@@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.
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.
@@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?
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!
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.
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.
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.
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
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.
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!
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.
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!
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 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
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,
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.
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.
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!
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!!”
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!
James, I am here for the photos as there is as much chance of me buying an M11 as buying a Ferrari. I loved the photos, just stunning. Amazing how good photos a good camera can take, just kidding, you have great artistry in your photos. Now back to you 50 pound GX7 video for me :-).
I recently got a used first gen Leica Q, and last weekend did a trip with that + X-Pro3 and a 27mm f2.8 on it. That proved to be a fantastic travel combo! Leica Q especially for tighter spaces and when there was less light, Fuji otherwise for weather resistance and supremely versatile focal length, which I definitely prefer to 35mm, but is a bit more forgiving compared to a 50mm equivalent.
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.
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.
Leicas, UAE trips... Feels quite far from how the channel was when I started to follow it... Still love your humor and the focus on the photographic process.
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.
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. 😂
@@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.
@@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.
Sony covers about 49.1% $17.2B turn over in camera sales world wide with Sony sensors in a huge percentage of cameras, the sensor you have on that M11 is a Sony sensor, but Leica put a glass cover over it to sharpen the edges more than on a Sony AR4. So even with Leica lenses on a E mount the Leica will come out better. But it doesn't matter, what ever the outcome; it's always going to just be the user experience and individual luck and effort and light? The only difference on that CMOS on the Leica is its Metal Oxide semiconductor with a twist of (like)CCD colour tech. Personally if anyone is on a budget and low income get a 5D mk1 with its Kodak CCD sensor that was also taken from Leica technology. Stick a prime on it and you're good to-go, save yourself a huge fortune and get the same results with less sharpness and better film-esq result. Always a great channel, but don't get lost in tech, it will kill your fun and creative ethos you already have promoted on this channel. Right......where's my Zinger burger
Recently retired and received some horrific health news. Newbie to photography but it has become my solace. Would you please expand on your comment? Are you referring to the Canon for a budget? If so please confirm and please recommend the lens or lens you like? It’s so frustrating trying to weed through all the hype especially with a fixed budget. Thank you and I really appreciate your kindness
@@bluejay3945 hi Jay, there is no wrong or right camera, the light, the brain and time you put in will give you something to cherish but if you are asking for advise on a Canon 5D Mk1 classic has an old CCD sensor that was devised to get film people over too digital. It had a unique film feel and a nice CCD colour tech to help push it with a 35mm feel. be careful though there are two versions, the first version was recalled for shutter problems. If you CZcams 5D Mk 1 you'll eventually see how to find the right one via serial numbers. Right... all this said it's only appropriate if you are after an Leica/35mm/ Kodak/ Porta/ film esq result, there are plenty of other older CCD compacts/Dslrs that have CCD sensors but not all have the same result. There is nothing wrong with CMOS sensors / Xtrans sensors or other cameras its just the older CCD's have something arty about them. This seems to have been even more recognised over the last 7 Years but only because of FujiFilm recipes has it become a bit more apparent recently. Don't fall into any hype around gear, try to fall into feel with your own vison and style, and hope for luck because that's part of it sometimes. Regarding a lens I just use a nifty Canon 50 1.8 canon on my older Canons when I'm not in such a serious mood with Sony, its simple and does the job well. Ricoh Gr recommended, FujiFilm Xt1, Canon 1Dmk1, or Nikon D700. Epson Rd1 is special too if you have the pockets. Positive minds can fight bad health so God bless too you.
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.
@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!
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.
I'm confused by Leica. Not the whole retro vibe thing, I think that's kind of cool. But rather the price point they put themselves at, you kind of expect things will be engineered to a point where they have tried to think of everything and cut no corners. But I'm not really getting the impression that's the case either 🤔 As for the USB placement on that thing, I think I'd maybe use one of those magnetic snappy cables to minimize risk of damage due to snagging on cable. They also rotate to 90 degrees.
On my X-PRO 3 I use the redundant function of the SD Cards, meaning that if you are asked to delete a picture it only deletes it on 1 card and not the other one :) No need to remove it.
