Since it's so hard for people to understand why people buy leicas: User experience, simplicity, massive lens selection, small 1.4 lenses, small body, full frame ( i love fuji but there IS a difference in the way the sensors/lenses render an image.) the look, build quality etc. Being inspired to shoot by your camera is a very valuable thing. If you're happy with your fuji, sony, canon, nikon then thats fucking great! keep shooting, but just because something isn't up to your preferences does not make it a bad product. It's like buying a classic car, it runs slower, doesn't accelerate as fast, doesn't have aircon etc, but the experience is still so fun. Focus less on what others shoot on and just enjoy shooting.

@vreeke777

5 жыл бұрын

TheKiwiJobes easy to understand Leica is less plastic thanks all the difference

@rrr43875

4 жыл бұрын

What's to understand? You shoot Leica because you have the money for one and you like the Leica status. You shoot Fuji when you want to take photos. (And if you want full frame, you shoot Sony :) )

@cfagil

4 жыл бұрын

@@rrr43875 I cannot agree more. I like Leica but will never pay for the latest model. I have M8, M9 and will buy a M240 when the Leica collectors and ambassadors like the poster here decide to look for new Leica experience.

@googo151

4 жыл бұрын

Agree! Need a F$@#! Leica like yesterday/

@Jez2008UK

3 жыл бұрын

@@rrr43875 - there was a time where i would have agreed with you. But not now. Leica is for those who want to emulate the masters - it's a certain type of photography. Definitely next to follow for me is the Fujifilm offerings, because of what they evoke in you as a photographer.

Very thorough and very fine assessment of the M10. You reveal very important, even minute details I heard nowhere else, and you also address Leica company's own idiosyncrasies and decision making process. This is very unique review, thank you.

@MagicOfLight_ThorstenOvergaard

6 жыл бұрын

Thank you!

35:23 the conclusion is the best part! Thanx, Thorsten, epic video!

He is a cool,relaxed ,not anxious,best leica review !!!

The ISO dial is one of the reasons I've always liked Fuji cameras. Dials for everything.

Thorsten. You’re killing it. Never stop the series!

Here I am, years late, sold my m10 and got a mint m9p, so much happier with the files I get out of it. The shitty back screen prevented me from pinching which actually helped.

"It is a very interesting thing with Leica that, when you want a new Leica, you basically want old Leicas ..."That is so true in so many cases! 😂👍

The M10 will be my first "new-to-me" Leica since I bought my M6 many years ago. And I am indeed excited! Tak Thorsten- having lived and studied in Copenhagen as a young man, I especially appreciate your dry, gentle Danish sense of humor.

Such quietly spoken genius. Effortlessly pin points and shuffles variances and anomalies with magical understandable genius.

Man your talks are so inspiring! Glad I discovered your videos and your website, I have learned so much about photography!

Great video, Thorsten- I really appreciated it (especially as a proud M9 owner)!

I used leica &nikon 50+years as Amateur,leica is the pioneer of 35mm camera&traditions continue now a days !

Hi Thorsen, thanks for the honest and in-depth review. I appreciate a review that’s not always drooling over the latest camera and employs a bit of honesty in what to expect with a new model. I think you made a very good point about once a person gets into the Leica system they usually don’t just stop at one body and have to get a series of bodies. I chuckled to myself that you were describing someone like me pretty accurately. Thanks again

I’ve been waiting for this video, thank you so much!

@MagicOfLight_ThorstenOvergaard

6 жыл бұрын

Welcome!

Dude is just mad because they killed him in Die Hard, now he tries to show off his camera collection ;)

@MagicOfLight_ThorstenOvergaard

6 жыл бұрын

Ha ha :-)

@GAUROCH2

5 жыл бұрын

Dodo is just envious because he has not Leicas to work with...!!! Mind your gallblader...it might burst out of so much bilious "humour"!!!

@cameranjoun6420

5 жыл бұрын

U WRONG !!!

@msdkadam

4 жыл бұрын

:D :D :D You should try Leica!!!

Omg that is a true soul catcher. I havent seen anything like that in any camera before, only Leicas can do that. Love it!

