Camera doesn’t matter, but it does. Not because any camera can make better photos than another, but because some cameras are more fun to use, more enjoyable, and that in turn will make you use it more, take more photos, get more practice, and hopefully become a better photographer. That’s Leica for me. In that sense, a camera *can* and *will* make you a better photographer. All other cameras I’ve had ended up on the shelf eventually. But not the Leica. I just want to shoot it on and on.
I've had exactly the same conversation as a musician about expensive instruments and I feel like it applies to any type of creativity. A chord on a cheap Chinese guitar sounds the same as one from a vintage Gibson to 98% of the audience. A whole set played on a guitar that inspires you to play your guts out will be night and day to one played on an instrument that's perpetually "good enough for now".
One thing I have to give Leica credit for is the kind of support you cannot get with any other film camera manufacturer these days. I had a co-worker of mine email Leica about his M2 which was built in the 60s, and they still could come back to him with some info about that specific camera. Any other manufacturer these days just wouldn't know who to ask anymore.
Leica has a feel to it like no other camera. I sold my 240 for the X1D thinking medium format was where it’s at for me in the end. It just wasn’t as inspiring as the Leica, or the Leica Summicrons I had. X1D is gone and the Leica is back. Couldn’t be happier.
I bought an m6 last year and it is a great camera to use, it feels good in hand, functions well and once you get used to range finder style photography it’s so good. Zone focusing is the way for sure and for street it’s great. If you shoot 50mm the m3 is awesome. Also have u tried an xpan? For me that’s my favourite 35mm because there is nothing like it really and it works so good.
Well, I recently picked up my first Leica - a IIIb with an f2 50mm Summitar lens (both from 1939). I learned to shoot on a Minolta rangefinder, so for me, shooting with rangefinders is like coming home. The first time, I picked up an SLR was only a few years ago in fact, and while I love shooting with some SLRs, I'll always keep coming back to the rangefinders. Will I ever get an M5,6 or 7? Perhaps, but I don't feel like I need to any time soon. I have enough cameras already to last me a lifetime - except maybe I need a Mamiya 6 or one of the Fuji medium format rangefinders.
Kudos for admitting you changed your mind and congrats on the new camera! Yeah, it's not about the gear and all that, but if you've got the money for it and you wanted to push yourself out of your comfort zone by shooting with a 35mm rangefinder, then why not a Leica?
Did you consider a Bessa R2 or Zeiss Ikon rangefinder? It would save you money, especially if you're not particularly a fan of Leica or care about owning one.
Over the decades, I used the following rangefinders: Argus C-3 35mm Canonet QL17 G-III 35mm Minolta Hi-Matic 9 35mm Contax G1 35mm Leica M6 35mm rangefinder Fuji 6x7cm medium format rangefinder Fuji 6x9cm medium format rangefinder The M6 was my first Leica rangefinder. However, it was not my first Leica. My first Leica was an M1 that I used on a microscope when I was in college. It looked like a rangefinder camera but it did not have the rangefinder focusing feature.
Do we start calling you VuhLeica now?😂 Sick video dude! Glad you’re experimenting with rangefinders! I really enjoy shooting with them and I’m going to do a video soon about my experience owning and shooting the Canon P which is a much more budget-friendly rangefinder
I've been anti Leica forever since the over enthusiastic users are annoying, but I've got to admit I'm coming around. I'd love to try a M6. Recently got a CL though and I'm fairly sure the size and weight is better for me (although it does feel a little cheaper.. cause it is). Anyway, I don't think we need to be apologetic about using nice gear or changing our minds about it!
You can be an anti-Leica photographer and still shoot with an M. I know people whose first step is to tape over all the Leica lettering on their cameras. It doesn't help, you can still recognise them. I myself find all this fuss about the M awful too; I also find the M too heavy and unergonomic. But I like the camera itself. I could shoot a film every day. I don't even know what else to take pictures of.
Thank you for posting this video. I wonder if you would do a comparison of these images with some of your old Canon images shot on film from years ago? Cheers from Canada.
My problem with Leica isn't with the bodies...it's the cost of the lenses! I've shot with an M4, an M5 & and M6, but always with Zeiss lenses which are less expensive than Leica. They have a different look than the Leica lenses, but they're tack sharp, have great contrast and color. One thing about rangefinder cameras you definitely won't like is the minimum focus distance is normally not near as good as an SLR or mirrorless lens. Leica rangefinders are great for street photography or even event photography but I'm not sure I'd shoot much else with them. Like wine or beer, Leica cameras are an acquired taste.