Sounds like an interesting trip with your "pretty good" camera. I'm sticking with my R5. Although I'm not going to Abu Dhabi. ps. I sold all my old cameras and lenses to MPB and am very happy.
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 😃
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.
Been trying to find real world usage of the Voigt 50 APO for the last 2 days and just saw this video pop up, great timing haha. Not sure if it would be overkill for a M3 but I could always adapt it to mirrorless too...
Leica Q2 DNG files are also very saturated and also darker than the standard profile JPEG. They can easily be desaturated using a slider or a saved custom preset of course. On the other hand, since I tend to shoot both raw and JPEG, usually the JPEG needs less correction. Not always, but usually. Unfortunately my Q2 has no USB or charging through USB. No external ports whatsoever, which makes it almost unique for a digital camera and its visual simplicity is part of its aesthetic appeal.
Beautiful shots! I took a 28mm and 50mm with my Pentax MX for a year in Europe in 1980. Probably the most fun I’ve ever had with a camera. I guess no viewfinder would be a show stopper for me, though.
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.
A suggestion on the screen protector... Amazon cheap made in china 3 pack for 15 Canadian dollars, that's like a pound and a half. I've had no bubbles or issues with them. The screen does need to be excessively clean to have no bubbles though (like all screen protectors).
Those minimalist photos were absolutely incredible. I LOVED so many of them
Agreed. Great architecture. Great captures.
Absolutely agree. Glad he took the challenge to photograph at a very different place.
Yeah always hope to come across such minimalistic scenes, but can never find them - Need to search better in the right places
Do you really need an exorbitant priced Leica to get these images ?
@@vincephillips4331Nope. But it does make it more fun.
James trying out a new camera with each video is quickly becoming a meme at this point.
Honestly preferred it when he just repped m43 and focused more on the photography. When in doubt, talk about gear
Gear Acquisition Syndrome is a real thing. He is having fun!
@@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.
@@ChadWilson I know, right? I had to talk myself down from buying a lens that I would never have used that much anyway.
Yep...He now looks like the other photo channels, who shill new cameras to build affiliate sales.
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.
I love how the Leica m11 battery is actually more expensive than my whole camera gear that I shoot with daily 😅
😂😂
But power from Leica batteries is so much better than the power from ordinary batteries.
@@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?
@@defqqq Before you get a Leica, make sure you removed the lens cap.
@@JimSamuel267 ffs
Maaaan the photos are sooooo good! Especially compositionally the shots are amazing 😍
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!
James: This isn't a gear channel
Also James: Bought another camera lol
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.
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.
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.
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
Isn’t the X100V a rangefinder? 🤔
@@masaytaka no it’s got an EVF. You can make it an OVF but it doesn’t have a rangefinder patch like the M10
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….
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.
If you shoot with Leica, it does not matter how you fell. It's how impressed others are that you shoot with Leica.
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!
Yes, would second this request for a comparison with the X-Pro 3.
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.
I thought they were iron on? That must be where I went wrong.
Wow you're eye was really in the zone in Abu Dhabi! Great selection of photos. Inspired to get out with my camera now.
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.
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!
Other brands have compromises. Leica has features!
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.
@@defqqq well, do your photos look good? If so, you’re golden!
@@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
@@defqqq I would also buy a Leica but I am saving to buy a Lamborghini so I can be a better driver.
you have a new camera for each week of the year ahahaha
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
Gorgeous photography and very nice editing.
Excellent sharing . Thank you !
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,
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.
Very interesting story and wonderful pictures! Did I mention that the pictures are wonderful?
Wooo. These images are *chefs kiss* 🌸✨
I am blown away by your photography + color grading - wow! love it!
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.
Absolutely amazing photos! Great video. Thanks for sharing your adventure with us!
You are the Abudaddy❤,clean shots mate, truly my biggest inspiration!
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!
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!!”
Very nice images.
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
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!
James, I am here for the photos as there is as much chance of me buying an M11 as buying a Ferrari. I loved the photos, just stunning. Amazing how good photos a good camera can take, just kidding, you have great artistry in your photos. Now back to you 50 pound GX7 video for me :-).
