@@dongochung8944 the best way is to send a message through my instagram. I put a link in the description of the video here. Thank you
@daveandrews638412 күн бұрын
Hi Kevin, you don't need shims to calibrate the metabones adapter. You can adjust it by turning the ring that touches the RF cam on the camera.
@blaine552421 күн бұрын
Are You selling them on Etsy or your own site?
@kevinfickling638421 күн бұрын
@@blaine5524 there is a link to my instagram in the description where you can send me a message. Please feel free to reach out with any questions. Thanks! Kevin
@BeareTubeАй бұрын
Appreciate you taking time to make this. I’m thinking of buying an M11 mono and this helps.
@eneasperez3798Ай бұрын
How can i get one ?
@kevinfickling6384Ай бұрын
Best way is to contact me through my Decrypto instagram. The link is in the video description here. Thanks!
@jpm5205Ай бұрын
If you have a metabones adapter (I assume also for a shogun adapter), you can easily adjust the adapter's cam. Just spin clockwise or counter clockwise. Use liveview on a digital-m camera to dial it in, then use a sharpie to mark the cam's setting. I never shimmed mine as it stays in place. My 50mm 1.9 is a gorgeous black paint lens and the rendering is akin to a more romantic 50mm Apo-Summicron.
@GillesQuennevilleGQ2 ай бұрын
The black coating on your M11 is an extreme resistant and strong special epoxy made of. That coating does not leave finger prints and will not wear out. No scratch.
@GillesQuennevilleGQ2 ай бұрын
Brass is not a better quality material. Actually, brass is more fragile and vulnerable than alluminium or titanium. It is just heavy and not create more value to Leica. That is why all the MP models are not made of brass.
@kevinfickling63842 ай бұрын
If you are referring to the MP film camera. It is made from brass. External top and bottom plate and parts etc.
@GillesQuennevilleGQ2 ай бұрын
@@kevinfickling6384 I am referring to the Leica M11P and monochrome.
@GunstonGun2 ай бұрын
Hi my adaptor need to be shim off, any idea how to do ? In order to use the RF with this lens
@jpm5205Ай бұрын
If you have a metabones adapter (I assume also for a shogun adapter), you can easily adjust the adapter's cam. Just spin clockwise or counter clockwise. Use liveview on a digital-m camera to dial it in, then use a sharpie to mark the cam's setting. I never shimmed mine as it stays in place.
@GillesQuennevilleGQ2 ай бұрын
The black is a super strong black epoxy coating. Much more than just a black paint. And no finger prints left on this camera body.
@lawlietsunboxings3 ай бұрын
Love the shots
@evelynahumada25603 ай бұрын
Yo overdue in the house. This my home.😂😂😂😂 get it
@MikeTedesco3 ай бұрын
So cool! I know this is only a portion of all the work that goes into one of your bags! Can’t wait to get mine!
@antonymorris19623 ай бұрын
Great video
@quentindescotte60374 ай бұрын
Stunning ! This video should be an hour long !
@kevinfickling63844 ай бұрын
Thank you for watching! I’ll try to make them longer in the future!
@sc14 ай бұрын
Is this difficult to nail focus at f/1.2?
@kevinfickling63844 ай бұрын
It’s not too bad if you are experienced with range finders. My one suggestion is to center your subject. The lens doesn’t have great edge sharpness
@colinosullivan5 ай бұрын
3rd time watching this Kevin. Epic video mate. You’ve some serious skills. 👏👏👏
@colinosullivan5 ай бұрын
Kevin this is just EPIC. The Frontier, wow. I've only ever seen that in a lab in Spain once. I agree a walk in dedicated space must be fantastic mate.
@colinosullivan5 ай бұрын
Kevin somehow missed this when you first put it up. enjoyed this one. Very curious to see how you get on with it over some time. Looks very sweet indeed. Cheers
@adamnamerow14176 ай бұрын
Thank you!
@rolandrickphotography6 ай бұрын
Is it a loaner? That might explain the smaller box and why the cover of the hot shoe is missing…
@kevinfickling63846 ай бұрын
Nope not a loaner. I bought it myself on launch day. This is the retail box. The hot shoe cover is missing because I pulled it off to put the EVF on.
@rolandrickphotography6 ай бұрын
@@kevinfickling6384 Thanks. That's stunning. The higher the price the less box you get 😆. I once had a M10, I really liked the box, that was first class. My first Leica I purchased 1986 or so, a Non-TTL M6, still have it of course and works perfectly fine. The boxes back then were similar to your M11M one, totally different of course but kinda the same size.
@adamnamerow14176 ай бұрын
Where can I find the split leather strap you are wearing at the end of this video? I love it!
