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It's not the gear. It's always us. Practise more, buy less.
Amen 🫡
If you're shooting film, you'll buy more film. That's for certain.
The “Get Gud” software update must be completed by any and all of us 😂
I wish he had download link listed
Fujifilm is releasing the firmware patch next month.
Agreed, all great points. I'm just a hobbyist (at the moment) but really love photography for the craft of it. I'm also addicted to wonderfully designed things. That has led me to Fuji-X (my system of choice for the last 10 years or so). Maybe Sony, Canon, Nikon are "better" cameras, but I don't get NEAR the satisfaction I get when holding and shooting with my X-Pro3. It's just more fun. Sony's, for example, are so ugly to me I lose interest quickly (and I know that's subjective).
A few years ago I picked up a used Leica M. I don't know what I expected, but it's the only camera that has competed with my Fujifilm cameras in terms of pure "fun". Maybe it's the rangefinder. I'm definitely a lot worse with that camera, but for whatever reason, it do feel slightly more satisfaction when I get the shot. It's like I worked harder for it, and actually had to apply some semblance of skill.
Anyway, looking forward to the next one 👍
Being a mediocre photographer helps enormously. I know I can use any camera and get the same results, most of which get deleted. My problem is that I don’t go out and use my camera often enough and I moved away from cameras with lots of menus and programmatic it tons mainly because I forget how I’d set the camera up. I bought a Leica for two reasons. First, I could pick it up and just use it without having to think about settings. Second, while I could’ve done that with other cameras, I’d always wanted a Leica and I decided life is too short not to indulge myself at a time when I briefly had the funds to do so. I’m happy and that’s what counts. Off to delete some more images now…
Last I did photo, I was using an old Spotmatic with the 50/1.4 SMC Tak. The main issue with focus was needing a correcting diopter for the eye piece. That was good for going from critically sharp being in the right place on maybe two frames out of thirty six to thirty.
Shooting street, one doesn't have much time to focus. It's been long enough that I suspect that even with the optical help, I'd botch things badly. My camera handling chops are in the basement I suspect.
I never fully realized just how shallow even 4 is at 3-5' on FF until I shot an M.
When you miss you can really bite it. When your muscle memory doesn't push that lens back to infinity after a series of shots and you come to focus a new scene and you cant even find your RF patch, oooooof. The moment is gone before you even realized you where you were on the DOF scale.
Also if you need to slow down slap a manual lens on anything. Go get a Nikon D600 for like $300 and a $100 manual AIS lens. Output will be VERY similar to an M10. Not the same experience as an M, not the same compactness as an M, but not a lot in it at the end of the day.
Love my M10 Mono because it's so different from the cameras I use for work and that separation is a must for when I'm shooting for myself
The Get Gooder firmware patch. Free for all. Best update ever. Truth bombs, as always, Dee. Thank you again for putting it out there! 🙏
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Back in the 90's I begun to shoot events a lot. Usually in quite dark places. And despite the fact that my Nikon FM2 had a quite bright viewfinder there was a need for autofocus camera. I went for Canon course it was a magnitude cheeper than Nikon in those days, so it was a no brainer. The thing that pissed me off the most is that in order to buy it I had to sell my beloved FM2, something I regret to this day...
Yo - can you link that get gooder patch?
LUMIX told me it’s a paid upgrade 😔
Manual focus is a skill. It is like a sport or any kind of musical instrument, you must PRACTICE. Zone focus is no different. If you are gonna zone focus you have to practice that even more. And nothing will humble you quicker than an old rangefinder.
Starting when I was 12, there was no autofocus. Coming up shooting skateboarding I had to learn to focus fast. I literally used to go on walks and just practice focus, making myself shoot on the D of "one one thousand". Very pricey back then as digital didn't even exist, and paying for developing and film on a dishwashers pay was painful. So now a days there is no excuse for not practicing manual focus other than laziness, if you want to manual focus that is.
