reasons people love Leica glass... compare that to Nikon 35mm F1.4 G.
Sep 28, 2017 at 06:22 PM
p.1517 #17Leica M/X/T/S/Q/CL/SL Picture Thread
Donzo98 wrote:
@Elijah...shot with the Q.
This is one of the many reasons people love Leica glass... compare that to Nikon 35mm F1.4 G.
http://donzo98.easycgi.com/TestImages2/Tiny.jpg
Reason #735 I want Leica: size and weight. If you could get me a Full Frame digital camera the size of M10 and 35mm 1.4, I’m sold.
@Elijah...shot with the Q.
This is one of the many reasons people love Leica glass... compare that to Nikon 35mm F1.4 G.
http://donzo98.easycgi.com/TestImages2/Tiny.jpg
Reason #735 I want Leica: size and weight. If you could get me a Full Frame digital camera the size of M10 and 35mm 1.4, I’m sold.
Sep 28, 2017 at 07:36 PM
p.1517 #18Leica M/X/T/S/Q/CL/SL Picture Thread
I would still take the M 10.
Sep 28, 2017 at 08:45 PM
p.1517 #20Leica M/X/T/S/Q/CL/SL Picture Thread
Search The Exit by Werner Utsch, on Flickr
S006, Summarit S 70/2.5
Sep 29, 2017 at 02:03 AM