@kevinfickling63846 ай бұрын
Hey Adam, thanks for watching my videos and checking them out! I actually make all my own bags and straps. You can find my leather page on Instagram- @Decrypto_
@Zetaphotography6 ай бұрын
You caught me. It said Leica so I clicked on it. Clickbait
@LWRC7 ай бұрын
It is a shame that Voigtlander stopped making M mount lenses and with only Leica lens available, this Chinese lens seem to be a good option. Light Lens Labs being a Communist Chinese lens company, we should think twice about buying from products from this country considering they are not our friends! Just remember where your dollars are ultimately going to!!! No matter how good they are!!!
@ruudkuiper55157 ай бұрын
😂 a very nervous and harmful video
@Old-School-Liberal7 ай бұрын
It’s a knockoff
@davidphillips32738 ай бұрын
Well done!!
@kevinfickling63848 ай бұрын
Thanks for watching David!
@BruunMedia9 ай бұрын
Thanks for sharing, beautiful camera.
@kevinfickling63849 ай бұрын
Thank you for watching!
@xulab10 ай бұрын
kevin, is it rangefinder coupled in macro mode? or do you use live view where available?
@kevinfickling638410 ай бұрын
You have to use live view below .7 meter just like the new close focus Leica lenses. This is because of the rangefinder/camera mechanical limitations. It has nothing to do with the lens. No matter what close focus below .7 will be live view only.
@xulab10 ай бұрын
@@kevinfickling6384 figured! just making sure and thanks for the info. i’ve seen some 40-60 dollar adapters on ebay, curious if those are the same as the kipon and if they are all rangefinder coupled?
@junemanbarryleung450310 ай бұрын
Great gears. I still use my M9P black regularly. Is the sensor glass of the Hermes Edition doing ok?
@kevinfickling63849 ай бұрын
Thanks! Yes this has had the sensor repaired luckily.
@pedrosolorzano110 ай бұрын
Wow....😯
@carlosmcse11 ай бұрын
What a waste to release this lens like that but black chrome?! If you release that it has to be black paint on brass. I would rather buy an old rigid black paint that is probably brassy and beautiful by now. Will never happen to this one because of this black chrome finish. Sad. Is it like $20,000? I agree with you about APO lenses and color. It’s just not what I want either. Too perfect. Too sharp. Too sterile. The normal 50 Summicron is more beautiful and a fraction of the price.
@oshanefa11 ай бұрын
about the lens - I tried it and in my universe (sorry for harsh rhetoric ) its garbage - its so soft glowy and uncontrsaty that canon 200$ lenses do better . ( again - im all about perfection that nowhere to be found in lice except 35 and 50 apo ) cheers
@oshanefa11 ай бұрын
can you please share name of artist of music that you add to videos . in this one and previous one . something jazzy and the instruments are so well separated as though these are contemporary recordings thanks !
@timyass11 ай бұрын
Loved those images!
@chapsibnnoel362611 ай бұрын
Kevin, I’ve only just started watching your channel but once I got started I couldn’t stop. Like your style and presentation. I’m also torn between which I enjoy more, your product reviews and shared images or your Leather Craft. Those are beautiful bags and camera straps. I especially like the strap for the Leica Frankfurt. Kevin, at one time I owned the M10 M but sold it out of guilt. I’m a Theologian and Educator with a wife and teenager daughters and simply couldn’t justify in my own head owning both the M10R and the Monochrome. That said however, I can’t justify now owning the M11 and the M9 Monochrome either, but I don’t care.😇 My question to you is this, for my M9M, if I can only afford one 50 - 50 APO or Noct 50 f1.2 - which would you recommend? Continued happiness and success to you and yours. Be Blessed, Doc Chaps
@kevinfickling638411 ай бұрын
Thank you so much for the kind words and for checking out all my videos! M11 and M9 Monochrom are a perfect pairing! If you ever need a nice strap or bag let me know. Lots of videos coming soon!
@theonlinething1039 Жыл бұрын
Der beste Fickling des Internets, I love your content! Greetings from Germany
@kevinfickling6384 Жыл бұрын
Vielen Dank! I really appreciate that! I will be visiting Wetzlar in October!
@ne14makingart Жыл бұрын
Hi Kevin. Thanks for the great review. Swayed me to get a copy myself! Been playing around with my lens and I noticed something odd. Not sure if it's my copy or if it is normal as they say. If you go above f8 I notice a blue haze in the center of the frame? I reached out to Light Lens and this is what they told me: This is a normal phenomenon with original SPII as the internal reflection has caused the lens to have diffraction under low T-Stops. It is advise to not shoot SPII under F8. It was only very recently that we discovered this phenomenon. Either our production and distribution network was not aware of this phenomenon due to the lens usually being shot under f/8. Do you get this haze on your lens over f8? Thanks Kevin!