5 years ago I would have easily said I was faster manual focusing than any autofocus system but today it is humanly impossible to be faster than some of these systems. Unless you are dealing with tricky scenes where the camera just doesn't know what YOU want in focus on. I still prefer manual focus and use it predominantly but if something is time sensitive (like I only have the subject for a few minutes and want as many keepers for a client to choose from) or it's fast action or extremely low light, I will use the SHIT out of that autofocus. Using the tools at our disposal when we need them in order to get pictures we need or want is the beauty of all this technology.
As far as the "prestige" of owning a Leica, that shit is nonsense and for people who are impressionable and insecure. I have very cheap AND very expensive equipment. The stuff that I touch most often and I rely on greatly is expensive. The stuff that sits on stands or in a drawer or case most of the time and does the same job, the same way as 100 other products like it, is cheap.
Really appreciate your videos and the way you talk about more than gear. Keep it up man.
My highest personal test wasn’t using my Leica on a everyday basis, but not having it after being stolen was. After that, I got Nikon, Canon, Olympus… Then I started using my iPhone exclusively. Got the camera bug again and fell in love with the Sigma DP1 Merril ( Still!), added an X100V and an XT4. Btw, Out of probably being simplistic or plain lazy I shoot on manual. For now I’m photographing “Landscape Portraits” with a Viltrox 75, 1.2 ♥️… Ok, now the confessions: I can forget the feelings, the unique colors and the jealous glances I used to get whenever I was out shooting the crap out of everything while showing off her glorious red dot. I’m already eyeing my second Leica (New of course )but deciding is getting hard. Lastly but necessary, I won’t give a F3 to be labeled “snobbish” again.
I heard you can only get the Git Gud 0.10 patch if you put black gaff tape on the brand label of your camera and send in those rolls from January 2023. Side note, the V3 is always here for your use when you need it, brother. 🙌🏽
Great rant :) - I am still working on "Get Gooder" firm ware with my 2017 MFT Olympus. Cold in Texas?? We had our first snow fall last night only, gloves, toque and winter jacket is mandatory in my Canadian neighbourhood.
I would honestly prefer that over it being 50° one day and 95° by the weekend like we have here.
As a music/concert photographer, I normally have to shoot between 1.4 and 2.8 due to low light and if someone told me to zone focus that I'd just laugh as I switched to eye-detecting autofocus.
Well you can still zone focus initially, then when you bring the camera to your eye, refine the focus from there
The camera you need, and the street photographer needs are different. Enjoy what works best for you! And what gets you results!
@@user-cd8ri1mc6s Oddly, I used an old Spottie with the 50/1.4 for street shooting. The main thing was being able to focus and compose quickly. It's the Indian not the arrow. These days, I've not held a camera to my face in long enough that I'd need to make a ton of exposures just to get a fraction of my old camera handling chops.
Love the take. I’ve been shooting with this Ricoh and I’m not used to snap focus, autofocus or 45mm lenses.
Learning to use the camera has been hard, but I know I just need to put in the mileage.
It’s a push man; but that’s art. If you ain’t willing to have some failures you won’t get to the good.
@@DeeRosa Fail Faster baby. That’s the motto.
commented on one of your 262 videos, and I finally got my m240p after using MF on my xpro2.... lol lemme tell you, im definitely ass 40% of the time, and I love it haha. MF on fuji with an evf and focus peaking does not give you the same feel as a rangefinder patch. but that's what I wanted, I only use it for personal work and its been too much fun, and out of focus photos are kinda nice sometimes lol depending hahah. Best advice for someone wanting a Leica is to get it for the process of photo making. You'll 1000% miss more shots than autofocus. you'll get frustrated sometimes, and zone focusing when your new is not as easy as your favorite TH-camr would describe it as. lol it takes a lot of practice..... BUT it's a great time!
Interesting angle of thought. Challenge and getting better is important to you. I guess you reinforced again that the camera as a tool should support your needs and wishes. For me the Xpro3 and some Fuji lenses did the same for me. Made me not need the back screen anymore. And have portable kit, comfortable to work with o ly optical VF.little postproduction.
