@@jamie.dop_ Of course I do. I have the 21mm Super-Elmar, the 50mm Summicron V5, VM 28mm Ultron, VM75mm Nokton, and VM 90mm Skopar-APO, along with M10-P, and now the D-Lux 8. But the M11 and 35mm Lux is my favorite and most used.
I have the previous version of the Summilux-M 35 FLE. It’s a superb lens, but I would like it to have closer-focusing capability on it, which I have on my APO- Summicron-M 35 and Summilux-M 50 lenses. I might just put the 35 FLE I on my M6 TTL and get an FLE II for my digital Leicas (CL, M11 Monochrom, SL2, and SL3).
Great video! As someone with a serious case of Gear Acquisition Syndrome (GAS), I would greatly appreciate a full tour, especially focusing on the vintage items. Cheers😀
I liked your video. I’m considering adding a 50mm lenses and have been thinking about the Summicron versus the Summilux. I do want the extra stop and I hadn’t considered how the close focus can make a more dramatic photo. I shoot with an m10 and 35mm close focus Lux as my only lenses. I am an amateur, passionate about taking interesting photos. I just subscribed to your channel. I too would enjoy a video on the red dot equipment. Thanks again.
@@richa2495 another person with an M and 35 lux close focus! Amazing. Lucky man. I do really love the Noctilux however they are big, heavy and £££. The Summicron is amazing and I don’t know if the standard 50lux is worth the bump in cost but the close focus really is game changer if you like taking portraits or shooting through materials or objects. Where are you based? Best to try in a store rather than judge off others videos if you can and test some out! Let me know how you get on :)
I currently have 23 M lenses (21 Leica and 2 Voigtländer), 5 LTM lenses (4 Leica + 1 Nikon, all w/LTM to M adapters), and 5 Leica R lenses (w/ R to M adapter). I love the Lux-M 35 FLE I, but after getting the close focusing versions of the APO-Summicron-M 35 and Summilux-M 50, I really want the close-focusing version of the Lux-M 35 FLE II. I’ll eventually get one, and will use the FLE I on an M6 TTL film camera where close-focusing would be pure guesswork.
@@jamie.dop_ My pleasure. I enjoy folks like you who describe the characteristics of lenses (photography isn’t just about getting top image quality). I currently have 6 Leica-M compatible 50 mm M lenses (Noctilux-M f/1.0 ASPH, Noctilux-M f/1.2 ASPH re-issue, Summilux-M ASPH II, Summicron-LTM v.1 collapsible, Summarit f/2.4, and Voigtländer Heliar f/3.5 nickel collapsible). I might pickup a Summicron-R 50 next week and next year I want to purchase two Summicron-M lenses (probably a v.5 and the APO if it gets the close focusing capability) and a Noctilux-M f/0.95. I have the Noctilux-M 75 mm f/1.25, and find it to be a real stunner and sufficiently different from my Voigtländer Nokton 75 mm f/1.5 (they’re both keepers).
Another excellent video Jamie and love the conversation with Alex from Red Dot Camera! As someone already suggested would also love such a video for other focal length such as 28mm and 35mm. Also, not sure, if you have saw Gajan Balan latest video about vintage glas, but since Red Dot Camera has great access to these lenses, why not pick some of your favourites, do some test shots and also talk about it? :) And ... hell yeah to the full tour of Red Dot Camera!!! Btw still wonder about your good iPhone audio quality e.g. also in this video at the end :P :D - Do you just hold the phone up or is there an external mic?
Couple of suggestions. New to the channel and this showed up. The videography is excellent. Please turn the music off when chatting. I understand you guys look really similar to Red Dot Forum channel but perhaps doing this in the field or at a park. But most importantly is turn off that music. Distracting and will tune out.
@@artistwithcameras appreciate the feedback. I exported it with incorrect volume levels. Apologies and I hope there may have been a bit of fun in there. Red Dot Forum is great and we are not aiming to copy their style. Much more casual and Red Dot Cameras was around long before them so we are different to each other. Thanks as well for taking the time to comment and to be constructive in your criticism. Very helpful. Thank you. J
Hi, didn't know this channel, the video seems very interesting, I just couldn't watch it all because of the sound mix though, really tiring to focus on what is said with such loud music in the background for me
@@jeeee have watched back again myself after a few other comments similar. You’re right, really got those levels wrong. Apologies for that. Can fully appreciate how annoying it would get :(
@@jamie.dop_ Don't mean to be a jerk, just not fond of the mentality out there that gear will make you a better photographer. I've watched a bunch of your videos and know that your photos would have exactly the same artistic merit if they were shot on an old Yashica or Pentax or Nikon etc.