@MagicOfLight_ThorstenOvergaard

6 жыл бұрын

:-)

I have come to the conclusion that the M10 is a tiny bit heavy in weight to be comfortable. And although I love the M10, the M9 is lighter and I find myself picking it up more as a result.

I've been using a pair of 240s for a few years and recently sold one to help fund the M10 I picked up yesterday and very excited to get it in hand and use it...

Just picked up an m9-p. Excited!

I'll stick with my M8, thanks. The CCD sensor in it renders B&W pictures almost as beautifully as the Monochrom.

@stephengreico2810

3 жыл бұрын

Do you use the IR filters for black and white?

@kaatdebusscher4522

3 жыл бұрын

@@stephengreico2810 No, I don't. I've never had that issue with the purple hue in the black tones.

@nickfanzo

3 жыл бұрын

How’s the color?

Great review and production. What a great photographer!

@MagicOfLight_ThorstenOvergaard

6 жыл бұрын

Thank you!

Thanks so much for sharing your insights. More videos please!

@MagicOfLight_ThorstenOvergaard

6 жыл бұрын

Thank you. More are coming!

Hey Thorsten! Love the video, but you've made a small mistake: - Eye relief is the distance and alignment from the screen to your eye in which you can have a view of the full picture, it has nothing to do with eye-strain.

Oh man, just as I'd finally thought I found the camera I always 'needed' (being a master photographer), you now make me think Pffft, I'll wait for the M11....... I loved the way you took apart the 'design' of that rear screen and how it not only has a black border around it, but it also isn't flush (i.e. it protrudes out from the body. And those buttons.......). Love your commentary :)

Always a joy to watch your videos, so thanks for the follow up to part 1. Regarding the sensor, now that the M10 has similar specs to the Leica Q (ISO 100-50'000) I am curious to hear your thoughts on the image quality when shooting with a 28mm Summilux.

@MagicOfLight_ThorstenOvergaard

6 жыл бұрын

The Q and M10 sensors are not the same. The M10 sensor has a more 'classic' look much towards the M9 in colors, but more elastic. The Q sensor is very elastic and has a more modern/digital look. In practical use I think most users would be able to gear the final look of their edited pictures to a similar look. But the point being; it's not the same sensor even both are 24MP and full-frame.

I enjoyed your video very much whenever someone speaks about like a Leica ,It brings back memories when I was stationed in Germany in the late 50s and early 60s .Not too far Camp There was a camera store that had Five or six Leica cameras in the window. Every time I would probably more interest twin Len Camera.I really was hoping to see more of your images in black-and-white.Maybe next time

i'm listening to each and every word

Great video. You convinced me to buy an M9. Luckily, one was available at the Leica Store in Vienna. Sensor had been upgraded. Super excited to shoot it.

I have the M3 and M4.. Love them. Was looking at the M240, passed on the M9 due to the sensor corrosion issue, but even more so due to the lack of Live View. Eventually, I decided life is too short and bought a (used M10). Feels just like my M3 and M4.

Hi Thorsten - I enjoy your review. I use Light Room for all my post processing . CCD or CMOS they all look similar to me. From M240 on the chip is well-corrected for incident lights better gradation from dark to light. Enjoy shooting Leica!

Very good video. I'm looking forward to my own M10.

@MagicOfLight_ThorstenOvergaard

6 жыл бұрын

You'll have fun!

Thorsten’s Leica reviews are definitely personable because he actually uses each Leica he reviews. Like many of us, we don't read the manuals that are accompanied with the camera, we always wing it and just want to start using the camera...photography basic is fundamental to all cameras, but Thorsten gives us a personal tour of the camera. I picked up a Leica Q, and reviewed Thorsten's review and had a better knowledge of the proper or better usage of said camera. Same with Thorsten’s review on the M240...which I picked up later on....after listening to his M10 review, am I considering picking up an M10....all my Leicas (Q, Vario-X and M240) cameras produce the same Leica image quality which is unique to Leica’s....and the reason to purchase a Leica.

Very clear n frank review as always .... I still own my M9 & analog MP... that's all the Leica I need and I still feel the M9 is very relevant in spite of the new launches

@MagicOfLight_ThorstenOvergaard

6 жыл бұрын

Thank you!