I recently got a used first gen Leica Q, and last weekend did a trip with that + X-Pro3 and a 27mm f2.8 on it. That proved to be a fantastic travel combo! Leica Q especially for tighter spaces and when there was less light, Fuji otherwise for weather resistance and supremely versatile focal length, which I definitely prefer to 35mm, but is a bit more forgiving compared to a 50mm equivalent.
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.
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.
Your pictures are amazing, BRAVO.
James, all that I have to say is that the images you captured were beautiful.
Stunning architecture and stunning images by you. Well done James - enjoy your sleep.
Wow wow wow.... pretty camera and extraordinary pictures!!!
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.
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 CZcams! Keep on the grind!
Leicas, UAE trips... Feels quite far from how the channel was when I started to follow it... Still love your humor and the focus on the photographic process.
Rain and cheap cameras back soon :)
Who cares the brand, you are the reason behind those great pictures.
Lol! Do it now - before I forget…! Tell me about it. Great video!
Excellent colours with your photographs
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.
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. 😂
This guy flip flops constantly. Full frame was a waste of time not that long ago 😂
@Matt Hyde Photography that's what you call growth.
@@jmackultra Growth is building technique and vision, not chasing status from camera brands.
@@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.
@@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.
Sony covers about 49.1% $17.2B turn over in camera sales world wide with Sony sensors in a huge percentage of cameras, the sensor you have on that M11 is a Sony sensor, but Leica put a glass cover over it to sharpen the edges more than on a Sony AR4. So even with Leica lenses on a E mount the Leica will come out better. But it doesn't matter, what ever the outcome; it's always going to just be the user experience and individual luck and effort and light? The only difference on that CMOS on the Leica is its Metal Oxide semiconductor with a twist of (like)CCD colour tech. Personally if anyone is on a budget and low income get a 5D mk1 with its Kodak CCD sensor that was also taken from Leica technology. Stick a prime on it and you're good to-go, save yourself a huge fortune and get the same results with less sharpness and better film-esq result. Always a great channel, but don't get lost in tech, it will kill your fun and creative ethos you already have promoted on this channel. Right......where's my Zinger burger
Recently retired and received some horrific health news. Newbie to photography but it has become my solace. Would you please expand on your comment? Are you referring to the Canon for a budget? If so please confirm and please recommend the lens or lens you like? It’s so frustrating trying to weed through all the hype especially with a fixed budget. Thank you and I really appreciate your kindness
@@bluejay3945 hi Jay, there is no wrong or right camera, the light, the brain and time you put in will give you something to cherish but if you are asking for advise on a Canon 5D Mk1 classic has an old CCD sensor that was devised to get film people over too digital. It had a unique film feel and a nice CCD colour tech to help push it with a 35mm feel. be careful though there are two versions, the first version was recalled for shutter problems. If you CZcams 5D Mk 1 you'll eventually see how to find the right one via serial numbers. Right... all this said it's only appropriate if you are after an Leica/35mm/ Kodak/ Porta/ film esq result, there are plenty of other older CCD compacts/Dslrs that have CCD sensors but not all have the same result. There is nothing wrong with CMOS sensors / Xtrans sensors or other cameras its just the older CCD's have something arty about them. This seems to have been even more recognised over the last 7 Years but only because of FujiFilm recipes has it become a bit more apparent recently. Don't fall into any hype around gear, try to fall into feel with your own vison and style, and hope for luck because that's part of it sometimes. Regarding a lens I just use a nifty Canon 50 1.8 canon on my older Canons when I'm not in such a serious mood with Sony, its simple and does the job well. Ricoh Gr recommended, FujiFilm Xt1, Canon 1Dmk1, or Nikon D700. Epson Rd1 is special too if you have the pockets. Positive minds can fight bad health so God bless too you.
@@UrbanoModa thank you. Much to digest here and I appreciate the reply. I may have to get back to you if I have a question. You are good people!
One of my new favorite CZcams videos!
