I have been waiting for this model since the release of the M11 and finally had the right opportunity to purchase it, a birthday gift to me earlier this week.
My love affair with the "like " range finder experience started with the X-pro 3 body . Then I found Voigtlander and it pulled me even harder after trying the 40mm F1.2 giving me a FL of 60mm on the X-Pro. Then I made the biggest mistake that got me here, I rented a M10 for a long weekend and was blown away after experiencing the CV40mm f1.2 on the Leica and its rich files. Needless to say I bought a silver chrome M10 which I shot with all of 2021-2022 and felt right at home with the overall experience. In 2023, I sold the M10 and its replacement came along in the form of the M10-P.
This body came with me everywhere on all my business and personal trips all over the world. Early 2024 I purchased a mint 1957 DS Leica M3 as I was looking for a bit more of an analog feel but got frustrated with the development process of film. Needless to say I sold the M3 but kept on with the M10P. Enter January 2025, and I am finding myself with a new body, the Leica M11-D and it feels terrific for how I want to use this body for the next few years. A bit of an analog nostalgia with the convenience of a modern digital engine behind this body. One again, the M10 platform has been rock solid and it pulled me in so hard into this wonderful world of small, well built, range finders bodies.
I took the M11-D for the first time out to stretch its legs and it was wonderful to capture images with it. Once everything was set up on the Fotos app to my liking, the camera was ready to go. My workflow is simple, use its internal memory and use the SD card as back up, wait to get home and connect the camera to my Mac and pull up images in LR.
I upgraded to the latest firmware through the app w/o any glitches and the camera has been working beautifully. I cant wait to take it on my next trip Germany/Denmark this spring.
Favorite part of this camera is the shutter sound. It is a tiny tiny louder than my M10-P but a bit more metallic, however refined.
Camera has been set and I see a no need to continue to mess with the app.
I have been waiting for this model since the release of the M11 and finally had the right opportunity to purchase it, a birthday gift to me earlier this week.
My love affair with the "like " range finder experience started with the X-pro 3 body . Then I found Voigtlander and it pulled me even harder after trying the 40mm F1.2 giving me a FL of 60mm on the X-Pro. Then I made the biggest mistake that got me here, I rented a M10 for a long weekend and was blown away after experiencing the CV40mm f1.2 on the Leica and its rich files. Needless to say I bought a silver chrome M10 which I shot with all of 2021-2022 and felt right at home with the overall experience. In 2023, I sold the M10 and its replacement came along in the form of the M10-P.
This body came with me everywhere on all my business and personal trips all over the world. Early 2024 I purchased a mint 1957 DS Leica M3 as I was looking for a bit more of an analog feel but got frustrated with the development process of film. Needless to say I sold the M3 but kept on with the M10P. Enter January 2025, and I am finding myself with a new body, the Leica M11-D and it feels terrific for how I want to use this body for the next few years. A bit of an analog nostalgia with the convenience of a modern digital engine behind this body. One again, the M10 platform has been rock solid and it pulled me in so hard into this wonderful world of small, well built, range finders bodies.
I took the M11-D for the first time out to stretch its legs and it was wonderful to capture images with it. Once everything was set up on the Fotos app to my liking, the camera was ready to go. My workflow is simple, use its internal memory and use the SD card as back up, wait to get home and connect the camera to my Mac and pull up images in LR.
I upgraded to the latest firmware through the app w/o any glitches and the camera has been working beautifully. I cant wait to take it on my next trip Germany/Denmark this spring.
Favorite part of this camera is the shutter sound. It is a tiny tiny lourder than my M10-P but a bit more metallic, however refined.
Camera has been set and I see a no need to continue to mess with the app.
