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All the samples shown are complete artificial products, the result of editing in Lightroom and such like graphic manipulation software. All FAKE.

The only way to get great BW images is by using Nik Collection plug-in and it’s Silver Efex Pro.

Nice video broski, the best I’ve seen in a while about black and white images,

Another truck to do is use the green channel in your desaturated image. That alone will light up skin tones in any complexion.

i like the orthochromatic look, so i drop the red channel and duplicate the green one.

Highly recommend Peter Coulson for b&w stuff. Dudes absolutely brilliant

Your M8, M9 vids are the best man. If you could choose one lense would you go with the 35 f1.4 or 28 f2? Cheers

Great review and great hints and tricks.I shoot mostly in B&W on my Zf and Q3's even if I save in color later (RAW & JPG). And I shoot mostly in highlight weighted meter which I think helps. Subscribed to see more. Thanks.

This is such an amazing lens. I added it to my collection recently when I finally got an FM3A. Great combination. It also does really well adapted onto the Z9.

For the past 5 years I have been shooting exclusively in BNW in Camera even if the final image is meant to be in color. Great Video Matthew.

Great t-shirt🙂

Just fond it for $55

Ok Ansel Adams camera 📸

Bought and sold twice. Just waiting for my 3rd to be delivered!! Like you say the best for adapting lenses also.

Iam in the midst of deciding what to buy as my 7d has given up on me. I havnt really used it much anyway in the last few years as it was too bulky and I just didnt do as much photography. Iam going to Nepal to hike in the Himalayas again and I want to take a camere with me. I would love some advise on what to do. Option A, switch over to milc namely an olympus pen p-e5 and probably go with a kit lense as I wont be able to afford more. Option B, buy a 5D Mark III and use my existing lens collection which is nothing spectacular but still more than what I would have with the pen. What do you guys think?

Very very helpful information! Thanks for sharing.

2:00 I wouldn't have ranked that 1st, the entrant dropped the blues (sky) down too much, it doesn't look convincing (they're going for realism). The one below is unrealistic (high clarity and bumped up raw shadows) but at least it's intentional. the cheatah one just looks like they've dodged the mother in and auto-selected the sky / dropped the blue luminance too far. the moment however is great, i just have a gripe about these £10,000 lens wildlife photos winning all the awards. they all look the fucking same.

Have you found any adapters where I can plug my Sony e-mount lens to this S5ii camera? I can’t find any on the internet 😢

Hey, thanks for the informative video! B&W photos have always been a challenge for me, so I'll definitely start practicing. And I spotted your Tool t-shirt-I'm a big fan too! Cheers to our shared love for photography and the band! 😊

Your video editing so seemless. soon 100k

Thank you for this video! I have been looking for some great info on B&W shooting and processing. Do you have a formula for Fuji cameras that would give a nice snappy photo?

Can you compare the Fuji 50 f2 vs Zeiss Touit 50 f2.8?

I have two of these beauties that will never leave me. They are built like a tank and till now never ever failed. On both camera's the shutter counter is about 350.000 and there are no signs of detoriation. In fact.... I think they will survive me. Maybe I will buy a third and a fourth on the second hand market just to be sure ;-)

Would this be a decent wildlife camera? With the Sigma 150-600mm Contemporary?

mgs2 shirt = smashed that subscribe button at the speed of light

I parted with my M9 and regret it ever since because the thing about CCD is knowing how to use it. But then I came upon the Pentak K10 which I think is better than the Nikon and almost as good as the M9

R mount Leica glass can be used on Nikon DSLRs. The 50 summicron mounted on Nikon ccd cameras has a great look.