A Leica M is unique, undeniably. But a XPro2 is unique to. A GH5 also. A GFX 50 R to. Etc.... So what ?? I used to have a M6 and a M240. Frankly speaking, I don't make any difference between the pictures I took with my Leica and the other cameras. I must admit that photography with a M is very pleasant. But it's also true with other cameras (and lenses) that suits me.

"Should I get a Leica M10? And basically when you ask that question you already know you are in too deep. So maybe the more relevant question is: should I get a black or a silver Leica M10?" I have been asking myself the first question since I got the Q2 and I hate to admit it, but the second question is indeed more relevant.

@MagicOfLight_ThorstenOvergaard

5 жыл бұрын

Silver, definitely. Or black, perhaps. Or maybe M10-P ... Silver, Black or Safari. ;-) (I've had all of them, M10 silver and black, M10-P silver and black, and the current I use is the M10-P Safari. That's how indecisive I've been on it).

@kenzotravels8586

5 жыл бұрын

@@MagicOfLight_ThorstenOvergaard Haha, well it's not easy, but M10-P for sure! Black or silver is the real question. What is your experience with the weather/dust sealing on these M10's?

@cottonuke

5 жыл бұрын

and your third question is when to buy. same here for me.

I honestly love the look of the m240. It's got better noise structure and it's sharper with more of a 3d pop.

8:00 Great hack Thorston, setting iso m to 10,000, giving you effectively an extra iso value on the dial! Thanks man! (And I don’t even have a Leica!)

There is something to be said for just having fun. Everyone knows that "the image" is the important thing, not the colors in the image. Shooting with a Leica is fun, and that's what photography is all about, having fun.

Photographing,and teasing photography 👍

i have all the fuji x100 series from the original - x100f. Last month I got a good deal on an 11 year old, 10mp Leica M8 for under $1000, just for fun and see how it goes. Now I'm selling all my Fuji and sony gears (except for my x70 because they're pocketable). The colour you can get with the sensor is sooo much better (and somehow "film" like). I can't explain why seriously. And this is the only digital camera that makes me sorta forget about my M6... Now i want an M9 for more pixels..

@MagicOfLight_ThorstenOvergaard

6 жыл бұрын

You are doomed ;-) Nobody has to explain why they like something better. It it works for you, it works.

I have only recently added an M10 to my M9 and M8. Each camera has its charm.The M9 has beautiful colors with its CCD sensor. The M8 images can be equally beautiful. The M10 has a new sensor and it feels good in my hands. I did not like the feel of the M240 even though there really is nothing wrong with this work horse.

"if you're asking the question which Leica, you're probably already in too deep...". Said with a wink.... and also true perhaps about even watching this video!

this video was so helpful. i have been huge leica fan and user for years. but hearing objective review from pro about these cameras gave me better understanding. i better dust off my m9 and charge the battery...

@MagicOfLight_ThorstenOvergaard

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you!

Really nice video. Thanks for sharing.

@MagicOfLight_ThorstenOvergaard

6 жыл бұрын

Welcome!

I recently sold my m240 now kicking myself for it. but the other issue I have is, get an M10 , M9 or another M240.. Thanks, Dominique

Love mine. It's my first Leica and I shoot it more and more at every Wedding. It started just a few shots and now it's roughly 1/3rd of the workload for every Wedding. Love the results. The only thing that makes me slightly nervous is the lack of a back-up sd slot. That needs to happen with the next body.

@MagicOfLight_ThorstenOvergaard

6 жыл бұрын

I don't think a backup-SD slot is in the future of the M, because of space. You never know thought, but more likely internal memory like the Leica TL2 (that has 32GB internal memory and SD card slot).

@TheNanofiber

6 жыл бұрын

I'd take an internal memory just for JPGs or something like that. But I think they have to do something.

