I really appreciate when a photographer reviews a camera and it’s all about what helps him take better pictures and what works for him! All the while posting really good images. Not reviews of pixel peeping and specs with bad photography mixed in. Subscribed!

@SamuelStreetlife

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks man! Appreciate the support! :)

I found you channel because i looked for reviews of GR III. But i stayed and watched a lot of your videos and i must say i really like your videos, they are so fun to watch, i have been laughing so much :) you have made my quarantine so much fun! oh and the GR III is nice :)

Truth is I'm not really interested in the Leica SL in particular, but your videos are always so great (well edited, funny, interesting, etc.), that I ended up seeing the full video. Some time ago I already said (in another video's comment) that you deserve many more subs - not that 66k is bad at all of course! But I think that your channel should be skyrocketing, your content is really good, or at least that's what I think. Congratulations for your work, as a content creator I truly look up to people like you! Thanks for sharing all of this great stuff, no matter if they are reviews, "on the street with", potato vlogs or whatever.

@SamuelStreetlife

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much for your encouraging comment! Really appreciate that. And hope to always be able to produce enjoyable content :) Thanks mate!

Thanks! Interesting as always. 2.33 my heart started beating faster 👍 Leica and zone focusing they go together like horse and carriage, good choice! Have fun!

Gotta keep those cats organized!!!! 😂📸🤷🏻‍♂️ That is a wonderful print that Hunter is getting too!!! Thanks for taking us along today. 👍

@SamuelStreetlife

4 жыл бұрын

Haha. Cat: if it fits, I sit.

You know the question everyone wants an answer to about the SL. Please don't disappoint us...

@SamuelStreetlife

4 жыл бұрын

I think you will get the answer you are looking for😂

This video is peak Samuel. Jokes✅Gear✅video length✅Thinking about words✅Sexual tension✅a cat✅

@SamuelStreetlife

4 жыл бұрын

Sexual tension lol. haha

Great video. Really liked the talk about the M lenses and the zone focusing technique. I love my Q2, but the more I use it the more I want to have a M-body as complement.

Dang it, you tease! I sat up straight to watch this NOW! 😂 looking forward to it.

@SamuelStreetlife

4 жыл бұрын

Haha. I was originally planning to post it tomorrow but became impatient :D

@tonypulido8127

4 жыл бұрын

Samuel L. Streetlife worth the wait, great video as always!

Thanks for the gear walk through! That Leica. WOW!

I know I am 3 years too late, but just in case anyone new wonders what a Leica M digital is like, I say that I have an M2, an M3 and an M6 for a long time, and I also have a M 240. The M240 is the closest experience to shooting a Leica M film camera. Leica did a magnificent job with the M240, to keep the analogue feel.

the SL is a very nice looking camera - congrats! looking forward to seeing your camera comparison vid.

Very good points. I have gone through the same process with the M vs SL. I love the M10, too, but ended up getting the SL. The SL is definitely better for telephoto lenses, and with the Ms you have issues with not knowing how e.g. flare will affect the image. You also have the problem with the rangefinder having to be adjusted at regular intervals. That said, the M10 is definitely "Prettier".

Excellent video. From memory, if you half press the shutter immediately after turning the camera on, the top LCD will show your settings right away.

Nice review. If you can borrow one or get one, highly recommend the Summaron 28mm f5.6 for your street work. The most compact Leica lens and best zone focusing experience on any Leica camera.

Damnnn there is something about this camera + lens combo that appeals to me so much. It has magic!

Would love to see a video about how you choose where to do your street photography, for example do you scout locations online, just hope to get lucky, etc? Love all your videos!

I’ve sold all my Fuji gear one year ago for a SL 601, very happy with this choice so far. The ergonomic, the sensor, the general design, maybe one of my favorite camera A real joy to shoot with, casually and professionally Sure it’s not a perfect camera, but damn near it If only it had ibis, i don’t really want to switch to the SL2S, try it and i really prefer the 601 sensor and body 🌝

Looking forward to the lens shoot out!

That sounds like an awesome comparison!

I love that Leica body! SL's are so cool.