@ronitsingh85 Жыл бұрын
God, how on earth you got one, is crazy, forget the price, these are so so rare now! congratulations, we only live once!
@kevinfickling6384 Жыл бұрын
I got really lucky and a local store had it! Thanks a lot for watching!
@ronitsingh85 Жыл бұрын
@@kevinfickling6384 so cool! Yeah I think the Hermes design on the body is just so nice looking, so pleasing. I have the Leica edition 60 that was plentiful for a while but now it’s very hard to find. Leica makes cool products. We know they are pricey but if you can afford and will not remorse afterwards than go for it!
@stevenboesky6692 Жыл бұрын
I just bought this lens although it has not arrived yet. Hopefully tomorrow. I do have the Light Lens Lab Speed Panchro 50mm which I have really enjoyed so far. Your photos with this lens are really good although I do have a question. The photos in this video have a substantial amount of vignetting. Was this added in post or left uncorrected during editing?
@kevinfickling6384 Жыл бұрын
Hey Steven thanks for watching! I hope you’re enjoying your 8 element. As far as the Vignette….I did these a while ago so to be honest I can’t remember too much about my edits. What I can say is the lens has a bit of vignette at F2 and cleans up as you stop down. I do enjoy vignette so if I had to guess I would say I probably added some to these. Thanks a lot for watching!
@billbarton5806 Жыл бұрын
Kevin, Leica purchased Kern in 1986/87 and own all the intellectual property, they purchased them to be able to bid on a contract for Switzerland to supply all the binoculars for the the Govt. As Kern also made binoculars and the Swiss had a rule that in country company's got first shot at Govt. contracts. If you look at a lens diagram of the 50mm f 1.9 Kern Macro Switar it looks almost the same as the Apo Summicron, I wonder how that happened. I have three Alpa lenses that I use on my M cameras However only the 50mm f 1.9 I have can be rf coupled with the Leica M bodies. The other two lenses I have are a 24mm f 3.5 and a 40mm f 2.8 Makro Killar the lenses do not have a rf cam so you cannot focus with the rf. But if you have a viso they will work on the newer M digital cameras.
@kevinfickling6384 Жыл бұрын
Wow Bill that is so interesting and I had no idea about that! Thank you so much for sharing that info. I always love learning bits of history like that!
@gusatvoschiavon Жыл бұрын
Someone needed to make kern style lenses again, it looks way too good
@kevinfickling6384 Жыл бұрын
I agree!!
@michelchernitzky4223 Жыл бұрын
I’ve been trying to find that exact lens, new closed-box. Where did you find it?
@kevinfickling6384 Жыл бұрын
They are getting harder to find every day especially new in the box. I have someone that helps me source a lot of my rare stuff like this. Keep an eye out online and one will pop up.
@zoltankaparthy9095 Жыл бұрын
Don't talk that Kern-Switar talk to me. ;o) I'll be looking for an M mount one. I have lusted after Kern-Switar far too long. Mmmm-hmmm. How does it compare to the Speed Panchro??
@kevinfickling6384 Жыл бұрын
Sorry for the late reply! It’s a pretty different rendering in my opinion. The speed pancro is less sharp and the bokeh is a bit more busy. Not in a bad way but just different! The alpa lens is sharper and has a more modern rendering. The bokeh is much more soft and less distracting. They are both great!
@zoltankaparthy9095 Жыл бұрын
Thanks for the review of a copy of a lens from a great original maker. I have a Cooke Amotal which acts the same way. That lovely glow when open wide but still with accuracy.
@kevinfickling6384 Жыл бұрын
The Cooke look is so special! Thanks a lot for watching!
@viliamdruska5280 Жыл бұрын
Hi Kevin, well done! Good video pace, nicely supported with great music, for the subject of adoration... Looking forward to your next videos...
@kevinfickling6384 Жыл бұрын
Viliam, thank you so much for the kind words! Lots of content I am working on for the future!
@jasongold6751 Жыл бұрын
Linked to Apple is insane! More likely to use your Apple phone, than the M11 . Aluminum is a poor choice! Give time! Paint flaking off and sporting numerous dings! I have used Monochome from Leica M9 and others! I was not overwhelmed. Rather shoot c-41 fim, scnan as BW!
@kevinfickling6384 Жыл бұрын
Not a camera for everyone for sure. I enjoy shooting film too!
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How could i order the bag?