I always come back and forget to ask. What strength pro mist were you using back then with this. I’ve been wanting to experiment but the examples I see are like all over the place. The pictures here seem to strike the best balance I’ve seen yet.
Glad you're givin rangefinders a chance. I recently picked up a Yashica Electro 35 GS and I'm really enjoying shooting with it. Had to let go of the SLR control freak that I am, but it just feels fun to shoot a rangefinder. I take it all less serious and just have fun shooting. The results are/can be the same quality, it's just that the shooting process is different. And I welcome different. 😁
I think that gear does matter. As long as you feel good with using a camera that satisfy your needs. I like using a Nikon f-301, I tried a Leica and I loved it, I want to use a Leica as a camera for mine. I also have a digital Canon, but I don't enjoy shooting with that because, I feel like there is a separation between that Canon and me, I feel like that using a more simpler camera and that uses film it make me enjoy using the camera. With a digital it feel not natural. It's cost effective, but DAMN, film is so much regarding.
For what it gives you 100%. The only thing is that its so well designed it will still be running in 200 years. As for everything else, any Mamiya Medium format camera has lenses that are equivalent on 120mm film vs 35mm.
@@Sebastian_Astudillo fr, I guess that the only practical reason to get a Leica is to invest with it, kinda like a Rolex, no matter how much it has been used or how old it is, it is still worth a lot.
hey - i see your videos occasionally. I used to shoot a hasselblad 500C. I still have a 23CII and a full darkroom, but I discovered digital recently. I shoot with an R5 right now, it's fantastic, likely the first camera I feel has significant advantages versus film, especially 35mm, but shooting leica; the one 35mm brand that _maybe_ has something worth shooting at this juncture, IMHO. The Mamiya rangefinders are super interesting... honestly, your RZ body has had me just lusting over medium format again... but this is a nice choice as well... I respect your camera choices f'real. I am slowly building an ultra-large bellows camera - i wanna build a lens, but i am thinking 4' image circle, so prolly just a pinhole... I felt like everyone abandoned film by 2016 when i finally bought a digital... I guess it's boutique now, but only super recently were digital cameras even worth owning unless you were holding a Hasselblad - oh geeze, I never shot with it, but the '39 megapixel' CCD they announced back in 04; i think 13x3 + multi-exposure/pixel shift - i wanted to check that out, CCDs are interesting; i want a pentax 645Z for stills at this point. You get nice colors bro - who does your processing... _do you? color is hard to process without a shop because of just the quantity of chemistry..._ i mean, you need to spend a shit ton to get a digital body that can offer the tonality alone that film offers...i have almost always shot almost exclusively B&W and processe(ed) myself... I think i have a couple ilford 400 rolls left... but i rarely shot medium format in color - it's interesting to see your results. you get nice results. I'm super local, btw.
I think it is. At the end of the day the m6 ain’t making the photos it’s the person behind the camera and obviously how good your lens it. Film cameras have no censor, the film itself is the censor which makes the color. So if you put on a leica lens on another film camera with the same film you basically get the same photo. Digital is a bit different with the sensor
120 you say?
I swear I would sell a kidney
damn, just damn Kodak
GOLD IN 120 YES PLZ!!!!
Love it 🙏
Gold 200 in 120 please! Don’t play with my emotions
Camera doesn’t matter, but it does. Not because any camera can make better photos than another, but because some cameras are more fun to use, more enjoyable, and that in turn will make you use it more, take more photos, get more practice, and hopefully become a better photographer. That’s Leica for me. In that sense, a camera *can* and *will* make you a better photographer. All other cameras I’ve had ended up on the shelf eventually. But not the Leica. I just want to shoot it on and on.
Exactly. If you shoot what you enjoy, you'll be inspired more. Furthermore, no one is shooting sports or wildlife with an iPhone.
I've had exactly the same conversation as a musician about expensive instruments and I feel like it applies to any type of creativity. A chord on a cheap Chinese guitar sounds the same as one from a vintage Gibson to 98% of the audience. A whole set played on a guitar that inspires you to play your guts out will be night and day to one played on an instrument that's perpetually "good enough for now".
