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I own a lot of camera's. I once read an article of what is the best camera for you (and me) when you own a lot of them. The answer was: the camera you use most is the best camera for you. And so this particular camera becomes your best friend. It's a mixture of spending time together and the emotions that pop up when one is blown away by the secrets of life that only a photo can reveal. The reason a particular camera becomes your best friend is something that is hard to explain. I think a camera chooses us instead of the other way around. It's like a stray dog that comes at your house and never goes away. And before you know it he's your best friend.

found one of these on a school flea market for $10 bucks! :) and it was in a mint condition too!

Yeah this does seem like a very good choice. A very simple full manual, small SLR with a metal shutter, good build, and underrated leading to low prices. Solid choice.

What mount are the lenses of the fx3 super 2000? I have the 28-105 f3.5 on it which im planning to adapt to my sony a7iii for video.I dont know th mount.Can anyone help?

I've had my hands on a Leica M6 and a M2 to try them before committing to buying one. I also prefer the M2. Double framelines in the M6 is bothering me. M2 viewfinder is less cluttered with only 1 focal length frameline. Also, even though the M6 meter is reliable, I found it not good enough compared to my Olympus OM-1 (that I use when I want more controlled pictures). M6 meter tells you when you're over or under exposed, but not how many stops. For street photo I find Sunny 16 way more fast and reliable than using a mediocre metering indication (M6). All that being said, the M6 is still a wonderful camera and it's meter makes it a way better all-rounder than the M2 in my opinion. But for my personal rangefinder practice (street) the M2 is better (less expensive, cleaner viewfinder, no meter that gets in the way).

I got a bronica s2 6x6 it’s smaller than this but it’s still a chunk. I love it! when I was in Galveston a women said “that scared the sh1t out of me” when I released the shutter , she was about 12-15 ft away . Some day I might have to try a 6x7

I believe in strong connection with your tools. Leicas are like that. To me as an artist it's important as hell to work with the tools that makes you feel like you feel. People who just say it's a box will never understand. It's like saying to an painter not to use their favorite brushes. The tool matters and the connection you have to it. It becomes an extension of yourself. Love the video. Beautiful imagery man. Thank you 🙏 subscribed!

Same vibe here. Switched to MP after a few years with an M4-P. I will say tho, I sometimes miss not having a light meter.

totally ridiculous review, how is the m2 not a seemless experience, there are no electronics you set your exposure and take your photo.. how can it now be more seemless.. production run was 11 years .. so not the long wtf . does that mean 11 years is fucking long time for something to be in production for. Leica made 82000 m2’s in this time.. total stupidity and typical of rhe comments made by this generation… stopped watching after that..

Beautiful images! And 1000% agree with the feeling. I get that feeling with my mamiya 7. That being said I am about to add a M6 as a sidekick to my mamiya 7. Wondering which is your favourite/go to film stock for your M6 (or, what you used to make these images?)

Bought one for $25 with lens. It broke after a year. Immediately bought another from japan. I absolutely love it. Its my camera.

The meter is not an averaging meter ... not sure what you are talking about there. The CLE?? I've had one of these since they came out and love it, so I know how the meter works. And the viewfinder also has a 90mm frame. As others note, the CL and the CLE are very different cameras. The Minolta CL was just the Leica branded one with the Minolta name. Something not many know -- Minolta made its own 40mm lens for these but the 90 was made by Leitz and given a Minolta lens ring. Other than that, same lens.

Its just a box. Its all in the lens and the roll film

been using this for years!!! with Tokina Lens 28mm f2.8, one of the best 35mm slr film camera indeed

The vivd memory of being present is why I love film. It makes you slow down the busy world we live in.

Have done some of my best work for magazines with the RZII I love it. AND you can stick a digital back on there. I also shoot hand held outside.

