The Leica M series is photography without training wheels. I love my Leica M11 Monochrom. It is may favorite camera by a country mile.

@GastonShutters

11 ай бұрын

The monochrome may be next on my list. Maybe M12 ❤😊

@bernardlesperance742

8 ай бұрын

The one "training wheel" I do want is AF. Waiting for the day that nano technology allows Leica M lenses to auto focus.

@f__e__e__l__e__e__p

2 ай бұрын

Happy for those who have monochrome 🙂 Can I see the photographs somewhere?

A M camera says "slow down and enjoy". I bought a M6, decades ago. Then I changed for other brands. But at the end, I came back to a M for the reasons you give : body and lens quality + weight, pleasure to build your pictures, discretion, simplicity, battery life etc... With a M camera, you definitively quite the arm race to love what you have. (NB : my M is a 2015 model).

@GastonShutters

7 ай бұрын

That’s exactly how I feel. Thanks for sharing your experience.

@gurugamer8632

6 ай бұрын

My first camera was Nikon D70. I then moved to Nikon D300, Canon 5D Mark II, Cankn 5D Mark III, Sony A7RIII, Sony A7RV. I decided to buy the Leica M11. Since using the Leica M11. I feel the camera and lens makes fits me like a glove, I love the size and weight of the lens. It’s comfortable. Now I hate picking up the Sony A7RV. It’s a shame because I have all the GMaster lenses.

@GastonShutters

6 ай бұрын

Thanks for sharing your story

Love your channel Mate 👍♥️ Didn't know you were from Miami 🙂 Had opportunity to see it last month, crazy expensive but plenty of cool vibes to choose from. Keep on rocking!

@GastonShutters

2 ай бұрын

Miami for the past 30 years , where are you located?

@f__e__e__l__e__e__p

2 ай бұрын

@@GastonShutters Hamburg for work, Bolesławiec, Poland for living 🙂

@GastonShutters

2 ай бұрын

@f__e__e__l__e__e__p awesome!

If you aren't getting "clinically sharp" images with current Leica glass, you aren't nailing focus. And that's on you, not the lenses.

My first camera was Nikon D70. I then moved to Nikon D300, Canon 5D Mark II, Canon 5D Mark III, Sony A7RIII, Sony A7RV. I decided to buy the Leica M11. Since using the Leica M11. I feel the camera and lens fits me like a glove, I love the size and weight of the lens. It’s comfortable. Now I hate picking up the Sony A7RV. It’s a shame because I have all the GMaster lenses.

@GastonShutters

6 ай бұрын

That’s the way we all feel ! Enjoy it

Very similar story to yours. Was exactly thinking about the “sharpness” this morning. I got a M10R and also a Sony guy. Miami based.

@GastonShutters

11 ай бұрын

Oh nice man. Let’s go shoot then…my IG is @gastonshutters

While getting back into photography after a 40+ year hiatus, I too was initially into demanding tack sharpness in lenses. I tried out Voigtländer’s Super Wide-Heliar 15 mm f/4.5, Color-Skopar 21 mm f/3.5, and Nokton Classic-M 35 mm f/1.4 v1. I sold them, but now could see buying one or more again.

@GastonShutters

7 ай бұрын

Thanks for sharing!

You're paying for the name. I love Leica yes they are beautiful but it's a classic Get less pay more scenario. However, the satisfaction you get from such a camera as this is on another level.

@GastonShutters

9 ай бұрын

I honestly love the form factor and image quality of the M11. Compared with any of my Sonys the M11 has a feel hard to describe but I’d say that images look less digital and more analog than Sony images. Even though they use Sony sensors, the Leica glass attributes to that particular character that a lot of us love in these cameras.

@javierherrera9450

9 ай бұрын

@@GastonShutters honestly that's how I feel about my Fuji X100V using the many film recipes available. It's a solid little camera smaller than the Leica and also only like 1200 bucks. I get so many compliments from the camera and also the photos that come from it.

@GastonShutters

9 ай бұрын

@javierherrera9450 also own it and it’s a joy to use. But I’ve been printing a lot of my work and the full frame size and more resolution had made my X100V collect more dust than I would want. And that because usually I walk around with a 50mm more often than 35mm. Nonetheless incredible camera.