My Dad bought a Leica M3 in 1964 and taught me to use it (I was 12) and I was hooked. It was years before I could afford to buy my own Leicas but I am so happy I pursued this hobby and obsession. Although I broke down and got a 240 and a 262 a few years ago, I still miss using my M6s, but that is just because I refuse to shoot Ektachrome because I am still mourning the loss of Kodachrome 25, 64, and, yes, 200. I might just get an M-10 or an M-10P after watching this. (Yeah, I have all the lenses, both M and R). I've shot many You Tube videos with my 240 using my 28mm/f2.8 or my 35mm/f2. They have that undefinable Leica look despite being only 720p. Leica really should put 1080p video in these cameras they offer with video.

Do I detect a large helping of "sour grapes", green eye etc in many of these comments?

Really great review. Thanks. I would probably never buy one - due to pricing - but I recognize the design and quality. And btw I have found that is not about just about the camera and all its qualities, its also about the feeling you have/get when you shoot - does is inspire you. And I am sure that this Leica will “provide” that feeling :-)

@MagicOfLight_ThorstenOvergaard

6 жыл бұрын

Yes, you are right about that. I wrote about that in my Leica M10-P article recently, the importance of keeping making Leica m cameras that have the feeling (more than how any megapixels, etc). www.overgaard.dk/Leica-M10-P-digital-rangefinder-camera-page-The-History-of-Leica-M-Professional-Editions-by-Thorsten-Overgaard.html

Thank you for not telling people what they should or shouldn't get and not speaking negative of other manufacturers. I like your reviews. Have you heard officially any news of an upcoming Monochrom refresh in May/June since it will be 3 yrs since the last M Typ 246? I figure if anyone knows, it would be you. I'm looking to get my first Leica (a Monochrom 246) but wondering if I should wait a few months.

@MagicOfLight_ThorstenOvergaard

6 жыл бұрын

Thank you. Very likely the Monochrom version of the M10 would come. Usually they do the Monochrome version after two years. That was when the product cycle was 3 years, not it's more like 4 years between new M models. I use my own M10 presets to get black and white tones from the DNG's of the M10. www.overgaard.dk/Thorsten-von-Overgaard-Gallery-Store-Presets-and-Software-for-Photography.html

The best advice in the video is "to close the eyes and chose any of them and you will not make wrong choice"

Tusen tack. Great review.

@MagicOfLight_ThorstenOvergaard

6 жыл бұрын

Thank you. Glad you liked it!

I watched your video - very informative, but I am going to continue using my M8.2 for a while. Long story. I am very pleased with the M8.2, and it helps that I can do infrared photography which I've always been interested in. Quick question - I subscribed, but how to I get to download one of your ebooks??

@MagicOfLight_ThorstenOvergaard

5 жыл бұрын

Go here and sign up and get the link. It comes in a mail just after (so look in the spam folder eventually). www.overgaard.dk/sign-up-for-the-thorsten-overgaard-free-newsletter.html

I like your videos Thorsten!

Hi Thorsten! Don't know where you got the idea of Leica Q ISO 50. My Q has ISO 100 as the lowest ISO value. At least I'm not aware of any information that ISO 50 should be integrated with. According to Leica the Q sensor is almost the same as in Leica SL from the specification, but the sensors of the Leica Q and the Leica SL are not equal.

For the b&w video, I think a filter - yellow or orange used, for skin tone?

If you do other reviews of the M10, I think you should discuss the different things an M10 owner can do to conserve battery life.

Wow! Ive just realised you use your left eye. Is that unusual or am I unusual using my right eye? With my right eye it means the camera is shifted over away from my face so I can also incorporate my other eye if needed. Also my nose would get in the way!

Am I the only one who's waiting for the X-Pro2 review? You can't place it on the desk without saying anything about it eh Oh, and I'm pretty confident you can take good photos with any camera, it's not really about the Leica.

Hi Thorsten. Thanks for sharing. Not long ago i bought a Leica M240. I also shoot Fujifilm and I love it. The other day I bought the Dream Lens... Canon 50 mm 0.95 with M mount. It should work with the Leica 240 but it does not. It works fine on my Fujifilm X-Pro 3 and the GFX 100 S.(with M mount adapter). Do you have the magic words...what to do?