Happy Christmas, you look super pleased with it x Try a turmeric, black pepper and milk drink for the wrist pain. Must be nice x

Freue mich schon!

Hi Samuel, love the channel. I'm constantly inspired by it. I'm travelling to Berlin on Monday can you recommend and good areas for street photography and photography galleries. Best of luck with channel and thanks for all your hard work.

Damnn the photos of this camera and lens combo is really something , it has magic

how I miss German post offices ;) nice video, Samuel!

wow, that 80% mark on charger was really nice

“It must be nice.” Haha Jeremy Cesaire missing out on the niceness. Lol

I appreciate the effort of setting up a shot sequence in the post office 👏

Good show and tell especially about the tactile qualities of using the camera.

I really understand what you mean about having that film experience but on a digital system, even though it sounds a bit backwards. Ever since I started shooting film on my M6 a year ago it really has ruined my digital experience for me, I have owned Sony, Fujifilm and even a Leica Q but it felt so much more rewarding to get that scan back that you hoped was in focus because you really nailed the focus and exposure, I mean the masters were doing it with a lot less. I eventually got 2 leica lenses for my M6 and now I took the plunge and sold all my digital cameras and lenses (except my ricoh, love that thing to death) and am switching to a M10-R as my end all be all camera (It must be nice 😂) . I can also relate with the idea of trying to get better at focusing on the fly and getting those distances just right with a digital body. Love the video man. Keep up the good work.

@jaeAre200

4 жыл бұрын

JEREMY!!! You-Have-To-Go-Out-There-And-Put-In-The-Work!!!!

@Jez_DeLuna

4 жыл бұрын

jae rose Bro. Your insta stories are already so motivational and your KZread videos are super informative, not sure what to do with this intimidation😅. But-imma-put-in-the-work-tomorrow-on-my-lunch-break. Much love brother. You and Samuel are primo photography inspiration material ✊

You don't have to worry about taking the wrong camera. The SL is newer and has a much better sensor than the good old m240. It is also much more sensible to buy an analog M as you said because of the value retention. But an M-P is exaggerated. Just follow the Sunny-16 rule and you won't need a light meter anyway. So you can take an M4 and would be absolutely happy with it. I found it funny that you said the m240 is thick but then you buy an SL. 😄

The ASMR was Golden!

Amazed!

Cant wait to get my hands on this camera in a month!

Nice video Sam" thanks !!!

Sold! That red dot looks good on you brother! 😈 Seriously considering sell all the remainder of my Fuji gear for an SL body. After my last trip, I am sold on this camera system. This is the first time I've actually be slapped in the face by a jump in file quality. The rendering is just superb.

@SamuelStreetlife

4 жыл бұрын

Yeah man I can only imagine what the SL2 can do after already being slapped by the old SL quality! And works well for the streets, too.

I will be waiting for a new video with a comparison, thank you very much!

“Must be nice” hahah.

@SamuelStreetlife

4 жыл бұрын

😆

@got2beable

4 жыл бұрын

Haha i laughed about that too xD

Looking forward to the comparo.

Hi Samuel, don't know if you still own this camera, but... I noticed you were able to adjust exposure compensation AND shutter speed with a manual lens. Can you remember what settings you used? I cannot get it into this mode with a manual lens (yours shows letter S in top lcd screen) Maybe has to do with what type of lens and or adapter? Thanks in advance 🙏

ha super cool how you just set up the streaming H1 - having the battery grip there at all times, i assume no batteries inside the battery grip and want to ask you could power the H1 for streaming with no batteries at all and only rely on the power cable connected to the camera? also very interesting how you compare the FF 35mm looks good while the 35mm equivalent looks flat, does that feel the same in other focal lengths wider or more tele? Or its something unique with the 35mm field of view and or bokeh haha

The M9 is very film like, maybe the most filmlike digital camera ever made. The CCD sensor is great. Everything is a little bit slower and the shutter sound is like music. You just have to be careful because of the corrosion on the sensor. 16:54 GR? Hahaha Your videos and vlogs are always top.

@woutdezeeuw1604

3 жыл бұрын

I love the M9, I have 3 of them now, lol. But this year the prices have gone up, and the SL is now cheaper. Maybe I'll pick one up.