Using the OVF on the X-Pro series is so refreshing in the age of EVF.
(No that I'm hating on EVF… I just really enjoy OVFs)
Spitting facts! Also where did you get that case for your Leica ?
MPB.com! It’s the Leica Leather case!
Never tried a Leica rangefinder (I did own a Q for a year and sold it for the same price I bought it. Great quality but the fixed lens hampered me). However from the finders on my Mamiya 7ii, Mamiya Press, Fuji GSw690iii I know it's hard. Hard to use. And portraits never come out how you want them, the ears might be sharp but never the eyes. And subsequently most of the Leica shots I see on Flickr are a little soft. Bear in mind the photographer has probably binned most of the worst ones too and we see 2%. This is the best glass in the world and I'm looking at soft shots. Madness. 🙃
I got a Lumix GM1 with a 20mm lens as youy talked about in one of your videos. You and markus pix (another channel) convinced me to get one. It's currently my only good camera and I love it ! I have taken so many great pictures and I've been making progress while having a good time walking around. The bad photos I've taken are 100% my mistake or skill issue haha.
Sold it and miss it. But it annoyed me too.
One tip that enhances image quality: shoot mechanical shutter only. My fav lens was the 14mm f2.5. Thing was pocketable in a way nothing else is. Even the JPEGs were awesome.
Pocketable cameras are so worth the investment.
It sucks how easy it is to miss a little camera that packs a punch. I miss my X100T.
I borrowed that exact combination for a while (had sold my big DSLR and wasn’t sure what to get next). It’s a *great* little camera and that lens is just beautiful!
I'm just an amateur photographer who started using a Leica M10r this year. I love using the Leica and now rarely use my Nikon Z system; but, I still use the Nikon if I HAVE to get the shot (as much as a hobbyist ever HAS to get a shot). Like you say in this video: I have more fun with my Leica, but I am not as good with my Leica as with my Nikon. However, when I DO pick up my Nikon I find I'm much better with the Nikon than I was previously. The Leica has made me a better photographer by making me slow down (even if not with the Leica) and be more cognizant of the fundamentals rather than spray-and-pray.
I definitely want to eventually try out a Leica. Been eyeing M 262 but definitely too expensive for me especially just to try. I just recently bought a canon P and 50mm to try out a true rangefinder so definitely excited for when that comes in.
You don’t try out a Leica. It’s a tool you purchase and invest in to experience photography in a different way. People buy 1800 lenses and switch camera bodies often. Leica shooters don’t.
Just grab a used Nikon f series and a Voightlander. Your good to go
@@jayallan-eq4tq Nikon Fs are great, but why would you recommend an slr to someone looking to tryout a rangefinder?
Hey I just watched this video as it was recommended to me and I heard you say SoTX at the end there lol dude I’m in the RGV. Not sure where you’re at exactly but the weather finally got “better” 🤣 Anyway I sub’ed to your channel. Have a good one 👍🏻
Man my lady is from Brownsville 🫡
Thanks for the dose of reality. It's easy to get swept up in the hype about how you need a FF sensor or you need Sony AF and constantly feel the need to chase better gear rather than upgrading my own firmware with the gear I have.
Well said!
I love my M10! When I had the Sony or the Fuji I found I never had the right AF mode set or had chosen some setting last time I used the camera and then was missing shots the next time I used it. I’m also one of those ‘if I have it I use it’ types. So I’d just be firing off many shots, missing them and not getting the composition I wanted. So when I say the M10 slows me down - it certainly does. It’s not a computer with so many settings to lock in. I just grab it, check my exposure and go. When I get a shot I love I find it so rewarding! Sometimes I come home and my images suck. That’s ok. I just try again next time. Your camera is not only a tool but needs to inspire you and be enjoyable to use. I’m just a hobbyist and it’s all about having fun for me.
I’ve bought a Leica CL when they were heavily discounted right after discontinuation. And honestly I really don’t enjoy using it, but the idea of losing over a grand by just selling it off again is making me cringe.