Shame Fujifilm sucks

I had the M8 at release: it bricked the second day. Thus began the love/hate. People coming to it now should also be aware that besides the IR issue, if you want to use ultra wide lenses like the voigtlander 12 or 15 which are amazing lenses, you will get some weird color shifts around the edges that can be hard to correct. Also, very often the sensor gets dead pixels that create a dead pixel column vertically - only Leica can fix this by remapping the sensor so that's a good couple month holiday for your camera in Germany. If buying used I'd advise seeing raw sample images in dark environments at high ISO to make it obvious but it can affect all ISO's and is noticeable in clear sky pictures. And the third issue I'd raise is that the IR issue is very bad when it comes to skin tones under tungsten indoor lighting. People go blotchy magenta. It exaggerates any skin imperfection. So other than that.....continue loving/hating the M8:)

The M8 is the one for me. Best B&W on any color camera hands down. On top of that it shoots lovely colors if you need it

Sorry because I commented this on another YT video using the same stock background thing as you on the still frame pages - please dont make it animated and ideally a solid colour to help the bitrate on YT - as its terrible even on premium. Subbed though for good video - keen to watch more!

How can you have a list without the 56mm f1.2??? 😢

I have an old Nikon D40x sitting in my parents house and I think that is one of the other ccd Nikons? I've gotta put it to the test haha

Check out the D700. It stands alone.

my canon 500D is 16 years old and never get corroded sensor... what the heck is wrong with leica

Great video, laughing at the image comparison between the Nikon and a LEICA

I had the M8 for seven years (bought it new) and I took a lot of valuable photos with it because it was the camera I had at that time. Did I love it? Not so much. Getting the coulours right (with IR cut filter) was difficult, everything over ISO 640 was a mess. When I could afford a used M9 I went for it. Not the big step I hoped for. ISO still bad. Sold it fast and got the M240. This was the right move. Kept it for many years and loved it. When I look back at the files I can't see the "CCD magic".

Do a blind test between a CCD and a CMOS sensors of roughly the same age and MP and you won't be able to tell the difference

Please just have a static white/ black or medium grey background when displaying the example photos :( it hurts the bitrate and is really distracting too! Other than that, class stuff, subbed!

Always buying a Leica is a question of narcissism, when i started in photography i always wanted one. and when i finally reach the money after selling some things. i bought a M10 with a 50 f2. i ended up selling it for a X100 and because it cost a fraction of the price, works better, has better service they don't charge you 1000usd for a simple cleanup maintenance.

I prefer the XF 16-80, i don't mind the F/4 at all.

Don't forget the Ricoh GXR with the A12 CMOS sensor.

Hello and thank you for this very informative video. I do have a crush on the CCD sensor which got me clicking on your video. That said, I really love the look and feel of both those leica cameras...but....I didn't know that the D200 (which I have owned until it went terribly wrong with major electronic issues) had a CCD sensor. Furthermore, it seems (as you've rightly pointed out) that the software tweeks on that Nikon sensor are less tuned towards mangenta which is very much nicer IMHO. Coming up end of spring is a major roadtrip with my daughter: I was thinking of bringing my M4+35MM Summicron but film prices have me re-thinking this choice for now and maybe going back (?) to digital with a "cheap" option would be the way to go? What are your thoughts on durability of the Nikon D200??? Thank you again for this great video

I just bought my X-Pro 1 for € 500. The price is really crazy..... And got the similiar serial number like yours. Starting with 21XXXXXX.

Cool video, thanks for the M8 vs M9 comparison! I would have however used the same lens with an adapter on the Nikon to really have a more objective comparison. The Voigtlander does have a propensity to modify the color balance slightly. Also, I think you'd agree it makes no real sense to go for rangefinders if one's only desire is to have a CCD, the user experience of these two Leicas is what kind of also makes their price.

I bought an M8 to try the sensor and absolutely hated the shitty little rangefinder rectangle that is totally crap to use in low light and smooth surfaces. Images weren't great either but that's probably my own fault as I wasn't a fan from the get go....I've become a Fuji fan boy now and love my GFX. If I want to degrade an image to look like something from a bygone era it's fairly easy to do in Photoshop. But hey, each to his own....

Rangefinders for the win, for me. No other camera can equal the M8’s ability to shoot not only unique color and superb B&W, but handheld infrared. It’s a blast.