@hashicbawa9930

3 жыл бұрын

which cam is that

@gesarkanch

3 жыл бұрын

@@hashicbawa9930 Leica M9 a true digital Rangefinder

It took me a while to realize you had taped of the 'Leica' wording on top. Before that I was thinking how cool that area looked :-)

Love my SL with M lenses (and them on my MP too :D )

Love it! Looks extremely heavy wonder what it would be like after a full day of shooting!

Hi, nice video about the Leica SL.. Question; At the moment I’m still a Nikon user, but I’m thinking about moving to Leica. I will buy a Leica SL2, but I’m still debating between a 35 1.4 or 50 1.4 lens... On my Nikon I primarily used the 58mm 1.4 (lovely) Do you have some good advise? I’m really new to Leica.

That cat is super cute!!!

This is still as good if not better than the current Sl2's because of the sensor, which is one of the best sensors leica has ever had in a camera imo..

"what i really like is 35mm on fullframe... what i dont like is 35mm eqivalant on APS-C because it just looks flat..." Do you mind to elaborate? You did shoot the fuji X100F for a while. Has your opinion really change that much or was that statement a little too radical ? :) Thanks for your awesome work btw!

Native 50mm SL APO Summicron is something else. One of the best optics on earth

Thanks for the video. What did you pay for the Voigtlander?

Ich denke auch über die alte SL nach, Hatte mal eine auf der Photocina2018 in der Hand und war teilweise begeistert, hatte aber auch das Gefühl dass der Griff nicht wirklich ergonomisch ist. Noch mal zum Rauschen bei hohen iso, Wie gut oder schlecht ist die SL denn nun, habe zZ eine Sony A9 und trage mich MI dem Gedanken zu wechseln. Danke...

SAMUEL!!!! You-Have-To-Go-Out-There-And-Put-In-The-Work!!!!!

@AlexOnStreets

4 жыл бұрын

months👏and months👏and months👏

@Mindartcreativity

4 жыл бұрын

The man himself! ✌🏾

@SamuelStreetlife

4 жыл бұрын

OKAY SENSEI : D

Finally a third party lens with a finable focus handle 👍

Whats the difference between 23mm apsc and 35mm FF?? I don't get it. Can somebody explain pls?

I’ve just picked up a Leica SL and fairly recently a Q so the timing of this video was perfect. Granted I had to wait 5 years and sell all my canon gear plus a Pentax 67 to ‘have that Nice’ feeling. I have a policy that if I want something new, then I have to sell something else. I picked up the SL as my environmental portrait and video body. The Q is my everyday/family/travel camera. I wanted to have two similar cameras to match my future projects. The user experience was important to me, menus, build, optics and just being excited to pick up the camera and ‘Put in the work’. Just need to pick up a lens. I thinking voigtlander for the OOF rendering. The Leica’s just make me feel fired up to actually get out and create....

@Muchtoobizy

4 жыл бұрын

Interesting. I also recently picked up the same two cameras (used). The Q and the SL are really good prices now, since people are switching to higher resolution versions. I use the SL with Voigtlander lenses: 35mm f1.7 Ultron, 50mm f1.5 Nokton and 75mm f1.5 Nokton. Although that 35mm f2 in the video looks nice as well. It seems weird to own a Leica autofocus enabled camera and not a single autofocus lens, but having the ability to use manual focus Leica M mount lenses on a camera body with an EVF was tempting for me. A rangefinders is nice in a street situation if you can get used to it - but try pointing it at the branches of a tree or railings for example and its just a funny joke :-)

@WILDANDSTORY

4 жыл бұрын

Muchtoobizy It’s the perfect time to pick up the Q and SL. 5 years later they’re still great cameras. I don’t need massive megapixel. I’d love to have a good autofocus lens, not too big, bit of character and not too expensive. So for now I’m looking at the manual focus voigtlander 40mm f1.2. I can’t believe the m adaptor is £250-300.