@javierherrera9450

9 ай бұрын

@@GastonShutters oh yeah definitely, I've never tried printing any of my shots from the Fuji now I'm curious to see what that looks like lol

@GastonShutters

9 ай бұрын

@@javierherrera9450 it all depends the resolution and size you want to print at. I'm doing 24x36 and the 24mp apsc size is nbot cutting it for me. Even though something that big will be viewed from at least 4-5 feet distance I am a sucker at peeping

I sold my Leica M6 and bought a Sony A7c. I can use all my Leica M & R lenses on it. But I kept my Leica M Type 262 digital M camera. I didn't want to be totally uncouth.😎

@GastonShutters

11 ай бұрын

The A7C is an incredible camera. Own two and it was my travel camera for these past years. Can’t go wrong with either camera. The M264 is a great one to keep. ❤

I agree with the characteristics of dealing with vintage built lenses @ 11:00 I don't have a leica or voitlander lens but I use old nikon & pentax lenses, although they take sharp photos, when zoomed in the focused areas does not project sharp edges which adds something to the photo!

@GastonShutters

11 ай бұрын

❤️❤️

I had the Leica M, Type 240, with a host of lenses, including Noctilux. I thoroughly enjoyed my time with it, the Noct is a tough beast to tame. Regarding the rangefinder, my eyesight wasn't bad, but not the best, either. I shot mostly hyperfocal length, which makes that camera faster than any autofocus camera around. With that said, I found that many of my images were soft, which many prefer. The hyperfocal distance needs to be dialed in oh so perfectly. That rangefinder had better not be this_much out of calibration. My favorite lens of the bunch, easiest to focus and very sharp was the 50mm Summicron F2. I finally decided to sell my Leica gear because of the autofocus, or lack of, mostly. I bought a Nikon D5 which was an absolutely lovely camera. Huge megapixels, low light king and perfect sharpness. I now have the Sony A1 with their new generation lenses. Opposite end of the discussion, the A1 sometimes can look clinically sharp, too sharp. The Sony autofocus is marvelous, very happy with their 135mm G Master for portrait. Wow, what a lens. I digress, because this is about Leica. For any newbie wanting to get into manual focus / rangefinder cameras, just make certain you fully understand before you spend the money. I own a Leica Q2 Monochrome that I absolutely adore. I reach for it 8:10 times. The only possible regret I have was letting the D5 go.

@GastonShutters

11 ай бұрын

Thank you for your feedback. I find the glass I have sharp enough for a clean image but with character or a look, something that I don’t seem to get from any of my Sony, Sigma or Tamron glass. Again my Sonys do have a place in my photography (product, commercial HSS) and I enjoy them as much for that type of work. The M11 is more of a therapy camera for me. More like a sport. Manually focusing each time is more like hunting without anyone being killed. Thank you for popping by. Make sure to sub as I’ll be posting more content about my journey to Leica. I have a Q3 video coming up.

@gurugamer8632

6 ай бұрын

My first camera was Nikon D70. I then moved to Nikon D300, Canon 5D Mark II, Cankn 5D Mark III, Sony A7RIII, Sony A7RV. I decided to buy the Leica M11. Since using the Leica M11. I feel the camera and lens makes fits me like a glove, I love the size and weight of the lens. It’s comfortable. Now I hate picking up the Sony A7RV. It’s a shame because I have all the GMaster lenses.

@gurugamer8632

6 ай бұрын

@@GastonShuttersWhat can you say about high G Master primes vs Leica M lenses like 35mm APO and 50 APO?

@GastonShutters

6 ай бұрын

@@gurugamer8632 G Master are sharper and much more clinical.

@GastonShutters

6 ай бұрын

@@gurugamer8632 G Master are sharper and much more clinical.

I feel exactly the same when I shoot manual with my Olympus Pen F and OM1. Street photography is my therapy session.

@GastonShutters

11 ай бұрын

That’s a beautiful feeling. The OM1 is a camera I always wanted to try. I love it’s look.

Interesting perspective on the Leica experience. On a different note: What are you shooting this video on?