This is so true. If expensive gear does one thing, it stops giving excuses. I’m still a rubbish amateur. But now I’m a rubbish amateur with a camera that’s not completely fit for what I like.
It’s tough - but the good thing is you can still grow regardless of if you love the gear you’re with.
Sometimes I think that we all miss of what is really important in photography. We focus too much on technical details (lighting, colours, ISO, composition etc.) in order to be vERy gOoD PHotOgRapHerS that we miss many shots. I’m in opposite… Don’t slow down. Shoot as much as you want, catch all frames and memories, learn from your mistakes, enjoy the process.
Yeah I bought my M recently KNOWING it wasn’t the best camera and knowing that it wasn’t going to get me the best images I could get, especially for the money spent. I could’ve bought a brand new top of the line body or a really good lens and mid range body. I really might just sell it after a month, but I had to know if my many years of yearning for a rangefinder was just smoke or real. At the price I got it for I’ll lose at most a few hundred and at best make a few hundred so I’ll take it as a rental fee at worst and at the end I’ll be able to put it behind me if it doesn’t work out and I won’t have the “what if” lingering for the rest of my life.
As usual you make some very good points. Love the fact you recorded it in front of your garage 😂❤
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I just got the cheapest Leica I could find... a Leica M8 with a 21mm (28 equivalent) f4 Voigtländer lens. It's so hard to get good shots... it's challenging but such good fun and absolutely incredible when a great shot is made!
An amazing sensor.
Very good points. Now it makes me question getting a Leica for film
A Leica CL film is a great option and cheaper; but me personally, I trust Olympus.
Nice insight, thanks for sharing it!
#DeeChamberlain !! Always love your no BS real talk approach. EASILY my fav channel and one of my fav photographers.
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BIg Facts! you killing it! love how non sugar coat take this is. I always say, "if the photo is wack, thats on me hahah"
“If everything smells like shit - check your own boots.”
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I've switched to mostly using manual focus lately, why? My cheap canon entry level camera got it's shutter button broken and the fix costs more then the camera itself, which I can't afford anyway, so the af just randomly triggers itself and gets stuck outta nowhere. Am I a better photographer for it? Definitely not.
Have you tried setting up back button autofocus?
@@pipari21 I wish I knew how to do that. I suspect I don't have a backbutton due to my camera being the most entry level entry level camera available
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You didn’t specify witch model you have but most likely you will find instructions if you type in back button auto focus and your camera model to search bar in youtube or google.
The Leica M demands more from you. If it doesn’t work forget it. I love mine. I bought it new. It’s the last camera I’ll ever buy. I wouldn’t recommend it to anyone. Just get another AF mirrorless camera.
Yes, I dont get the "that camera/medium slows you down" argument at all. I do have to buy something very expensive and sometimes a worse tool to slow down my workflow?
Nope. You don’t. I have had tons of cameras from 1Dx to Sony A9s and slowing down is a choice not a feature.
@@DeeRosa Thats what I meant :)
Always viewed the Leica M as a camera you can consider getting if you've gotten really good and are likely to be competent at using it for the kind of photography you do.
I'm not there, and I'll likely won't be, but I'll keep on taking photos with my X-Pro3 in the meantime. As for gear being an excuse, I mostly got my X-Pro3 for the back screen (I like the workflow it provides) and honestly… that it came in silver. Still, I was expecting some improvements over the X-Pro2, but my experience really drove home for me that I really have the best kit I could possibly have. If I'm not getting good shots, that's all on me!
Anyway, thanks for making the video and sharing your thoughts. Even when you have provocative titles, your takes are always very interesting, and increasingly very nuanced.
I think anyone can be competent. Even a beginner. It’s a level playing field because even when you get great at acquiring focus you still aren’t guaranteed.
If you do street photography with 35 mm/50 mm lenses heavily. And you want light weight, discrete and quiet, the Leica might be what you work best with. If you shoot street, and use those lenses, try one. I use RF, scale focus, and SLR depending on my needs and what I am shooting. My Canon L1 gets used most often. But that is me. Choose what is best for you, and try what is out there.