Kiev 60 everyday of the week

The M2 sounds great. I just got an M3 and I’m loving it. I only plan to shoot 50mm with it so I’m fine with the limited frame line selection. I love how clear and big the viewfinder is on it compared to my canonet Ql17. Also like you said regarding the build quality it feels nuts how gorgeous and solid they feel. I got my one from KEH and it was “bargain” rated but it looks like a fresh camera (minus one small little dent)

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You just described the exact same experience as the Minolta XE7, XD11, Canon F1, Pentax Spotmatic S2, K2, LX, Topcon RE Super, and the Nikon f3. If I were to list the top 10 photographers of the last half century only 1 used a Leica- and it wasn't even an M. It seems the M6 is the go to camera for the NYC Instagram street rats, the TH-camr How-to/Review Me Photogs with a PremiumBeats account and a SquareSpace sponsorship, and the random old school film photographer because he can't afford a M10.

I have same camera, with Kodak gold 400 I don’t understand how to shot the sunset, they come out with white sky, not with proper orange colors, any suggestion? Is the camera not good enough? Should I get a better one? Thank you

Full Mechanical Cameras are best !!

M2 frame lines are 35, 50 and 90. (The M3 was 50, 90, 135 I think). I have an M2 that I adore, and like to think if someone offered to swap it for an M6 I would decline (other than the M6 is worth more).

May i know which version of the m6 you got ? i’m getting mine soon and confused about which version i should go with 😅

Awesome video one correction though, the CL was the first major product of the collaboration. The CLE wasn’t made until 7 or so years down the line by Minolta.

Boils down to lenses for me. 50, 90, 135 = M2.

I feel this way about the M11

I prefer the M2 to any other Leica M camera. I have always used external light meters and found the M6 meter a distraction.

I just thrifted one of these with 3 lenses for 40$. It looks brand new. Im about half way through a roll at the moment. We will see how it turns out.

you can just get a external lightmeter that attach to the cold shoe on leica m2 and works better than m6 imo you don't have to keep picking up and camera to see the light reading. I guess the biggest advantage of m6 is the hot shoe and the quicker film loading.

Great, another Leica review. I'm so happy.

From July of 2017 to February of 2020, I always had my Leica M-A around my neck. I love, love, love my film photos from that time. There's nothing like it.

Had the M3, M2, M4, M4-P, M6, M8 and M9. I've kept only the M4-P

I love my ugly duckling- the Leica M5.

Just a correction for those interested: The M6 (.72 finder) framelines are: 28mm (not 24mm) (not in .85 viewfinder) 35mm 50mm 75mm 90mm and 135mm (not in .58 finder)

I have a new MP and a M2 as a second body. For me the difference is mainly the frame lines .The M2 does not have 28mm frame lines but does have the 10 second timer. I use a Doomo cold shoe light meter. It has a 30 degree sensitivity range and is better than the TT Artisans version which has a 45 degree sensitivity.Tested against the MP meter the results are exactly the same. You didn't mention film loading - the M2 has a removable spool and the MP/M6 supposed quick loading but is a bit more fiddly than you would expect. I actually like the M2 loading because it is clear to see that it is always loaded correctly. I do B+W and a lot of hiking. Originally the M2 was just going to be a spare body but now I use both bodies at the same time and can have a 28mm lens on the MP and a 35mm or 50mm on the M2. I also use HP5+ 400 ISO on the MP and 800 ISO on the M2 so I use the M2 in low light and if I am using a tripod and not Bulb I don't need to attach a cable release on the M2 as it has the 10 second timer. I was fortunate to get my silver M2 as recently CLA'd from Ebay with new shutter curtain and bright viewfinder and new leather and paint. Looks brand new. I needed to have the rangefinder adjusted and the technician also checked the shutters speeds. Every one was exactly perfect. He had never seen that before. It is such a dream using a 60 year old camera. Like driving a classic car. I almost prefer it to the MP for that reason. FYI before the MP I had an M6TTL. It had issues. The meter was draining batteries in a few days which I believe is unfixable and there was a problem with the rewind mechanism so it locked up after about 15-20 frames. Apparently that is an issue with the older M6's and is why I sold it. The black MP has soft paint which scratches easily which is the only thing I don't like about it. The MP and M2 is slower to rewind -needs about 50 turns but you get used to it..Don't get the fast rewind adaptor like I did. It scratched the body and went to the bin. The Leica M's are such a joy to use. Regards.