Leica M9 for me is still the thing to go. Why? Because for me, the CCD sensor renders very unique. The m240 and the m10 looks more like the A7 in terms of rendering

I agree with what you are saying about the screen not being flush and it sticking up and down, should have been inline with the rest of the back, I mean it should not have gone into the top and bottom plates, guess its less noticeable on the black chrome version but man I wish Leica would have sorted that out, they were just lazy about it, I know the M has the sensor sitting deep in the body so they stuck out the screen out at the back but the technology is there to have slider and more compact electronics. I am all for that M 3 like design, I am sure Leica will button that screen to make it appear more stealthier in the future M designs. I just ordered mine - silver M10-P knowing that I would not like that screen sticking out so much and that huge bezel all around, but hey I just could not wait any longer. I do appreciate the slimness in body design and the ISO dial, an M-D version of this beauty will be defiantly inline with the older M film cameras for sure!

@MagicOfLight_ThorstenOvergaard

4 жыл бұрын

One of the problems for Leica and other camera manufacturers is that screens are now being made for mobile devices mainly, and when you design a camera you have to go with what is being made. So the screen is not made for the M10 specifically, basically. If it was plane with the body, we would care less. Sure it will happen in Leica M11 or M12. Or we go without screen as in the MD10 :-)

Hello Thorsten, great review as always! I noticed you said the Black & white files of the M10 look a bit flat. This is very interesting: i was hoping to get the same "flatness" than the M9 Monochrom straight RAW files (with color sat to zero) and after many tests i realized that is exactly what i get. The same very workable RAW files than my beloved Monochrom M9 but half a stop brighter to my eyes. Is it something that you would say is correct? Those of the M240 were already very contrasty and did not have the magic of Monochrom 1 unless tweaked a little bit innosot processing.

@MagicOfLight_ThorstenOvergaard

6 жыл бұрын

I use my own M10 presets in Lightroom to convert the DNG to black and white with the M9 tonality: www.overgaard.dk/Thorsten-von-Overgaard-Gallery-Store-Presets-and-Software-for-Photography.html

Leica M typ262 preferred - as you say Thor, if you get a new Leica basically you want an old Leica. Enough said!

I have xpro2 thinking of adding leicam10p by December as xmas present to myself

@MagicOfLight_ThorstenOvergaard

4 жыл бұрын

Good idea :-)

I currently have the M6 the M8 and X-Pro 2. I prefer the colors from the M8/9 sensor over the newer Leica sensors. However the M10 seems to have returned the CCD sensor look apart from the M9 appears to produce warmer reds whilst the M10 has punchier yellows. Skin tones on the M10 seem slightly warmer too. Has this been your observation also? I am considering selling all my equipment to get the M10 but not sure if I should keep my M8 and X-Pro2 until prices on the M10 come down some more. I love my M8 but I also like my fuji as a complimentary camera. I'm not interested in the other M cameras because I like the CCD look you mention, nor do I care about videos or touch screens etc etc. Is the M10 worth it?

Now decision is to go for M9 as entry to Liecia or stretch to M10... but thanks for these great videos. Now need to make a decision

@MagicOfLight_ThorstenOvergaard

6 жыл бұрын

Leica M9 and Leica M10 are very similar. It's almost that once you got an M10, you discover how cool the Leica M9 is. I am lucky that I got the Leica M9 when it came out, and then the next M240, then the M240 so I got to experience them all from new. So traveling the route of M9 and get an M10 or M11 later is not a bad idea.

Dear Thorsten, besides the tech: Is your glasses one from Kilsgaard from Denmark? I like the one youre wearing very much - simple and decent.

I'm looking for a good but affordable lens from my M262. I have narrowed it down to either the Zeiss Planar 50mm f2 or the Voigtlander Nokton 50mm f1.5. The extra stop of light would be handy but not required. Which would you recommend?

@MagicOfLight_ThorstenOvergaard

4 жыл бұрын

The one that tempts you the most, but I would also look at the Leica 50mm Summicron f/2.0 Rigid (version II) from the 1960's. Affordable, real Leica and a very good lens.

would love to see a review of the M10-D

thx u for the wider picture about Leica! What camera and lens are you using to create this video? Thx u

All those Leicas... And that fuji xpro2 graphite on the right corner. Haha

@Well_Edumacated

4 жыл бұрын

You sound stupid. Everyone knows you don’t buy a Leica for making videos.