@@dongochung8944 the best way is to send a message through my instagram. I put a link in the description of the video here. Thank you
Hi Kevin, you don't need shims to calibrate the metabones adapter. You can adjust it by turning the ring that touches the RF cam on the camera.
Are You selling them on Etsy or your own site?
@@blaine5524 there is a link to my instagram in the description where you can send me a message. Please feel free to reach out with any questions. Thanks! Kevin
Appreciate you taking time to make this. I’m thinking of buying an M11 mono and this helps.
How can i get one ?
Best way is to contact me through my Decrypto instagram. The link is in the video description here. Thanks!
If you have a metabones adapter (I assume also for a shogun adapter), you can easily adjust the adapter's cam. Just spin clockwise or counter clockwise. Use liveview on a digital-m camera to dial it in, then use a sharpie to mark the cam's setting. I never shimmed mine as it stays in place. My 50mm 1.9 is a gorgeous black paint lens and the rendering is akin to a more romantic 50mm Apo-Summicron.
The black coating on your M11 is an extreme resistant and strong special epoxy made of. That coating does not leave finger prints and will not wear out. No scratch.
Brass is not a better quality material. Actually, brass is more fragile and vulnerable than alluminium or titanium. It is just heavy and not create more value to Leica. That is why all the MP models are not made of brass.
If you are referring to the MP film camera. It is made from brass. External top and bottom plate and parts etc.
@@kevinfickling6384 I am referring to the Leica M11P and monochrome.
Hi my adaptor need to be shim off, any idea how to do ? In order to use the RF with this lens
If you have a metabones adapter (I assume also for a shogun adapter), you can easily adjust the adapter's cam. Just spin clockwise or counter clockwise. Use liveview on a digital-m camera to dial it in, then use a sharpie to mark the cam's setting. I never shimmed mine as it stays in place.
The black is a super strong black epoxy coating. Much more than just a black paint. And no finger prints left on this camera body.
Love the shots
Yo overdue in the house. This my home.😂😂😂😂 get it
So cool! I know this is only a portion of all the work that goes into one of your bags! Can’t wait to get mine!
Great video
Stunning ! This video should be an hour long !
Thank you for watching! I’ll try to make them longer in the future!
Is this difficult to nail focus at f/1.2?
It’s not too bad if you are experienced with range finders. My one suggestion is to center your subject. The lens doesn’t have great edge sharpness
3rd time watching this Kevin. Epic video mate. You’ve some serious skills. 👏👏👏
Kevin this is just EPIC. The Frontier, wow. I've only ever seen that in a lab in Spain once. I agree a walk in dedicated space must be fantastic mate.
Kevin somehow missed this when you first put it up. enjoyed this one. Very curious to see how you get on with it over some time. Looks very sweet indeed. Cheers
Thank you!
Is it a loaner? That might explain the smaller box and why the cover of the hot shoe is missing…
Nope not a loaner. I bought it myself on launch day. This is the retail box. The hot shoe cover is missing because I pulled it off to put the EVF on.
@@kevinfickling6384 Thanks. That's stunning. The higher the price the less box you get 😆. I once had a M10, I really liked the box, that was first class. My first Leica I purchased 1986 or so, a Non-TTL M6, still have it of course and works perfectly fine. The boxes back then were similar to your M11M one, totally different of course but kinda the same size.
Where can I find the split leather strap you are wearing at the end of this video? I love it!
Hey Adam, thanks for watching my videos and checking them out! I actually make all my own bags and straps. You can find my leather page on Instagram- @Decrypto_
You caught me. It said Leica so I clicked on it. Clickbait
It is a shame that Voigtlander stopped making M mount lenses and with only Leica lens available, this Chinese lens seem to be a good option. Light Lens Labs being a Communist Chinese lens company, we should think twice about buying from products from this country considering they are not our friends! Just remember where your dollars are ultimately going to!!! No matter how good they are!!!
😂 a very nervous and harmful video
It’s a knockoff
Well done!!
Thanks for watching David!
Thanks for sharing, beautiful camera.
Thank you for watching!
kevin, is it rangefinder coupled in macro mode? or do you use live view where available?
You have to use live view below .7 meter just like the new close focus Leica lenses. This is because of the rangefinder/camera mechanical limitations. It has nothing to do with the lens. No matter what close focus below .7 will be live view only.
@@kevinfickling6384 figured! just making sure and thanks for the info. i’ve seen some 40-60 dollar adapters on ebay, curious if those are the same as the kipon and if they are all rangefinder coupled?
Great gears. I still use my M9P black regularly. Is the sensor glass of the Hermes Edition doing ok?