You’d hope it doesn’t get shelves for that price
It's like asking people if they would want to race a Honda Civic or a Formula 1 car. The experience is what engages you in the moment.
Olympus OM-1 for me. Shutter sound so orgasmic, I need to shoot it almost daily. The advance lever feels cheap though.
Mariners cap. Leica M6. Mirror self portrait.
This video was made for me specifically.
Haha you got it
Yes to a ‘Leica Photographers Be Like Video’
Leica photographers be like: look at all my watches
Would be perfect now that he’ll be able to relate, speaking from the heart😳😳😳
Man the square format footage of you and Amal walking around looks sooo good sheeeesh
One thing I have to give Leica credit for is the kind of support you cannot get with any other film camera manufacturer these days. I had a co-worker of mine email Leica about his M2 which was built in the 60s, and they still could come back to him with some info about that specific camera. Any other manufacturer these days just wouldn't know who to ask anymore.
Leica has a feel to it like no other camera. I sold my 240 for the X1D thinking medium format was where it’s at for me in the end. It just wasn’t as inspiring as the Leica, or the Leica Summicrons I had. X1D is gone and the Leica is back. Couldn’t be happier.
We need more of your episodes of the podcast vuhlandes , i love your view and opinion on photography topics
bro you inspired me to do photography again when i gave up on it. love your videos man.
He’s a Leica BOY!
man, ever since i picked one up in '17 i've never looked back. one of the best investments. enjoy it my guy!
Your girlfriend giving us those looks at 5:28 vid was everything. Really loved how the color grading turned out.
Love Kodak Gold!! Shoutout to Amal for great work behind the video camera too!!
Seeing this is exactly how my m6 came... no body cap 😒. Enjoy your new camera and welcome to the club!
omg the best film mirror selfies ive ever seen 😍
I’m so glad I found this channel😩
I bought an m6 last year and it is a great camera to use, it feels good in hand, functions well and once you get used to range finder style photography it’s so good. Zone focusing is the way for sure and for street it’s great. If you shoot 50mm the m3 is awesome. Also have u tried an xpan? For me that’s my favourite 35mm because there is nothing like it really and it works so good.
Cool to see you in person keep up the great work!
Was an obvious choice when they were $1200. At $3400? You gotta be kidding. It’s a box with a light meter.
Not watched a vid of yours in a while, nice to know you're still making great content! I'll make sure I catch up on your vids
Hell yeah bro glad you’re back!
Pictures came out BEAUTIFUL!
Well, I recently picked up my first Leica - a IIIb with an f2 50mm Summitar lens (both from 1939). I learned to shoot on a Minolta rangefinder, so for me, shooting with rangefinders is like coming home. The first time, I picked up an SLR was only a few years ago in fact, and while I love shooting with some SLRs, I'll always keep coming back to the rangefinders. Will I ever get an M5,6 or 7? Perhaps, but I don't feel like I need to any time soon. I have enough cameras already to last me a lifetime - except maybe I need a Mamiya 6 or one of the Fuji medium format rangefinders.
tapped in already lets go (bonnet and all)
Not even Monique could stop the king
Not even Monique couldn't stop the king
Camera doesn’t matter but the lens does, did I miss what lens this was?
He mentioned it was a Voigtlander 35mm lens. Looks like the f1.4 Nokton classic.
3:50 is the real gem lotta creatives should take away. Enjoy the new addition!
Contax G boys here... but I F with it... Good glass & something that makes you inspired when you pick it up is all its about.. Keep jugging fam!
congrats on getting your first leica man !!!!!!!
Have you thought about Leica's R SLR cameras? They a lot cheaper than a M, still have Leica glass, and have the familiar SLR feel.
what equipment was used to make this video? 5:37 is gorgeous atmosphere and colors 😍
Enjoyed this! The video footage was also banging! Thanks for making this 👍🏾
So dope brotha, I just got my M6 delivered yesterday. Can’t wait to see you shoot more with it. 🙏🏾💯📸
How did you get that look? 4:3 look on video with that smooth blurry background! Looks amazing.
Kudos for admitting you changed your mind and congrats on the new camera! Yeah, it's not about the gear and all that, but if you've got the money for it and you wanted to push yourself out of your comfort zone by shooting with a 35mm rangefinder, then why not a Leica?
Nice images, great perspective on this iconic camera.