@nickfanzo

4 жыл бұрын

He likes the Fuji too

@alozor13

4 жыл бұрын

@@Well_Edumacated you buy leicas to make panini sandwiches...

Amazing presentation, thank you, I'm deciding if I'm buying an M240 or a film Leica like M4, M2. An advise would be greatly appreciated from any of you. I shoot street photography and people, places.

BTW, soon Kodak Ektar will be back and then you really will be able to see ‘film’ for real. Happy shooting

@nickfanzo

3 жыл бұрын

You can see film for real without ektar lol

It’s so unique that it can cost you an arm and a leg.

@manuelpatino8314

6 жыл бұрын

If you sell your limbs very cheaply...........

Very nice review! I am thinking about buying Leica SL, what do you think if i put Leica M Lens on the SL body?

@MagicOfLight_ThorstenOvergaard

6 жыл бұрын

I find the Leica M best for me, because I use M lenses. The SL has great EVF, great feeling and all, but as I only use M lenses, I decided there was no reason to have a SL body for that (when I like the M bodies so much).

Thanks for a great review! For now I will have to stick with my M8 until it dies. The M8 is also unique - ASP-H, first digital Leica, great B&W, thin IR layer on the sensor, 24mm frame lines, etc. Also, the M-D is also very unique with the missing screen. I do like the iso dial, but as a hobbyist, cannot justify spending the $ yet. I am not saying the price is too high, only that I can't justify it currently. Might just be me..... If you buy a camera and think it takes great photos, doesn't it still take great photos 5 years (or more) later? Heck, I just sold my Canon 20d with a broken screen a few weeks ago and I was still happy with it until the screen got damaged.

@Highlander_142

6 жыл бұрын

20D is still good in a daylight :) Regards

So the M10 doest have the abiliy to WYSIWYG before capturing the image like the Fuji's do or does it?

@MagicOfLight_ThorstenOvergaard

6 жыл бұрын

With the EVF (or on the screen)

Since they broke in and stole my Leica I say - wow I used to have a Leica.

Hi there, i really love your channel. Great content. One thing though...you have covered a lot of cameras..but never have covered the M8..or M8.2. Is it because you dont own it? Or is it because you dont recommend it? I know its an older camera..but it would be nice to see your opinion in a video review. Amazing work either way 👍

@MagicOfLight_ThorstenOvergaard

6 жыл бұрын

Yes, I never used the Leica M8 and Leica M8.2. I used the Leica R system with digital back and the Leica Digilux 2 (and film Leica R and Leica M) then went into the digital M system with the Leica M9 when that came out.

Dear Thorsten, many thanks for the review. I shoot with Leica M9 for years, absolutely love the colours from it, but it limits macro work. The idea is to shorten the focusing distance of Noctilux 1.0 from 1 m to say 0.5 or 0.3 m to get closeups of flowers. With M10 I can use macroadapter and Visoflex 020 to be able to do it. Question is, can I do do macro with M9 and Visoflex II or III and possibly some special macro ring like 16469/OUFRO?

@MagicOfLight_ThorstenOvergaard

4 жыл бұрын

Yes, macro is much easier with the EVF of the M10 and M240. The 90/4 macro kit fits on the M9 with an angle finder and all. Very cool, but not the same precision and versatility as it's only a 90mm. With EVF and a macro adapter you can make all lenses into macro on the M10

@alexanderkrasotkin7441

4 жыл бұрын

@@MagicOfLight_ThorstenOvergaard Dear Thorsten, many thanks for your reply. If I will use M240 with Olympus EVF 2 would it be good for macro with Noctilux?

@MagicOfLight_ThorstenOvergaard

4 жыл бұрын

@@alexanderkrasotkin7441 Yes, the Olympus EVF is same quality

The battery is smaller which is a nice thing?? maybe worth mentioning the drawback with that?

