Leica M6 in NYC: The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly
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- čas přidán 21. 08. 2024
- Welcome to the channel, photography enthusiasts! In this video, I'm taking you along on an unforgettable 24-hour adventure in the heart of New York City, where I broke in my newly acquired Leica M6... Get ready for an honest and candid account of my experience with this legendary camera....!
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I used an M6 for several years when they were new. Fantastic camera. The trick is always to check that the rewind knob turns by itself every time when you wind the film on. If it doesn’t you haven’t loaded it right! We all learned that the hard way.
Lesson learned for me for sure!!! Thanks for watching :)
I've done that with my M4... a couple of times! The M3 or M2 are slower but foolproof. The M5 is good too.
I like the "all on one" multi-exposure at 08:14 :)
10:20 BEAUTIFUL IMAGES CAPTURED BY THE M6!
I’ve done that! After I loaded the camera,I didn’t check that the film was actually going through the camera, so I exposed a bunch of shots on the leader, which was already fully exposed to light when I was “loading” the camera. When I noticed the rewind knob wasn’t turning as I advanced to maybe frame 20, I knew what was wrong. I only made that mistake once, and I don’t think you’ll ever do that again, either. They say experience is the best teacher.
I print the bad one form Kodak and put it in my studio! Looks great and have an amazing storie behind it ❤
came here to say this also, actually looks pretty cool to me, and one of a kind!
I think 8:16 is a gift! If you made a Signed Limited Edition printing of say 20 of them I think they would SELL OUT! Make the first one (1/20) for your office.
Thank you so much
Stick with it. It’s worth it.
Not gonna lie, the 36 in 1 photo collage at 8:15 is actually quite cool
You’re not the first person to say this!!! It’s so funny bc I just see a mess but it is really cool 😅
After several years of using an M2, I switched to the M7 and have not looked back. The newer loading system is much improved. First couple of hundred rolls were tri-x and rarely portra, even after that, I occasionally missload.. And i agree with previous comments about the rewind knob. I obsessively watch it when i load and fire 1-2 frames to set to zero. Nothing wrong with opening the back at the beginning to check and losing one shot versus a roll.
I totally forgot to watch the knob!!! Def learned my lesson though! Thanks for watching, Mark!
Sometimes it comes down to the simplest basics...did you have fun? If you had a laugh and were with the one you love, I'd say it was a PERFECT visit to NYC! Thanks so much for the share...you had my attention and made me laugh! If this note were a fortune cookie, it'd say you are definitely going places! I liked the Statue of Liberty photo...nailed it!
Well said! So glad you enjoyed this style video :D thank you so much for the kind feedback!
Mallory, your tale is a bummer but it could have been worse. You could have loaded the film properly, taken some of the greatest photos of the century... and got mugged😮. You blew a roll of film, but you still have your Leica😊
I think most of us has had this happen ONCE then after that, take up the slack then in first winds to take up leader watch the rewind. Try loading a Barnack Leica….. no flip up door and trimmed leader😅
oh lord... i can't even imagine! I would definitely mess that up :D Thanks for watching Gary!
As an retired photographer, I enjoyed your work and trip to NYC. B&H have weird hours due to religious reasons ? My passion was walking in Manhattan from B&H to the Brooklyn Bridge, and shooting everything is sight. NYC is definitely a b&w place. I never shot color because b&w is all about subject not colors. I did subscribe and will give you a chance to redeem yourself from not loading the M6 properly, lol 😂 ! Buy yourself a Leica 35mm or 50mm lens, you’ll be happier with it ! Thanks, Rick….. 🌴 ps, my one and only camera and lens is M6, and a Leica 50mm f/2 lens. 👍
Always check to make sure the take up reel is spinning when you advance the film.
rookie move on my part ;)
@@mallorydavisphotography we have all been there a time or two. ;)
Actually… that stacked image looks really cool. It’s like you literally captured a New York minute! I went back and paused to study it. At first it looks like chaos, but the more I look at it, the more I see. It’s a composite of composition! You may call it a misfire, I call that art. I say make a big print of that and put it on your wall!
Ha! Thank you so much! I think I'm still just so mad at myself to appreciate the happy accident! I actually think I will print this... I hadn't even thought about that! Thanks for watching and the kind feedback, Robert :)
...no need to twist it, that 'arty' multi-exposure is a mess. Learn and move on.📷
I've misloaded film into Ms more times than I care to remember and now put tension on the rewind knob after loading to make sure it rotates each time I wind the film forward. Never have I succeeded in multiple exposures - that's quite the accomplishment. Was the film rewind lever on the front of the camera stuck perhaps? Shooting with my M6 ti slows me down significantly compared with my Q2M or M10P. It's a more mindful experience. But up in a chopper, digital all the way!
Ha! I'm shocked my accident seems like a triumph (sorta)! I dont think the film was engaging with the grooves on the advancer. I felt like something was wrong initially (Should have just stopped, rewound and reloaded), but I KNEW something was wrong when I made it to 38 exposures on the counter! LOL. Film has definitely slowed me way down! I never thought I would enjoy it so much. Thanks for watching, Stuart :)
Like others said, I think it’s a super cool multiple exposure image that you probably couldn’t do again if you tried.
too bad about the no fotos but your music for the video is great !!! Zen billings in canada
Live and learn 🤓 thanks for watching!!!