@@user-cd8ri1mc6s Yeah. There is one thing that is making me kinda considering Leica M (if I can ever afford it), and that is I really like using OVF (I'm huge fan of X-Pro series for that reason), but I'm increasingly interested in manual focus, but that part of the Fuji experience is less good and usually involves the EVF, and my experience with trying out manual focus there have been giving me quite a bit of eye strain. Is Leica M better in that regard?
you know, manual focus is sometimes much better option than bad auto focus
Outside of Digital Rebels I have never bought a new camera.
I got an M for the rangefinder, the brand isn't important. If there were other brands with full frame rangefinder cameras, I probably would get it (if it is cheaper)
I use a M8, xpro-2 and D700, I think I feel you... cheers !
Man the X-Pro 2 sensor is beautiful.
@@DeeRosa I find it renders more beautifully than the X-Pro3 even.
Hey, Dee, haven’t checked in in a while but your photos look great as always and appreciate you sharing your experience and perspective. I’m still learning on my x-t30 and I keep that in mind whenever some video starts to tempt me to upgrade: “you’ve got plenty more to learn with this one, the camera might not be making it as easy as possible but it’s not preventing you from getting any shot you want.”
Thank you - you’re always going to learn btw. Photography is simple but you can always choose to learn something new. Make sure while you’re learning you’re also patting yourself on the back and appreciating the work you’ve made with what you know now.
Thanks bro. Timely advice cuz I just learned something the hard way this weekend and reminding myself that it’s about growth keeps me from being bummed about all the missed shots.,
Loved the video, so real for this and subscribed. I do my photography as a hobby and it's been a lot of fun for me. I originally bought a film camera in order to slow myself down but now I just like to collect them and rotate through them. Currently my obsession has been my Bronica GS-1 which has the property of being mistaken for other cameras when I take it out.
Thanks for subbing!
The Gs-1 is a tremendous camera. Very sophisticated for it's time. 6x7 negative or transparency are still impressive today. Loved that camera.
As someone who just got an m11 for 6400 I chuckled .
Lmao you’ve seen first hand 😂
Love the direct calling out of Fan boys ahah
I enjoy your videos because you’re not afraid to share unpopular views -- saying what needs to be said. 😊
I appreciate that!
I would never use a Leica. I shoot Nikon forever, and getting the Zf. It gives you that amazing AF, but you can also slow down and use it manually.
I’m a Nikon fan so good for you.
@@DeeRosa I say whatever works for people they should use, but I am happy with Nikon for over 15 years, so I stick with it. The grass is always greener on the other side, but I feel the Zf is the perfect camera for me, a hobbyist. I have tons of AI glass, so I could not be happier.
"Preach!" whatever Church this is.. I am a member!
hey! I almost never comment on anything . Now I do, because I think you hit the point. Best regards! :)
Hey, thanks!
Standing Ovation !!! great vid.
Amen brother
Finally, some one talking common sense
Dude is the dark souls of photographers
Am I the curse itself or searching for the cure.
I am imaging a FromSoftware ‘YOU MISSED FOCUS’ end game screen.
I think you said you tried two Leica M cameras: one was a 262 but IIRC the other wasn’t specified. You mentioned having to slow down with them in part because everything required manual settings. However, my Leica M11 can be used either completely manually or with the ISO and/or aperture automated to make the workload a bit easier (of course, one still has to be mindful of whether the automatically chosen ISO values aren’t too high to be useful).
It’s obvious that Leica M film or digital cameras aren’t for everyone for several reasons. First, they are generally very expensive. Second, getting good at using a rangefinder takes time and some folks like yourself either don’t like rangefinders (which is understandable) or simply can’t adapt to them (possibly because of eyesight issues). Frankly, the success rate (in terms of critically nailing the desired focus) using either a rangefinder or a split-screen focuser (e.g., as in Nikon or Olympus OM-1 SLRs) is relatively low with fast lenses (even lower for fast and long focal length lenses). Third, while Leica M cameras can be used for wildlife and/or sports photography, they are relatively limited for those genres largely because the lens choices at long focal lengths are sparse or non-existent.