@Muchtoobizy

4 жыл бұрын

WILD AND STORY I agree about not needing all those megapixels and I’d rather not crop heavily in post. I use an inexpensive adapter to mount my M mount lenses onto the SL (I paid about £50) and it’s totally fine. Sigma make a small, lightweight 45mm F2.8 AF lens for L mount, but I don’t own it. I bought the SL to be used as a “Leica M with an EVF”, so I’ve no interest in using it as an AF camera.

@WILDANDSTORY

4 жыл бұрын

Muchtoobizy yeah I went to try that sigma lens out but it didn’t want to talk to the camera because the SL was on 3.2 firmware. I’ve since updated to 3.7 but will have to try it out again but I don’t think it’ll have the sudo medium format look I’m looking for with the 40mm f1.2. The great thing with the SL is flexibility to go manual or autofocus, stills and video.

I saw late just yesterday and it looked nice. In hands seems an old Mamiya 6 which is still a wonderful camera. I have an M240 but it would be great to fix my 90 nano and use it just in case without the necessity to change the lens and capture too much dust on the sensor.

Why did you sold it exactly? You were pretty happy about it.

Leica designer to execs: So how big do you want the word "Leica" on the camera? execs: Yes

@Bell0

4 жыл бұрын

Leo D. Astoria hahahahah

Welchen Adapter benutzt du um M-Objektive an deine SL zu schrauben? :) Denkst du es gibt einen merklich zwischen Unterschied mit dem original Leica-Adapter und den günstigeren Alternativen? Danke im Voraus. :)

one idea would be to either use mate grey or mate black paint to fill in the 'leica' lettering to make it less visible while maintaining the nice look without the ugly tape. That is if you plan to keep it for life. I dont like white lettering either. It just sticks out like a soar thumb!

@woutdezeeuw1604

3 жыл бұрын

Great idea!

I have the M8 and M9-P and already mixed them up with the M4 when I have more than one body with me. Just the same experience. Of course, all of them are in silver chrome. Maybe that is the reason...

I was wondering if you could share your X-h1 streaming set up. Thanks

Samuel: Firmware update V3.7 is out. For a 4 year old camera some nice changes to and there for it must be nice...:)

I see you're using the novoflex adapter here, in your experience with shooting like this (vintage style lens + modern body) do you see an advantage to using premium adapters like Novoflex and/or Leica? I just got my 601 today, and want to also use M lenses on it. Currently ordered a 50€ adapter from a company called Urth, it seems to work ok, but I'm worried if longterm a bad adapter may hurt the body and/or lenses? 😞

@SamuelStreetlife

9 ай бұрын

I have no experience with the Urth adapter on the Leica SL but I had one from Urth for the Sigma Fp and adapted M lenses on it. There was no problem and I dont think mount adapters will damage your camera. Just leave the adapter on the camera and you should be finde. Novoflex was well made but there was nothing special about it :)

Hello, Thank you for you vidéo. I have just buy a leica SL2S and i will use essentialy my M Lens. I hesitate between the expensive leica adaptator ring and the Novoflex. Is it a réal différence with L Lens? Il have rend that only the leica ring transmit informations for good exposition ? Is it right? Thanks for your respons.

Wait time for an MP is like 8 months, so you could request it now and decide if you want it next year ;)

How about the viewfinder getting dimmer when stopping down the F stop on the m lens?

Hope you are going to do a video SL vs M 240 / M 10 I did not understand if you kept digital M and also digital M

How would you compare this and the d850?

I also agree with you that analog M's are a much better investment.

Curious about that lens adapter - why that one?!

must be nice!

Had this Ultron when i had M10. I find it too modern look like Summicron and did not find any "pop" . Find older Ultron 1.7 had better rendering. Secondly i did bot like at all how it looks. But somehow with your SL and you it fits :D

Do you have thoughts on the differences between the voigtlander 35mm f2 vs f1.4? thanks

@taneltinnuri8985

4 жыл бұрын

F2 is very sharp. Like really sharp. 1.4 is more dreamy and character.

Now get a fuji gfx50r and make a comparison video, with the same m mount lens. Plz. I'm so torn between the two. I can't make up my mind which to get.