Love your photography philosophies man 🙌🏼🙏🏽
Did you consider a Bessa R2 or Zeiss Ikon rangefinder? It would save you money, especially if you're not particularly a fan of Leica or care about owning one.
Over the decades, I used the following rangefinders:
Argus C-3 35mm
Canonet QL17 G-III 35mm
Minolta Hi-Matic 9 35mm
Contax G1 35mm
Leica M6 35mm rangefinder
Fuji 6x7cm medium format rangefinder
Fuji 6x9cm medium format rangefinder
The M6 was my first Leica rangefinder. However, it was not my first Leica. My first Leica was an M1 that I used on a microscope when I was in college. It looked like a rangefinder camera but it did not have the rangefinder focusing feature.
Do we start calling you VuhLeica now?😂 Sick video dude! Glad you’re experimenting with rangefinders! I really enjoy shooting with them and I’m going to do a video soon about my experience owning and shooting the Canon P which is a much more budget-friendly rangefinder
Real quick before I watch just want to say KEH is amazing for used gear. That is all. Carry on.
What camera are you using for the footage? Looks nice.
M4 - p baby ! No light meter but way more cheaper for same sensation!
I've been anti Leica forever since the over enthusiastic users are annoying, but I've got to admit I'm coming around. I'd love to try a M6. Recently got a CL though and I'm fairly sure the size and weight is better for me (although it does feel a little cheaper.. cause it is). Anyway, I don't think we need to be apologetic about using nice gear or changing our minds about it!
You can be an anti-Leica photographer and still shoot with an M. I know people whose first step is to tape over all the Leica lettering on their cameras. It doesn't help, you can still recognise them. I myself find all this fuss about the M awful too; I also find the M too heavy and unergonomic. But I like the camera itself. I could shoot a film every day. I don't even know what else to take pictures of.
The photos came out awesome
been awhile since the last ______ photographers be like, would like to see that return
Stunning photos!
Can't wait to see you put some Ektar through it!
Thank you for posting this video. I wonder if you would do a comparison of these images with some of your old Canon images shot on film from years ago? Cheers from Canada.
anyone know how to edit the video like him starts from 5:30? the greenish yellow tone looks spectacular, just like the ‘the end of fking day’ vibe
Gang really doing numbers with the Leica! Sheeeesh! 🔥
Sheeeeeeesh
Amazing video brother
Vuh next time you’re in LA. Teach me your ways. Great video bruh!
good vid as always man
My problem with Leica isn't with the bodies...it's the cost of the lenses! I've shot with an M4, an M5 & and M6, but always with Zeiss lenses which are less expensive than Leica. They have a different look than the Leica lenses, but they're tack sharp, have great contrast and color. One thing about rangefinder cameras you definitely won't like is the minimum focus distance is normally not near as good as an SLR or mirrorless lens. Leica rangefinders are great for street photography or even event photography but I'm not sure I'd shoot much else with them. Like wine or beer, Leica cameras are an acquired taste.
I always come back and forget to ask. What strength pro mist were you using back then with this. I’ve been wanting to experiment but the examples I see are like all over the place.
The pictures here seem to strike the best balance I’ve seen yet.
do you go to a lab now to get your film developed and scanned?
petition for Kodak to bring us Kodak Gold in 120
Glad you're givin rangefinders a chance. I recently picked up a Yashica Electro 35 GS and I'm really enjoying shooting with it. Had to let go of the SLR control freak that I am, but it just feels fun to shoot a rangefinder. I take it all less serious and just have fun shooting. The results are/can be the same quality, it's just that the shooting process is different. And I welcome different. 😁
What is the footage at 6:15 etc filmed on? Looks sick!
Thank you for this! Really illuminating (pun intended). How did you meter for the shot at 8:49? So beautiful
great video V,
what are your thoughts about the 35mm Nokton Classic?
your color grading is tufffffffff
Where do u get your digitals back from? The colors are amazing, or do you scan/edit yourself?
What LUT do you use for your videos? Do you sell them?
Vuhlandes on the come up with these videos
The realest on here and no BS, I like it.
Dude, what was the lens on the M6.... thanks man.
Bessa R is a good alternative
Where did you get the prints on your wall printed?
Ayee what camera did u use to record the vlog outside when ure taking pics w the m6?
How do you deal with worms in your fujifilms images?