Really excellent photos, thanks for sharing.
o.k. so fancy expensive lovely cameras are similar to fancy expensive lovely cars. parts and pieces are $$$$
You have incredible composition
Great that you kept it for a year or two 😂❤
Ill put a reminder in my calender:
2 weeks
3 weeks
4 weeks
5 weeks
...
Looking forward to your reports. 😁
I would love to see James return to his roots with the backwards baseball cap for a video. Good times, that back-capping era.
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.
Thank you, Nice photos.
@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!
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.
😂
Love the images and the colour. I remember you from back in your LUMIX days.
Gorgeous Abu Dhabi photos ..
Great photos, James. Love all those colours and the geometric patterns. Some nice textures too👍
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.
I've watched tons of your videos and these are literally my favourites yet. They look incredible
Cleanest photos in the game
Loved those shots of Abu Dhabi , your photography is great regardless of camera brand, but hey it's a nice camera 😊
Man, these photos look so good! Amazing camera, amazing photographic eye!
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.
Love the photos, in my opinion some of the best I have seen of yours
I'm confused by Leica. Not the whole retro vibe thing, I think that's kind of cool. But rather the price point they put themselves at, you kind of expect things will be engineered to a point where they have tried to think of everything and cut no corners. But I'm not really getting the impression that's the case either 🤔 As for the USB placement on that thing, I think I'd maybe use one of those magnetic snappy cables to minimize risk of damage due to snagging on cable. They also rotate to 90 degrees.
Lovely non-gear video on this non-gear channel!
Joking aside though, love the video as always!
Some beautiful shots remember me Luigi Ghirri’s pictures
On my X-PRO 3 I use the redundant function of the SD Cards, meaning that if you are asked to delete a picture it only deletes it on 1 card and not the other one :) No need to remove it.
Loves the images. The symmetry is fantastic
James please please tell me where you got that camera light next to your PC.
1:29 You literally just became the LIMINAL SPACE PHOTOGRAPHING GOD. Who needs renders of the poolrooms when you can click them yourself!
Inconspicuous with a Lecia!!!!!!
You don’t neeed to keep camera on to charge. Just turn on, then plug-in cable, then turn off after some second, it will be charrging.
Looks like a great spot! Very different. Glad you're enjoying the Leica.
Sounds like an interesting trip with your "pretty good" camera. I'm sticking with my R5. Although I'm not going to Abu Dhabi. ps. I sold all my old cameras and lenses to MPB and am very happy.
Love to know about your image processing. These have a sort of Portra pushed a stop that i really enjoy.
I shoot with an X-Pro3, you can’t charge it when it is on, I dream of an M11 to join my M6. 👍🏼👍🏼
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!
Amazing photos!!!
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 😃
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.
Some of your best photos right there James !
Wow! Great video and even greater pictures! Very nice work!!
Been trying to find real world usage of the Voigt 50 APO for the last 2 days and just saw this video pop up, great timing haha. Not sure if it would be overkill for a M3 but I could always adapt it to mirrorless too...
Absolutely loved the pictures !
Leica Q2 DNG files are also very saturated and also darker than the standard profile JPEG. They can easily be desaturated using a slider or a saved custom preset of course. On the other hand, since I tend to shoot both raw and JPEG, usually the JPEG needs less correction. Not always, but usually.
Unfortunately my Q2 has no USB or charging through USB. No external ports whatsoever, which makes it almost unique for a digital camera and its visual simplicity is part of its aesthetic appeal.
incredible pictures 👏
Good lord, stunning images!
Awaiting the M11 Monochrome video!
Beautiful shots! I took a 28mm and 50mm with my Pentax MX for a year in Europe in 1980. Probably the most fun I’ve ever had with a camera. I guess no viewfinder would be a show stopper for me, though.
There is a viewfinder but it is an optical one so you can’t review photos you have already taken in bright light.
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.
A suggestion on the screen protector... Amazon cheap made in china 3 pack for 15 Canadian dollars, that's like a pound and a half. I've had no bubbles or issues with them. The screen does need to be excessively clean to have no bubbles though (like all screen protectors).
The photos are brilliant! Really like your edits