Over the years, I owned a variety of cameras including a Minolta SRT-101 SLR (ok, but not my favorite), Olympus OM-1 (compact system, great ergonomics, I gave mine away but will buy another one used), Nikon F SLR (loved it and the glass), Nikon N90 SLR (never liked the electronic rewind), Nikon D70 DSLR, Nikon D200 DSLR, Canon EOS 6D DSLR. I found the menu systems of the latter 3 to be unnecessarily complicated and thus rarely used those cameras.
I don’t consider myself a Leica fanboy (IMO, cameras and lenses are just tools), but I really enjoy using a variety of its cameras and the lenses are generally high quality (and most M lenses are compact). The digital versions have much simpler menus compared to those in Nikon and Canon cameras. Also, I prefer Leica’s simple industrial design (e.g., very few buttons). In the end, taking a good photo requires reasonably nailing the exposure triangle (shutter speed, aperture, and ISO), focus, and composition, so I don’t want a camera with lots of buttons on it (if someone else wants a more complex camera, that’s their business). I haven’t used modern Sony mirrorless digital cameras, so I can’t comment on their menu system (I’ve seen lots of great images taken with them though).
Over the last several years, I had a variety of Leica cameras including a digital CL (terrific and fun small 24 MP APS-C camera that can use a variety of lenses: L mount autofocus, Leica M mount, Nikon, etc. with an adapter), Q2 Monochrom (fixed high quality 28 mm f/1.7 AF or manual focus lens, full-frame non-Bayer B&W sensor; a fantastic camera that I regret selling and will replace soon), SL2 (full frame 47 MP sensor with in-body image stabilization, can use the same types of lenses as the digital CL; not as compact and lightweight as a CL or M body, but a great camera), M11 (great camera, and can be used with a very expensive electronic viewfinder that markedly increases the success rate of in-focus shots, not for everyone), and M6 TTL film camera (purchased previously owned recently but hasn’t been used much yet).
Long ago, I used film cameras to help pay for college. I also have won photography competition awards back then (frankly, I never thought the winning images were that great). My hit rate for “technically good” photos was high, but only a small percentage of the images were compelling (if I shot more, I’m confident that hit rate would have improved).
The good thing about digital cameras is that one can practice a lot to get better at essentially no monetary cost. The learning curve with film cameras requires more time and money. I won’t use my M6 TTL film camera much until I get to a higher level of proficiency with the M11. I recently bought an Arca-Swiss F field 6x9 view camera. It’s really slow and relatively expensive to use with film, so I will buy a used Phase 1 medium format digital back to speed up the leaning process digital. I got this camera because its movements (tilt, swing, rise/fall) can do things that a mirrorless camera can’t and the process of using it is fun. Hopefully some shots I take with it will be compelling.
I have a few questions for you.
1) Does Leica state advertise that their products will make anyone a better photographer? Steve Huff and Matt Osborne (MrLeica) wrote reviews on why one might consider using Leica cameras. I’m not sure which windmill you think you’re fighting.
2) Can you show professional images you took with another brand digital camera that are really good? None of the shots you showed taken with an M camera are that compelling. Justin Mott’s work with Leica M cameras looks darn good.
I didn’t say any of this. I owned a 262. I rented other Leica cameras. Shot a Q that I owned. I actually said these cameras don’t make you slow down and that’s a choice you can have on any camera.
In the video, you said that you use Leica M cameras for 90% and 100% of your professional and personal work, respectively. I was trying to understand which digital M cameras (other than the 262, introduced in 2015) you actually used. A more modern M camera with an optional EVF might be a better fit (use-wise) for you. They also have auto ISO and aperture priority capabilities, which can make taking photos easier and faster than adjusting the exposure triangle manually for each shot. That said, the M11 and its optional EVF aren’t cheap.