@GastonShutters

11 ай бұрын

The M11 is really fun. The image is not the only experience is the process of creating it with the camera. You can find similar experience with any camera speaks to you. I shot this video with the Sony FX30 paired with a Sony 24mm f1.4 GM plus ND filter. I exposed to protect skin tones with Zebras at 58 IRÉ. A key light, a hair light and three practical lights. Hope this helps. Could do a video about my setup.

I have multiple Leica's (M10, Q3, M3), but I will never let go my Sony a7iv, that camera allow me to shoot in any weather condition and I know the results are going to top notch, you just need to reduce the sharpness and clarity on Sony sensor to get almost the same look as Leica.

@GastonShutters

11 ай бұрын

Indeed. Still have my A7RV. Using it mainly like I mention in the video and it’s what I use to get the job done without hiccups. Thanks for watching the video.

@AlejandroVisuals

11 ай бұрын

Great content, keep it up@@GastonShutters

@GastonShutters

11 ай бұрын

Thanks appreciate the support. Sub for the Q3 video coming up

@AlejandroVisuals

11 ай бұрын

you can count on it@@GastonShutters

@GastonShutters

11 ай бұрын

🙏

Love my M10p

@GastonShutters

11 ай бұрын

Enjoy it and thank you for watching the video. I have a Q3 video dropping today so make sure to stay sub !

@Junior-mw1zn

11 ай бұрын

@@GastonShutters will do cheers😁

@GastonShutters

11 ай бұрын

🙏

What’s your thumb grip? I’d love to get one for my silver M11

@GastonShutters

6 ай бұрын

Amazon. YEWOOP M10P/R-G Thumb Stand Metal Thumbs Up Grip Compatible with Leica M11 M10 M10P M10R Better Balance & Grip Convenience, Camera Silver Hand Grip (Silver) a.co/d/8sBEV8L

if I had 10k to spend , I would definitely get it .

@GastonShutters

4 ай бұрын

It’s a super fun camera to shoot with.

wish i had time for travel photography

@GastonShutters

11 ай бұрын

Travel around the city. I do that too and a lot

I had been shooting Nikon cameras for decades as far back as the film camera F5-simple and straight forward even the lens had markings akin to the M lens so you could easily hypeffocal and zone focus wide angle lens. Those lens are gone and the sophistication of all the focusing aids has in my opinion created additional problems of focusing for the non professional who does not use it all days. The Nikon Z9 is a marvel of technologhy but at a real cost of complications for the sheer number of buttons and menu system. And of course not to mention its weight. What good does all this technologhy provide if you hesitate to carry it with you because is so heavy or you remember where so options are located. And of course trheir is the Leica M lens-the best in thge world and the Noctilux lens which can not be replicated.

@GastonShutters

3 ай бұрын

Amen!

I see you caught the bug as well. 🎉

@GastonShutters

10 ай бұрын

Hahahha for sure!

Then run a raffle give away on the a7rv. I am sure it will grow the channel.

Leica Q3 or M11? My Q3 is still on Backorder...

@GastonShutters

10 ай бұрын

Two different cameras. I own both the M11 is manual and you’ll have to spend in glass. But more versatile for photography as you can mount different lenses. The q3 is great if you want to be married to one focal length and have AF capability and video recording.

@billmartin1010

9 ай бұрын

Tough question, for me, primarily because the Q3 lens is so wide. If the Q3 came with a 35mm or even a 50mm lens, the decision would be clear -- definitely the Q3. To me, the only benefit of the M11 is that you can change lenses. But that's a very costly benefit.

@GastonShutters

9 ай бұрын

@@billmartin1010 In my case is not just because of the removable lenses but it has to do more with the manual focus experience. I happen to use my Q 3 also in manual focus or zone focus alot

"Do I regret it?" No but your financial advisor does

@GastonShutters

11 ай бұрын

Hahahah you are right 😂.

I love the images a Leica makes. I love the minimalist features. I've had a Q3 and loved it -- although the Q3 has a lot of "normal" mirrorless features (like AF), so it's only down-featured a little bit. But $13,000 (with lens) for a camera without most of today's most common camera technology? I understand the Leica appeal completely. But $13,000 is just too much more for so much less.