Your M2 looks immaculate! Jealous lol!

After years of procrastinating on buying a Leica M2 or M3 which new cost about $375 USD (about early 1960’s) and not really liking the M4 I bought a used M2 and M3 in about 1970’s. Got a Nikon F later model Photomic about 1964 so got into SLRs. When I bought the used Leica M2 and M3 really loved range finder cameras so hung up my Nikons and been using the M2s and M3. Never liked the M4 but nit to say that they aren’t great cameras. The M6 when it first came out never liked the plastic/rubber strap guards as I thought that they would wear. I used gaffer tape to protect the body. Also the M4’s in up had multiple frame lines no matter which kens you had in which I find distracting. I use 35, 50 and 90 mm lens which works fine. With the 28mm I use the entire view which works out ok. Good review thank you.

What strap is that?

The M2 is built to much higher standards, with better mechanical parts, a better body (no plastic parts on the sides with a potential to cause light leaks like the M6).

I have my dad's M2 without the self timer, the 35mm Summaron f2.8, the 50mm Elmar Collapsible, and the 90mm Elmarit. I also have an M10. The feel is almost identical, the light meter in the M10 is nice but I find it can get in the way of the process sometimes and can be distracting. The trick is to learn to see light and understand it, something I'm still working on. Nice video.

I picked up an m2 back in june and I couldn't love it more. Personally the m2 is more suited to what I want out of a film experience. I picked up a light meter that mounts into the cold shoe and it is easy enough to grab exposure settings without pulling the camera up to your eye. I like shooting street photos and it makes it a lot easy to grab exposure this way as it doesn't draw as much attention with the camera at your hip compared to your face. The advance lever being a solid piece of metal also feels substantially better in my opinion. I'm sure this isn't as big of a deal to most people but something about interfacing with a plastic lever on an otherwise fantastically built camera just rubs me the wrong way. I personally max out at 35 frame lines since I wear glasses, but if you want wider then it would for sure make sense to get something different. I also love the m2 because without any electronics in the camera itself it makes it much easier to repair in the future. All in all anyone considering jumping into the M system should really consider the m2. They are a good bit cheaper, built a little bit better, and give you a really pure experience to what shooting film was like in the 60's. If you want to see some sample shots I can drop my Instagram for anyone interested. This was an awesome video though and im happy the M2 is getting some recognition. Only around 80,000 units ever produced so if you want one scoop it up before the prices go crazy like all the other Leicas.

Great video! I really like your strap. Got a link that you can drop?

An M2 or M3 plus the Sunny 16 rule leads to interesting results. The M6 is nice and complete, but fiddling to meter can be a nuisance.

I first bought a digital M camera but ultimately changed it to a film camera. It’s simple and a great little light box!

This camera predated the Leitz-Minolta CLE. It had no Minolta nomenclature and came with a Leica warranty.

Thanks for the video! Of course, Yashica FX3 Super 2000 is not the best vintage film camera, there are many awesome competitors. But you are right - the most important thing is to start thinking, and film cameras, except for fully automatic ones, indeed make the photographer think and thus become involved in the art of photography. As for the cameras, there is big danger one cannot stop buying them once the first camera is bought. I was first with Canon, then got almost all Olympus OM models, then there was Nikon, Praktica, Zenit, Pentax, and now I am looking in the direction of Minolta. The positive thing about this area is that previously very expensive models one could not be even dreaming of when they were sold new are now available for affordable prices. So, why not make the dreams come true, although with some delay.

Im glad I found your channel. I just bought my first Leica and it is Leica CL. Just loaded my first roll and noticed that my shutter will fire even the film advance lever pressed in. Is it normal?

Very fruitful video..