👏Go👏out👏there👏and👏put👏in👏the👏work 😂 It's crazy how this camera doesn't get the same haywood as the M. But saying that film rangefinders are more desirable then slr bodies. I'll join you guys one day 😂

I’ve only tried one Leica once and ever since I’ve really wanted one but I think it might be a while before I get one😅

Leica M9 is something closest to analogue feel. I went from X100F to M9, and oh man, it's a... better not to talk about it, you have your SL now :D

I'd like to see more of the colours that they are known for. More often I see black and white Leica images, colour graded photos, or from people with too much money that don't know how to white balance and image. So I am yet to know what the hype is about with the colours.

NICE！

Why did you sell it. I’m looking for one used. Curious

every 2 steps is equal to 1 m. Stay with the subject and then walk away while counting in your head the number of steps then set the focusing distance on your lens before you frame the picture.

Must be nice!📷👏

That cat better have an Instagram account, or I will die.

I love Leica, but too expensive for me. Thanks for sharing.

@SamuelStreetlife

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching Luis!

Nice camera, have saw some leica cameras, it is cool to keep them in hands, but i cant find reason - why should spend so much money, will stay with fujifilm ,they also cool.

I finally realize why people pair Leica bodies with [less-than-Leica] other glass: if they're going for a vintage ("swirly") out of focus bokeh, why spend on "Pre-asph" Leica M lenses with the other brands are so much cheaper? I still buy vintage Leica glass, but to each their own!

Hi can I ask which brand adapter you use for the lens ?

@davidmurray5926

Жыл бұрын

I use Urth (used to be Gobe) for M mount to L mount and it’s great.

This ultron 35mm is really cool, do you keep it？

@SamuelStreetlife

3 жыл бұрын

Yes I still have it and use it a lot!

2:27, da sollte das Kabel für den Zigarettenanzünder im Auto drin sein. Bei meiner M10 war das so, denn die Leica Ladegeräte haben normalerweise zusätzlich einen 12 V Anschluss inklusive.

Does the SL take forever to startup or wake up from sleep like the M? Don’t get the M10 or the M240 they take forever to start up you will loose shots. If you want a film M just get an M6 it’s not as pretty as the MP but it’s essentially the same camera, if you want you can get the MP finder glass retrofitted to the M6 that is the only substantive difference between the two cameras.

Must be Nice 🖤❤️👌🏻

"...life must be nice, from the now on" 🤣💯

What a lovely cat you have. 👍🏻

Noisy camera, but the shutter sound is sweet

haha, habe auch die CLE, habe auch eine X-H1 und liebäugle jetzt sehr mit einer m9 .... oder aber mit der SL 601 oder aber der GFX 50R... das Video hat auf jeden Fall geholfen! Hast du mal Video damit geschossen? LG

@SamuelStreetlife

3 жыл бұрын

Ja habe viel gefilmt in meinem letzten Bulgarien Potato Vlog :)

I just subscribed I would love for you to make another review on this camera outside doing some portraiture stuff if possible

@SamuelStreetlife

3 жыл бұрын

Tnanks for the sub! Will do a comparison video soon where I will shoot portraits with the SL and other cameras :)

@jeanjoseph2288

3 жыл бұрын

Samuel L. Streetlife thank you i only asked because I’m selling my 5d markiv so by the SL always wanted to get a Leica but was super expensive but after watching your video I think I might make the switch the prices are doable now on eBay and i can have best of both worlds with the sigma lens when I want autofocus at a fraction of the price

@jeanjoseph2288

3 жыл бұрын

How much was your sl ? Trying to get one on eBay now but they’re not as clean looking as yours

@SamuelStreetlife

3 жыл бұрын

@@jeanjoseph2288 Got mine for exactly 2000€.

@jeanjoseph2288

3 жыл бұрын

I’ve been doing research and I feel like your the only one who takes great pictures with this camera. The blogs I’ve seen on the review of the SL the images look super edited and colors are off that is why I asked if you can make another video covering portrait and everyday uses.

Would you be shooting raw or jpg with your leica SL + Voigtlander 35mm f2 set up? :)

@SamuelStreetlife

3 жыл бұрын

Both! :)