Is't there on cassette site rewind knob which rotates when you advance film to next shot? It's quite easy to notice that it stays still during every shot.
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Thank you for the fun Video!. Sorry about the last roll, it happens and like you said Thank God it wasnt the Portra lol. I'm surprised about the images with the 35 f1/2 though yikes!!!, I have the 40mm f1/2 and I hope I have a good copy.
Glad you liked the video!! what do you mean about the 35 f1.2??
@@mallorydavisphotography they look very grainy, lens is not as sharp as I thought.
@@maxwellwellmax878 there is a good deal of under exposure at play, imho.
That bad one looks like a happy accident! I love it.
Well said :D
I’m sorry you were so disappointed in the lens and the Leica M6. Maybe you should ask the girls on The View if they have an opening
Cool comment
Oof. That was unfortunate. Well at least TSA didn't drop your M6 like they did on my trip to NYC. Hope your next 1,000 rolls are 🔥🔥🔥
STOP!!!!! Did it cause damage?! What a nightmare! thank you for the kind wishes and watching :D
How are you liking the 35 Nokton Classic now?
Overall though, are you enjoying the M6? I am contemplating buying one
I freaking love it! Function, beauty, and awesome images from this thing so far!
It looks like most of your shots are underexposed by a stop (or more). Give your film more light, meter for the shadows! Also mind that the M6 has a center-weighted meter and it always meters regardless where you point - with front lighting you need to use your own judgement and compensate accordingly! The M6 is a nice camera, a buy once never sell item, enjoy it! Put a Summicron or Summilux on it and you're set!
great content
Remember the name of the bbq joint?
Lol... "all the gear but no idea"..
I really Leica this video!
I see what you did there ;) When are we doing another vid?!
I'm ready whenever you are!
A lot of noise etc. in some of those scans. Better to overexpose film than under expose it.
For sure! I didn't use a meter on some of the low light ones and definitely needed to!
good narration great description on other lens. you could get ttartisan to hold u over
What lens did you use?
I originally had the Voigtlander f2.5 (for the NYC trip) and I have since switched to the Voigtlander 35mm f1.4
I am sorry, but you are not permitted to shoot Leica if you don’t have fedora hat and whiskers mustache 😂😂😂
Do cowboy boots and a bolo count?! 🤠
hush puppies? in NYC?
Paying attention to the frame counter sometimes pays off… just saying 🤷🏼
Btw. there is nothing “magical” about Leica M6, it is simply a light proof box with a shutter… just like any other 35mm film camera ever made. The reason Leica cameras have earned iconic status was the fact that it was camera of choice by most famous foto journalists… why you may ask? For a very simple reason, they were small and built like a tank and could take a pretty serious beating… other that that they are just a film camera, nothing more nothing less
With the same film and lens you will take identical photos with $5000 Leica M6 and less than $100 Soviet made Fed-2 camera
You’re not wrong about the m6… I often wonder if I should sell and just use my trusty canon ae-1… but I can’t part with it!!!
Mallory, your tale is a bummer but it could have been worse. You could have loaded the film properly, taken some of the greatest photos of the century... and got mugged😮. You blew a roll of film, but you still have your Leica😊
Keep your Leica. I kept my Leica and love it.
RS. Canada
@@mallorydavisphotographyThe upside of the cost is they hold their resale value pretty good.
That's shooting film. You got it. Maybe. lol
Hehe, they will turn out... maybe! Thanks for watching!
The sh*try SLR sound is a put-off, and instantly diminishes everything. .. 😖
You blame camera for that? XD ok....
Vancouver/Whistler was better...
Agreed… I’m not a city girl! Is that what you mean?!
@@mallorydavisphotography that, too, But I hate the noise of NYC, and, for all the hype, like Tokyo much better, maybe even London, though it's been years.
but it seems that you had more fun, and a smoother trip, and Whistler/Vancouver is really more scenic, for those who enjoy mountains, ocean, waterfalls....
That whole thing with film not loading: i was on a trip in Germany, a long time ago, a beautiful December day, fresh snow...I had a Rollei 66, with 220 film loaded, with me, loaned to me by a friend, for whom I had picked up a new lens for that, and an F1n, and a Minox GL... we toured Neuschwanstein, and then went to Schloss Linderhof (King Ludwig's 'small' summer palace) On the way, it was one of those diamond-clear days, and some cross-country skiers, with a band of fog, heads above, skis below, but about 1-1/2 metres of fog, sunshine... took a few shots...on the Linderhof, photos of snow-covered gardens, incredible interir shots... But, at the end of the day:
- I had 120, not 220, in the Rollei 66, so 10 shots not existing on film
- the battery in the Minox didn't like the cold, and it had stopped working about 5 minutes out of the car
- I had a film-slip in loading the F1n, and it was, like in your case, just on glob of Ektachrome light..
Just one of those days where the memory has been to 'film'...'men plan, God laughs'
Anyway, I hope that your next trip, and next analog film, turns out better in every way!
Portra? Kodak? Ilford HP5!