If you have an issue with the M rangefinder (to be frank, it’s not for everyone), that’s understandable because it is not as fast as focusing with a good AF camera, and it is not amenable to anyone with poor eyesight. However, plenty of people shoot terrific work with M cameras solely using the rangefinder.
Natively, the model 262 rangefinder has a 0.68X magnification, which helps with framing 28 mm lenses, but hinders accurate focusing. The 262 has frame lines for 35/135, 28/90, and 50/75 mm lenses. To frame with lenses with focal lengths sub 28 mm, it might be better to use a higher magnification on the rangefinder and use the Leica Frankenfinder (with parallax correction between 0.5 m and infinity) to frame the composition (I have one and it works for 16, 18, 21, 24, and 28 mm lenses). Surely, the Frankenfinder is not cheap, so an optional EVF on a more modern M camera (see below) might be a better choice.
If you used an M11, you could get (an expensive) optional high resolution EVF to increase the chance of nailing critical focus (you can magnify the focus point in the EVF as well). I find it really helps with critical focus on even the Leica Noctilux-M 75 mm f/1.25, which has a very shallow depth of field wide open (I still need more practice with that combination). In addition, menu-selectable optional focus peaking can be helpful too, but some might find it annoying.
I just don’t understand what windmill you’re fighting. If Leica kit is too expensive for you, I get that (I buy most of my Leica M lenses used and have purchased a few Voigtländer VM lenses to keep the cumulative cost down). If the M rangefinder is too slow for consistently focusing and framing well in your hands no matter how much you practice (if one swaps out lenses a lot, they need to remember which framing lines are appropriate; not hard, but it takes a few seconds to think about it), I get that too. If the rangefinder resulted in losing images because one forgets to take the lens cap off (which you didn’t state, but it’s a possibility if one doesn’t chimp between shots), I get that as well. Every camera system has its learning curve, pros, and cons. If an older digital Leica M system isn’t suitable for you, you could either get a more modern Leica M (or a different brand’s) rig.
Leica’s relatively high prices, which you mentioned, aren’t news. Neither is the obvious fact that a rangefinder isn’t as fast as a superb AF system (but I recently worked with a pro photographer, who publishes Leica-related TH-cam content, whose successful hit rate was very high using a rangefinder and he works very quickly). M cameras and lenses are about portability, high quality, and simplicity. No camera system to date checks all the boxes.
When I recently took a lesson with the TH-cam-based photographer, he invited a model to work with us. That style of photography (faster-paced and fluid) pushed me out of my comfort zone and forced me to realize that I needed to get far better using the M rangefinder and even improve my use of the optional EVF. With the latter, I’d center the subject, focus, and then move the camera to get the composition I wanted. I discovered that in a fast-paced situation, I wasn’t recomposing properly. Apparently, my thick frame glasses don’t allow me to see the entire field of view of even the EVF. Vulnerability exposed, so now I have to work hard on that issue!
@@johnkasianowicz6536yo why are your comments freakin essays? I went through 4 birthdays trying to read it
@@Millicente My first reply here was a bit long, but it shouldn’t have taken 4 years to read it. ~\8^)
"There is an update for that. It's called get better."......😅
spitting facts !
One word: FACTS.
If you need to slow down, just slow down you said. Now there's an idea!
I own a Nikon z6ii and the number reason Nikon is bashed is because of its AF performance not being up to scratch with Sony and Canon. And it's true the Z6ii AF is not up to scratch with Canon and Sony. But there's more to a camera than AF performance and I have no need for fast AF.
The Leica is even worse than the Nikon because it doesn't have AF at all. If I shot sport or fashion or journalism for a living I'd ditch Nikon tomorrow and invest in Canon or Sony. No doubt about it.
And so if Leica is the best, what is it the best at? AF speed? Lens selection? Frames per second?
What then?
Build quality? Yes. Ergonomics? Yes. Image quality? Bingo!