@MagicOfLight_ThorstenOvergaard

4 жыл бұрын

Not really, it's stronger than the M240 for stills. That's the way batteries go. But the M10 does not have video, so no reason to keep a large battery really.

Love the rendering on the M9-P. Don’t like it’s winder noise. Wish it was like the M10. I wanted to get black. But silver wins every time.

@MagicOfLight_ThorstenOvergaard

6 жыл бұрын

The M10 looks particular nice in silver.

A lot say that the Leica is an overpriced, low tech shooter compared to the other cameras. I was one of them, until I saw some of the reviews. I myself fall in love with the Leica M system, especially the M10. However, my mind tells me to get a Sony A7R iii and I got a war in my mind. But the Leica has a special place in my heart, and it is for I to follow my heart.

Hi, first I love your reviews, I was wondering what about printing? How do Leica’s cameras perform for large prints? Also I’ve never had a Leica before, I am hesitant between the Leica Q and the Leica M10 (which I fell in love with as soon as I hold it in my hand), if u equipped the M10 with that 28mm would both camera deliver the same quality? Thank you

@MagicOfLight_ThorstenOvergaard

6 жыл бұрын

In large prints the quality of micro details should be quite visible. Quality meaning that the details are captured solely with excellence of optics and not manipulated digitally. My experience is that the 28/1.7 on the Leica Q and the 28/1.4 on the Leica M perform almost similar. The reason the 28/1.4 cost more than the whole Leica Q with lens is that it's pure optics with no shortcuts, whereas the Leica Q is 1) mass produced and not hand-assembled, and 2) is a compact lens with a digital profile that correct mainly the corners and straighten out the picture. In theory the Q should have less details in the corners, but it's actually hard to see in real life. For me, the main difference between the Leica Q and the 28/1.4 is the feeling of using the equipment. For that reason I prefer the 28/1.4 on a Leica M because it feels more like creating a picture. I can laugh at myself and I can look at the images and see they perform similar; but I will still pick the Leica M with the 28/1.4 any day for that feeling.

I would love to own a Leica, but there's literally over a year's worth of my rent on that desktop. Not saying they're necessarily over priced, just not within a grad student's budget. Some day.

@zarmindrow5831

3 жыл бұрын

Get a Leica IIIa from 1935.

Um, eye relief means the max distance from the last optical surface in which you can see the full viewing angle, not ameasure of how easy the viewfinder is on your eyes.

@MagicOfLight_ThorstenOvergaard

6 жыл бұрын

I've read long dissertations on it online to understand it. Don't ruin it for me :-) I hold onto the word "relief" and tell myself I can feel it.

One Day ( Leica M10 ) my dreams come true 🔥

@nickfanzo

3 жыл бұрын

They’re more reasonable now since the m10-r is out

12:25 In order to make the body slimmer is the screen has to stick out. A sensor plus screen need some space. When you want the body as slim as a film camera you have to make compromises.

What size and type do sd card would you recommend for someone who will purchase a Leica Q?

@MagicOfLight_ThorstenOvergaard

4 жыл бұрын

128GB in 300x speed or more.

I have just bought the Leica m246 and am not really enjoying using the SONY A7111 any more. It is just seems so big and cumbersome in comparison. So thinking of selling it and all the lenses to get an M9 or M10. I can also share lenses with the M246. My only concern is that I do enjoy wildlife photography occasionally. Not sure if the rangefinder will support this sort of photography.