@@dezfoto7534 I have been on TH-cam for many years and seen all sorts of comments. I couldn’t disagree more with what you’ve just said. Do you own a Nikon, canon or anything similar? If so why don’t you and I hit the streets together? See what we both come back with?
@@jamie.dop_ I'm not much of a street photographer, but I'd be happy to hit the streets with you. I have a Nikon and a couple of Leica's but all the lenses I have with me are Leica, so maybe that doesn't work in the context of this convo.
very nice vid to watch . we don't have many moreover have a handful of these leica folk walking talking comparing lenses/ cams vids WITH good montage/ editing and not shot on shitty phones or gorpos . id like to see more episodes similarly to this one . also in the next one you may throw stop buy cafe . ps the hunch over poses on the table were em... superfluous . so long @georges_angeles
@@oshanefa thank you so much, was hesitant to put out a video like this compared to wondering with the camera pov style. And first few comments coming in weren’t great. So means a lot. Yeah those bent over poses weren’t ideal but kinda pride ourselves on botching a few jobs and doing what we can with limited time as we have actual jobs and this is a hobby. A hobby I love and made all worth it when people like the content. Cheers, J
WOOOO! - Would have loved to see the 50mm summaritt 2.4 get some shine here.
Yep agree. The M11 and the 35mm Summilux FLE Close Focus is the core of my Leica kit and my most used combo.
@@stevendente9270 yeah not surprised. Up there with the best Leica available combos! Don’t pair that 35 lux with any other lenses?
@@jamie.dop_ Of course I do. I have the 21mm Super-Elmar, the 50mm Summicron V5, VM 28mm Ultron, VM75mm Nokton, and VM 90mm Skopar-APO, along with M10-P, and now the D-Lux 8. But the M11 and 35mm Lux is my favorite and most used.
@@stevendente9270The Super-Elmar-M 21 is a terrific lens.
I have the previous version of the Summilux-M 35 FLE. It’s a superb lens, but I would like it to have closer-focusing capability on it, which I have on my APO- Summicron-M 35 and Summilux-M 50 lenses.
I might just put the 35 FLE I on my M6 TTL and get an FLE II for my digital Leicas (CL, M11 Monochrom, SL2, and SL3).
@@johnkasianowicz6536 Yes, I have one and it is also a core part of my Leica kit. Use it a lot and love it.
Yes to a Reddot tour 🤩
@@JenniferDiez-Jones my biggest supporter!
Great video! As someone with a serious case of Gear Acquisition Syndrome (GAS), I would greatly appreciate a full tour, especially focusing on the vintage items. Cheers😀
@@elguapo5620 consider it on the list! Thanks for taking the time to message. J
I liked your video. I’m considering adding a 50mm lenses and have been thinking about the Summicron versus the Summilux. I do want the extra stop and I hadn’t considered how the close focus can make a more dramatic photo. I shoot with an m10 and 35mm close focus Lux as my only lenses. I am an amateur, passionate about taking interesting photos. I just subscribed to your channel. I too would enjoy a video on the red dot equipment. Thanks again.
@@richa2495 another person with an M and 35 lux close focus! Amazing. Lucky man. I do really love the Noctilux however they are big, heavy and £££. The Summicron is amazing and I don’t know if the standard 50lux is worth the bump in cost but the close focus really is game changer if you like taking portraits or shooting through materials or objects. Where are you based? Best to try in a store rather than judge off others videos if you can and test some out! Let me know how you get on :)
Northeast, USA. Leica Boston is close. I plan on testing it out. The close focus and extra stop are big upgrades to consider. Thank you again.
I currently have 23 M lenses (21 Leica and 2 Voigtländer), 5 LTM lenses (4 Leica + 1 Nikon, all w/LTM to M adapters), and 5 Leica R lenses (w/ R to M adapter). I love the Lux-M 35 FLE I, but after getting the close focusing versions of the APO-Summicron-M 35 and Summilux-M 50, I really want the close-focusing version of the Lux-M 35 FLE II. I’ll eventually get one, and will use the FLE I on an M6 TTL film camera where close-focusing would be pure guesswork.
@@johnkasianowicz6536 some Great info here! Thanks for taking the time. J
@@jamie.dop_ My pleasure. I enjoy folks like you who describe the characteristics of lenses (photography isn’t just about getting top image quality).