I would only buy a Leica if I could try one alongside my Nikon. I would use both to take the same photos during a session, and if, on a double blind study, I could pick the Leica images on the computer from the Nikon images then I might have a actual good reason to buy the Leica. If I could not pick the difference I would not have a good reason to buy the Leica and buyers remorse would soon follow
I grew up using a Contax 1 rangefinder camera and I love the rangefinder system but if I was a wedding photographer that camera would be a waste of time and money because too many photos would be out of focus and my client would not be happy. They wouldn't care whether I had an aesthetically beautiful experience taking blurry photos of the bride all day. And they wouldn't care if the blurry photos of the bride were rendered beautifully.
On the other hand I picked a Leica M-A with a 35 mm Summicron on board in the local Leica store one day and I fell in love.....now then, if I was a rich man.....lol.
But I must say the build quality on the Z6ii comes close.
It’s all in the mental.
Your leica photos are great because it is from leica..
Most YT street photographers end up getting a Leica and still getting the same shitty images as before. They forget buying a Leica, doesn't include vision.
It happens; gotta put in the work.
All about you you you
Atleast you are brave enough to admit you made a bad choice. Leica M is a range finder. It has no provision for doing fast shooting, sports, wildlife, fashion/editorial etc etc. It is a fully manual camera. A Leica M, like any other camera, will not make you a better or worse photographer. Photographer is in you and not the camera. This is like buying a Jaguar D Type, race along Formula 1 cars, and then complain that the car made you a worse driver cause you were always lat to the line. If you wanted a Leica to do the stuff you were interested in then the SL2 was the choice, and not M. That one has all the modern bells and whistles that you wanted. I am sure you are a good photographer in your own sphere, but then again, you made a bad choice. It is a good talking point though.
I didn’t make a bad choice. I purposefully got this camera as I said. It’s not my only camera and for things I need speed like sports - my Fujifilm cameras do the job better than anything else on the market.
I typed "I disagree, Leica M is not a tool" but you said is mostly true. I feel like this is a spectrum of "toolness" (I don't think this is a word but you get the idea). For me, Sony is probably the best tool but digital Leica M is somewhere between a tool and a companion. And Leica M film cameras are great companions that happens to be good tools.
Well I consider any camera a tool considering you can’t take photos by just blinking. But I understand your point.
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Video summary: practice, practice, practice, practice, practice......... and then practice some more.
When you’re done don’t forget to practice.
Rarely do you hear an honest opinion. Thank you
If you think this is nice you gotta check out Doriyan Coleman and Gajan Balan.
get gooder!
thats why the leica photographers only pose with their leicas. you always see their pictures, holding the camera, but never the photos they made with the leica
That’s weird I know at least 100 Leica photographers who actually share photos. I don’t get this comment. Be bitter but be bitter about something true.
I love how you try and justify not learning or understanding how to shoot with your tool. Worst photography states the obvious. That tool is not for your style. Didn’t need a video to learn that.
I personally love how I never even alluded to that not did I say I didn’t understand it. Yall be fuccin crying for no reason. Thank you for the comment and the hate watch.
Git gud 🔥
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Stop pretending that overcoming a trivial, anachronistic problem a camera throws at you makes you a better photographer. It just makes you someone who hasn't understood what photography is about, an trained mechanic who couldn't save his life having to drive what he builds.
Man I don’t know even know what you’re talking about lol
@@DeeRosa You make manual focusing sound like the means to make you a better photographer - it isn't, it's a trivial problem that only a nitwit would pretend has any bearing on the art of photography...
@@karlgunterwunsch1950 literally never fuccin said that and literally inferred the opposite.
You’re crying about something you made up because you’re insecure or something.
Cameras don’t shoot photos, people shoot people! What? Focus!
Just another clown reaching for views and clicks
You talk waaaay too much.
Weird hissy fit to throw on a platform where people talk 😂
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Thanks “username follows by a bunch of a letters and numbers”. I don’t know what this means but I appreciate the banter, again.