hello very good video thanku ! what lens would you recommed to buy first

@MagicOfLight_ThorstenOvergaard

6 жыл бұрын

On lens recommendation, I usually say this: 1) Most people will use one lens for 95% of what they do. There are many nice lenses, and you want more than one (and that is fine), even you could do with just one. For Leica people tend to get 2-3 lenses as their "kit" whereas a dSLR often invites to get as much of the range from 8mm to 800mm. (You see that photo in the Nikon brochure of all the lenses on a table and you automatically dream of having them all!) 2) Most people will use a 50mm or 35mm as their standard lens. Few choose 28mm or 75mm or something else than 35mm/50mm. So first thing is to decide if you are 35mm or 50mm. 3) Next thing is to decide if you can do with a f/2.0 lens; and they are all excellent and enough. As Leica users tend to be people who dream of the most excellent, the idea of NOT getting the most exotic and excellent consructed lens, the f/1.4 (or 0.95 Noctilux) make them sleepless. So if you consider a f/2.0 lens for economy, but really dream of the f/1.4, you'll stay sleepless til you actually get the one you dreamt of. Having said that, the 50mm Rigid from 1970's you can get for $600-$1000 and it is excellent. In many ways it is comparable with the $7,000 APO-Summicron 50mm. The 35mm ASPH f/2.0 is a GREAT lens, compact too. The 35mm f/1.4 FLE ASPH is a masterpiece ($4,000), and so is the 50mm Summicron ASPH ($4,500). 4) Some times people consider economizing ont he lens and get another brand as their starter lens. I consider the lens the most important, so I would rather go with any cheap second-hand Leica lens than a new other brand.

@xavierasagworld3170

6 жыл бұрын

Thanku very much that was so helpful and eye opening , i am a photographer my self and want to change my Canon equipment for Leica. I really like your videos thanks for making them .

@MagicOfLight_ThorstenOvergaard

6 жыл бұрын

Welcome!

@MagicOfLight_ThorstenOvergaard

6 жыл бұрын

My pleasure!

I enjoy these videos so much! I just bought a Silver M10P, and this video is gonna keep me from sleeping until i get that camera in the mail. Keep up the great content. My next question will be, which lens do i start with? I got a used Summilux 35mm 1.4 to start with, but i'm sure i'll be itching for a second lens within 6 months. Which ones should i consider?

@MagicOfLight_ThorstenOvergaard

4 жыл бұрын

Start with a 35mm or 50mm - whichever is most you. Then next question is if it has to be f/1.4 or f/2.0 (or f/0.95 or f/2.8) and that is also a matter of price. Most tend to end up with light-strong versions like the f/1.4, so if one already know one want that ... often better to go straight to that than try to economize with an f/2.0 that will anyways be exchanged later :-)

can you recommend online website seller because b&hphoto dont ship outside usa anymore? also which s better option 90mmf2 or 75mmf2 for outdoor Portrait (i cant buy them both or test them ) thank you mr. Overgaard

@MagicOfLight_ThorstenOvergaard

5 жыл бұрын

I would usually go finding smaller Leica dealers that doesn't have long waiting lists, and who offer personal service. Red Dot Cameras in UK, Leica Store Nuremberg in Germany, and so on. I really like the 90/2 APO for the details and soft look, very bright colors and all. The 75/2 is sort of a lens people seem to have forgotten. It's the "long version" of the very good 50/1.4 ASPH, and it's compact.

Hello, as a glasses user. How can you manage with 28 mm lens ? Because I cannot see the frame line. Best regards.

@MagicOfLight_ThorstenOvergaard

4 жыл бұрын

You move your head and eye from side to side, much like how you move around in your car to see what's in the rear-view mirror. You don't think about that you can't see it all, you jut move to see and compile an idea what the full frame looks like.

Would you say that then the optimum iso for the Leica M 262 would be 400 too?

One of the elements that I alway loved with the Leica were their collapsable lenses. I always wonder why the Leica lenses are not collapsable, or why the Leica Q 2 is not collapsable,. In addition they should recreate a brass plating (wont affect the weight of the camera) to allow the constant use to create the beloved patina of a well used Leica!. Just a thought! David

I just put my dog to sleep, but left the vet thinking - wow, I really have a leica

Does Leica plan to add color filter effect for Mono shoot mode in M10 like in 240?

@MagicOfLight_ThorstenOvergaard

6 жыл бұрын

I don't think so. They skipped the "digital color filters" in the M10 that they introduced in the M240. Likely a M10 Monochrom is in the horizon, a year or two out, I would guess. I still pray they will make a M10 Mono with ISO dial on the back - I would get one immediately; and god knows I don't need it. But that would be irresistible. If they made it in green, I would buy two.

@jsjxyz

6 жыл бұрын

The great think about Mono mode with color filter in M240 is, you got the decent Mono JPG instantly out of the camera without ruining the DNG