I currently have 6 Leica-M compatible 50 mm M lenses (Noctilux-M f/1.0 ASPH, Noctilux-M f/1.2 ASPH re-issue, Summilux-M ASPH II, Summicron-LTM v.1 collapsible, Summarit f/2.4, and Voigtländer Heliar f/3.5 nickel collapsible). I might pickup a Summicron-R 50 next week and next year I want to purchase two Summicron-M lenses (probably a v.5 and the APO if it gets the close focusing capability) and a Noctilux-M f/0.95. I have the Noctilux-M 75 mm f/1.25, and find it to be a real stunner and sufficiently different from my Voigtländer Nokton 75 mm f/1.5 (they’re both keepers).
Another excellent video Jamie and love the conversation with Alex from Red Dot Camera!
As someone already suggested would also love such a video for other focal length such as 28mm and 35mm.
Also, not sure, if you have saw Gajan Balan latest video about vintage glas, but since Red Dot Camera has great access to these lenses, why not pick some of your favourites, do some test shots and also talk about it? :)
And ... hell yeah to the full tour of Red Dot Camera!!!
Btw still wonder about your good iPhone audio quality e.g. also in this video at the end :P :D - Do you just hold the phone up or is there an external mic?
@@IntrovertAmateur just iPhone out of shot and adobe podcast ai sorts it all out! Thanks for comment and will review with RDC and get creating! J
@@jamie.dop_ ah the Adobe Ai Podcast hint is golden! Thanks a lot Jamie and have an awesome weekend mate!
Couple of suggestions. New to the channel and this showed up. The videography is excellent. Please turn the music off when chatting. I understand you guys look really similar to Red Dot Forum channel but perhaps doing this in the field or at a park. But most importantly is turn off that music. Distracting and will tune out.
@@artistwithcameras appreciate the feedback. I exported it with incorrect volume levels. Apologies and I hope there may have been a bit of fun in there. Red Dot Forum is great and we are not aiming to copy their style. Much more casual and Red Dot Cameras was around long before them so we are different to each other. Thanks as well for taking the time to comment and to be constructive in your criticism. Very helpful. Thank you. J
@@jamie.dop_ my pleasure. Looking forward to more !
More of the same mate!
28mm next?
@@yalmaqroun I personally would love that! Will throw that into the mix. Thanks for the comment. J
Background music is kind of distracting.. thanks.
@@xtolr lovely input.
@@jamie.dop_ sorry my straightforwardness. Love the video that’s why I want to be frank about what I felt. Sorry and thank you so much!
Agree! I can’t imagine someone looking at this to hear music.
Hi, didn't know this channel, the video seems very interesting, I just couldn't watch it all because of the sound mix though, really tiring to focus on what is said with such loud music in the background for me
@@jeeee have watched back again myself after a few other comments similar. You’re right, really got those levels wrong. Apologies for that. Can fully appreciate how annoying it would get :(
The content is interesting enough that video doesn’t need music at all.
@ yeah that’s a key bit of feedback people have been saying. Noted!
None of these lenses will "transform your photography", nor will any lens from any manufacturer. What a ridiculous notion.
Just changed the title so it doesn’t ruin anyone else’s day….
@@jamie.dop_ Don't mean to be a jerk, just not fond of the mentality out there that gear will make you a better photographer. I've watched a bunch of your videos and know that your photos would have exactly the same artistic merit if they were shot on an old Yashica or Pentax or Nikon etc.
@@dezfoto7534 I have been on TH-cam for many years and seen all sorts of comments. I couldn’t disagree more with what you’ve just said. Do you own a Nikon, canon or anything similar? If so why don’t you and I hit the streets together? See what we both come back with?
@@jamie.dop_ I'm not much of a street photographer, but I'd be happy to hit the streets with you. I have a Nikon and a couple of Leica's but all the lenses I have with me are Leica, so maybe that doesn't work in the context of this convo.
The lens that will definitely ‘transform your photography’ is the lens you use the most
very nice vid to watch . we don't have many moreover have a handful of these leica folk walking talking comparing lenses/ cams vids WITH good montage/ editing and not shot on shitty phones or gorpos . id like to see more episodes similarly to this one . also in the next one you may throw stop buy cafe . ps the hunch over poses on the table were em... superfluous .
so long @georges_angeles
@@oshanefa thank you so much, was hesitant to put out a video like this compared to wondering with the camera pov style. And first few comments coming in weren’t great. So means a lot. Yeah those bent over poses weren’t ideal but kinda pride ourselves on botching a few jobs and doing what we can with limited time as we have actual jobs and this is a hobby. A hobby I love and made all worth it when people like the content. Cheers, J