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You are not increasing the dept of field, instad you are moving the plane of focus!

Love honest reviews. Thank you

Nice video, not decided but I Will probably go for a M11

Great review - Q3 looks compelling My “one camera one lens” choice would have to be the incredibly impractical combo of an MP + probably an older everyday summicron with some “character” flaws

What strap and ND filter you using there? Thanks for sharing your thoughts!

Awesome photographs from the Master of Photography.

To be honest , I think t'the best small camera on the market right now! You should learn to manage the AF-C settings : huge differences in the different presets!

I have the same problem with the X-T5, can not use it with AF-C + Eye Detection mode. Same settings work perfectly well on Nikon.

Thanks for sharing! This is so useful among the hype 👍

Great 👍

I have found the best camera for B&W next to the Leica Monochrome series is the Sigma DP Merrill series. They are a pain to work with but the image quality in B&W (and colour too) is out of this world.

Get yourself another camera like an SL3. Hope Leica will never modified the viewfinder and set a flip screen.

I feel your rant and totally agree with you. Something as basic as a charger not included is pure insanity. Not sure what Ganja these people are smoking...

I have an a7RII converted, and the magenta hue is there in RAW, even in Ligthroom, but it is easily turning down saturation. Is there a function to interpolate in Adobe the Sony RAW file?

You are truly talking to the points! I feel the same pains.

Blablabla… again someone who can’t afford a Leica or doesn’t understand the rangefinder principle

Ich würde gerne eine kaufen, die Preise sind alle zu teuer.

Amazing ❤

You sold 55 1.7 and bought 110. Why ?

M11 plus viewfinder plus lens just 7 millions of dollar .. a bargain 😂

What is the one reason that makes you switch to GFX ? It has to be image quality and feel. What exactly was it PV?

This is really faaaaaarrr from the Leica Monochrom

I shoot the Q2M because I now have central nervous system tremors in my right hand, the IBIS is a tremendous help. I also shoot manual and use the focus magnification aid which is fantastic. If only Leica could add IBIS to the M11-12…M I’d be in heaven.

Comparing a M Monochrome with any other camera to see if B&W pictures are better or not is a nonsense. Shooting M is in itself a different way to shoot. Rangefinder, manual focus and settings, handling, noise of the shutter, all these parameters are part of the M experience. Moreover, shooting B&W makes you look at your environment differently. Shadows, lines, light, become more crucial with a B&W camera in hands. So you have to ask yourself first if slowing down is better* for you than "pointing and shooting" with an AF camera. *Better means : do you have more or less pleasure to shoot. The rest is of trifling importance.

I love the idea of this lens. It seems fun, however I can help but feel I can achieve this effect with much less effort in post (e.g., Nik Collection). For only $300 it could be fun I suppose.

MM9 was better…. M11 is too much digital. Look at yours own photos.

I just ordered this lens Canon RF mount and can't wait to shoot with this great video beautiful model.

The removal of the Bayer Matrix array from the top of the sensor is a very risky business, probably why they charge so much to do it. We used to do it manually with Canon sensors to convert them for deep space imaging donkeys years ago, as dedicated CCD cameras for deep space imaging were so so expensive. I converted two Canon 350D myself. Not a job for the faint of heart. Removing the Bayer array also removed the ' micro lensing ' layer which helped to concentrate the light onto the photo sites. I also have a monochrome converted Nikon D5100. Works fine. Now the sermon, a monochrome sensor camera is only of real use to those who regularly shoot at very high iso settings at night or in bad weather. it is only when you push the iso past 3200 that a monochrome sensor starts to show its advantages. My advice is to save your money, or if you really need a monochrome camera just save up and buy a Leica or a Pentax, the later does not appeal to me..

7:33 Hello 😂

Just a quick question Does the raw file has a magenta overcast before you process it with software?

I have a "monochrome" Sony A7RIV with Bayer-filter. I think it is stupid with monochrome only cameras because you need to use filters when you shoot, with the Bayer-filter in-camera you can post process "filters" to what you like.

How the LEICA MONOCHROME vs. SONY MONOCHROME: 🥱🥱🥱 LEICA monochromatic pictures 😴😴😴😴😵‍💫 SONY monochromatic pictures 💤💤💤💤💤

Like you said it's the RF mechanism that gives the experience. I really don't know if this bayer removed RX1 II gives a better than a monochrome made out of a A7 RV. Does it make a difference?

iTS NOT just the bayer filter alone , its also the software and processing that contribute to a mono cam

A great option I didn't know about. The "Leica experience" involves spending 2X-3X more than necessary to use as jewelry. The Leica "mystique" is complete marketing BS. "Photographers - idiots, of which there are so many say, 'Oh, if only I had a Nikon or a Leica, I could make great photographs.' That's the dumbest thing I ever heard in my life. It's nothing but a matter of seeing, and thinking and interest." - Andreas Feininger

Sorry to say but this video is misleading especially to the people who never shot with a Leica Monochrom.

This sounds like (costly) madness to me. I don't believe the majority of Leica owners buy them for out and out image quality. It's more about the overall "Leica experience". I doubt this will make potential Leica owners take this route instead. You either want a Leica or you don't. I'd like a Leica Monochrome, but I'll never pay the price. I simply don't want one that badly. I have a Fuji X100V (Poor man's Leica?) and the Black & White profiles ("simulations") are beautiful, beautiful enough for me anyway (and I spent half a lifetime shooting black & white film (FP4 and PanF). I can't think of any reason, at all, to spend more than the price of an X100V on butchering a perfectly good (and expensive) camera that, most likely, produces beautiful black & white images anyway.

Well, that's not the reason people buy a Leica Monochrome. You can get the Leica monochrome profile and apply it to Sony images using any post-processing software. Works perfectly fine (even more so considering that A7RV and M11 share the same sensor). The selling point of Leica cameras is their aesthetics, ergonomics, and no-nonsense approach to functionalities. These are subjective, but every time I open the menu on my Sony, I'm bombarded with settings I neither need nor will ever use. Leicas are simpler in that sense. Less distracting.

hi pv i wud go for. fuji XE3 and convert to monochrome. the XE3 can be used as a full manual or semi auto or even full auto. has excellent lenses and light weight....

Interesting…didn’t know about conversion option…but let me ask you a possibly stupid question - how is it different than using a BW picture profile in Sony? I use that and take raw + jpeg and jpegs are excellent BW without any editing

Thank you for making this.

Great photos. Do you use colour filters?

Great review I have the S5II and pull the trigger on this one wanted some creativity in the bag I am happy I did not second guess myself. 💪🏾💯

Great shots!

Congrats on the camera… but, if you want an EVF, tap to focus and a tilt screen… the Leica M-series is a terrible choice. That said, I love shooting my M11M more than my Sonys, Canons and Panasonics. It’s a wonderful camera if you enjoy the manual process.

Lovely pictures PV. Like to see them in big print.

You kept the strap!

very nice explanation with beautiful images. Thanks pv sir

very beautiful photos 👏🏻👏🏻

Mine isnt showing the dng file option. Nor that super high res option