@GastonShutters

9 ай бұрын

agreed!

have you ever felt like cheating with so much tech in our mirrorless? Let me know your story

@realniteart

11 ай бұрын

Nope! 20+ years ago I declared that I wanted certain features in cameras. They were finally implemented in mirrorless and phone cameras. Mirrorless freed me from thinking about "skill" details like "eyes in focus", "get exposure right" and let me think about my image. I shoot all manual exposure, and I don't use display screen often. Getting it right [with histogram] is important :). I borrowed m4 earlier this year and spent a couple months with it. I was relieved to return it, and get back to my Olympus and GFX :) But then I got Mamiya C330, for no good reason! I mean, I say that I would like to have a mirrorless with square sensor, and I don't like video features in my cameras, and I like simplicity... Seemed like a logical choice at the moment :) If only it would focus for me. I see no value in spending 30 seconds trying to get focus on subject's face. I am quite blind at close distances after all and need every help I can get.

@realniteart

11 ай бұрын

I also want to say that I really-really like my Olympus cameras. I shoot with Olympus, and Panasonic before that, for dozen years now, and never got tired of them. I tried fuji x series a few years ago, it did not stick.

@GastonShutters

9 ай бұрын

@@realniteart thanks for sharing that with us

not completly manual,shorty. Lens manual only ;) happily corrected

@GastonShutters

5 ай бұрын

Thanks

Why does this video look/sound so much like an infomercial ?

@GastonShutters

8 ай бұрын

I wish it was…I would’ve got paid! Just my honest opinion. But I still rock my Sonys

A camera is a tool, not something to obsess about. A leica in film days had it's devotees, but when SLR's came in with autofocus (Canon EOS), everything else became obsolete. Leica has always had it's devotees, but it's a niche camera, suits some people (with loads of money) but not others. Niche photographers chose Leica for it's discreetness and for the excellent lenses. Ian Berry, Paul Hill, Cartier-Bresson, Tony Ray-Jones used Leicas, so what? Just because you own a leica with a 'cron' or 'lux', doesn't mean sh*t. You have to learn how to use any camera you own, then go out and take pictures with it. It's YOU that creates the photo, NOT your camera.

@GastonShutters

11 ай бұрын

Thank you for stopping back. Appreciate your point of view.

@DelusionalNYC

8 ай бұрын

If someone wants to obsess about their favorite tool, there’s nothing wrong with that.

@dannyb2005

8 ай бұрын

Why are you so mad? Want a hug?

There's no comparison between the M11 and a Sony. Sony is so uninspiring to use.

@GastonShutters

3 ай бұрын

I have to agree with that

You do if it’s raining and you can’t go out and shoot now because your 17k #m11 and Lens kit isn’t weather sealed😂

@GastonShutters

11 ай бұрын

Shooting in the rain is not something I enjoy anyway. But I got caught in the rain with it ni have a reel on IG @gastonshutters

I just stopped watching the video because the loud background music. I'd like to hear your story but not the music.

@GastonShutters

11 ай бұрын

Thanks for your feedback.

Tell me you are rich without telling me you…

@GastonShutters

11 ай бұрын

Not rich but I got to work really hard in my life and I’m able to buy this camera with my own hard earn money.

@Deetroiter

9 ай бұрын

Rich are the people who spend thousands of dollars on new systems every year or two before selling it to buy a new system for thousands again. Leica owners tend to keep their equipment for many years. So, in all reality, who spends more on camera equipment? -shrugs- Even if he is rich, who cares. Want to be rich yourself, get off KZread and get to work.

For a simple camera they sure charge a lot. Even with 60 megapixels 7.6 k from B&H is a lot of money to spend for a body and no video! Your talking to the wealthy buying retro brand quality.

@GastonShutters

11 ай бұрын

Like I stated in the video. It’s a lot of money. However for video I prefer cameras with autofocus anyway. I’m a photographer mainly. Thank you for your feedback and for stopping by. Hope I have earned your sub

@seangibson3989

Ай бұрын

After the style/looks of the camera, my next favorite thing is that it doesn't take video. I wish Sony would follow suit... why they feel the need to take a sports camera a9 series and give it video capabilities is beyond me.