I think that gear does matter. As long as you feel good with using a camera that satisfy your needs. I like using a Nikon f-301, I tried a Leica and I loved it, I want to use a Leica as a camera for mine. I also have a digital Canon, but I don't enjoy shooting with that because, I feel like there is a separation between that Canon and me, I feel like that using a more simpler camera and that uses film it make me enjoy using the camera. With a digital it feel not natural. It's cost effective, but DAMN, film is so much regarding.
Hey man how did you get that look for the square footage?? Is that shot on film errr what?
What are you recording on bro ?
Is the leica body the one that creates the look or is it then lens?
Depends if that look is desired to be in your photos or on your person
what're you using to record?
bro what camera are you filming on?
Tapping in bro🔥🔥
Would love to see your thoughts on some M42 mount cameras
Yooo sorry if anyone already asked this but, what camera are u shooting video with?
Much love from Portugal!
Dude where you get that square hood for the Voigtlander?!
Such a babe your girlfriend. My jaw dropped from the cuteness overload.
lumix gm1 have u used 1
Great Hat My G…Rep My City Well!!! Slide to Seattle and Capture Some Dope Dope Ish!!!!
For the money that it demands, yes. It is fucking overrated.
For what it gives you 100%. The only thing is that its so well designed it will still be running in 200 years. As for everything else, any Mamiya Medium format camera has lenses that are equivalent on 120mm film vs 35mm.
There's no fun shooting 35mm when you have to go broke just for the camera
@@ReclusiveEagle true, any Mamiya Pentax, hassy med for cams can easily beat a Leica 35mm
@@aleci.8855 Even some soviet cameras like the Fed and Kiev
@@Sebastian_Astudillo fr, I guess that the only practical reason to get a Leica is to invest with it, kinda like a Rolex, no matter how much it has been used or how old it is, it is still worth a lot.
Goat . Love your work
Was that the Woodbridge neighborhood?
Did you pick your m6 from keh?
hey - i see your videos occasionally. I used to shoot a hasselblad 500C. I still have a 23CII and a full darkroom, but I discovered digital recently. I shoot with an R5 right now, it's fantastic, likely the first camera I feel has significant advantages versus film, especially 35mm, but shooting leica; the one 35mm brand that _maybe_ has something worth shooting at this juncture, IMHO. The Mamiya rangefinders are super interesting... honestly, your RZ body has had me just lusting over medium format again... but this is a nice choice as well... I respect your camera choices f'real.
I am slowly building an ultra-large bellows camera - i wanna build a lens, but i am thinking 4' image circle, so prolly just a pinhole...
I felt like everyone abandoned film by 2016 when i finally bought a digital... I guess it's boutique now, but only super recently were digital cameras even worth owning unless you were holding a Hasselblad - oh geeze, I never shot with it, but the '39 megapixel' CCD they announced back in 04; i think 13x3 + multi-exposure/pixel shift - i wanted to check that out, CCDs are interesting; i want a pentax 645Z for stills at this point. You get nice colors bro - who does your processing... _do you? color is hard to process without a shop because of just the quantity of chemistry..._ i mean, you need to spend a shit ton to get a digital body that can offer the tonality alone that film offers...i have almost always shot almost exclusively B&W and processe(ed) myself... I think i have a couple ilford 400 rolls left... but i rarely shot medium format in color - it's interesting to see your results.
you get nice results.
I'm super local, btw.
Vid with the XE4??
Has it ever been overrated? The people who talk it down don’t have one… personally I think it’s the best 35mm camera ever made
Sheesh that selfie was a flex 🔥
Leica MP > Leica M6
but anyway it's cool to have one or another
I think it is. At the end of the day the m6 ain’t making the photos it’s the person behind the camera and obviously how good your lens it. Film cameras have no censor, the film itself is the censor which makes the color. So if you put on a leica lens on another film camera with the same film you basically get the same photo. Digital is a bit different with the sensor
sharp AF
whys my guy looking like the diner lady that served me 10 years ago
Terrible joke
Is it TTL Or non TTL???
You know you got that needle in the veins now! You might want to checkout the Voightlander 35mm APO it’s fucking great! I shoot it on my Leica SL2S!
these colors!
I like the white border on the vid 🔥
FUCK YEAH! IVE BEEN WAITING FOR A VUH AND M6 COMBO EVER SINCE YOU STARTED SHOOTING FILM.