Thanks! Yes this has had the sensor repaired luckily.
Wow....😯
What a waste to release this lens like that but black chrome?! If you release that it has to be black paint on brass. I would rather buy an old rigid black paint that is probably brassy and beautiful by now. Will never happen to this one because of this black chrome finish. Sad. Is it like $20,000? I agree with you about APO lenses and color. It’s just not what I want either. Too perfect. Too sharp. Too sterile. The normal 50 Summicron is more beautiful and a fraction of the price.
about the lens - I tried it and in my universe (sorry for harsh rhetoric ) its garbage - its so soft glowy and uncontrsaty that canon 200$ lenses do better . ( again - im all about perfection that nowhere to be found in lice except 35 and 50 apo ) cheers
can you please share name of artist of music that you add to videos . in this one and previous one . something jazzy and the instruments are so well separated as though these are contemporary recordings thanks !
Loved those images!
Kevin, I’ve only just started watching your channel but once I got started I couldn’t stop. Like your style and presentation. I’m also torn between which I enjoy more, your product reviews and shared images or your Leather Craft. Those are beautiful bags and camera straps. I especially like the strap for the Leica Frankfurt. Kevin, at one time I owned the M10 M but sold it out of guilt. I’m a Theologian and Educator with a wife and teenager daughters and simply couldn’t justify in my own head owning both the M10R and the Monochrome. That said however, I can’t justify now owning the M11 and the M9 Monochrome either, but I don’t care.😇 My question to you is this, for my M9M, if I can only afford one 50 - 50 APO or Noct 50 f1.2 - which would you recommend? Continued happiness and success to you and yours. Be Blessed, Doc Chaps
Thank you so much for the kind words and for checking out all my videos! M11 and M9 Monochrom are a perfect pairing! If you ever need a nice strap or bag let me know. Lots of videos coming soon!
Der beste Fickling des Internets, I love your content! Greetings from Germany
Vielen Dank! I really appreciate that! I will be visiting Wetzlar in October!
Hi Kevin. Thanks for the great review. Swayed me to get a copy myself! Been playing around with my lens and I noticed something odd. Not sure if it's my copy or if it is normal as they say. If you go above f8 I notice a blue haze in the center of the frame? I reached out to Light Lens and this is what they told me: This is a normal phenomenon with original SPII as the internal reflection has caused the lens to have diffraction under low T-Stops. It is advise to not shoot SPII under F8. It was only very recently that we discovered this phenomenon. Either our production and distribution network was not aware of this phenomenon due to the lens usually being shot under f/8. Do you get this haze on your lens over f8? Thanks Kevin!
God, how on earth you got one, is crazy, forget the price, these are so so rare now! congratulations, we only live once!
I got really lucky and a local store had it! Thanks a lot for watching!
@@kevinfickling6384 so cool! Yeah I think the Hermes design on the body is just so nice looking, so pleasing. I have the Leica edition 60 that was plentiful for a while but now it’s very hard to find. Leica makes cool products. We know they are pricey but if you can afford and will not remorse afterwards than go for it!
I just bought this lens although it has not arrived yet. Hopefully tomorrow. I do have the Light Lens Lab Speed Panchro 50mm which I have really enjoyed so far. Your photos with this lens are really good although I do have a question. The photos in this video have a substantial amount of vignetting. Was this added in post or left uncorrected during editing?
Hey Steven thanks for watching! I hope you’re enjoying your 8 element. As far as the Vignette….I did these a while ago so to be honest I can’t remember too much about my edits. What I can say is the lens has a bit of vignette at F2 and cleans up as you stop down. I do enjoy vignette so if I had to guess I would say I probably added some to these. Thanks a lot for watching!
Kevin, Leica purchased Kern in 1986/87 and own all the intellectual property, they purchased them to be able to bid on a contract for Switzerland to supply all the binoculars for the the Govt. As Kern also made binoculars and the Swiss had a rule that in country company's got first shot at Govt. contracts. If you look at a lens diagram of the 50mm f 1.9 Kern Macro Switar it looks almost the same as the Apo Summicron, I wonder how that happened. I have three Alpa lenses that I use on my M cameras However only the 50mm f 1.9 I have can be rf coupled with the Leica M bodies. The other two lenses I have are a 24mm f 3.5 and a 40mm f 2.8 Makro Killar the lenses do not have a rf cam so you cannot focus with the rf. But if you have a viso they will work on the newer M digital cameras.
Wow Bill that is so interesting and I had no idea about that! Thank you so much for sharing that info. I always love learning bits of history like that!
Someone needed to make kern style lenses again, it looks way too good
I agree!!
I’ve been trying to find that exact lens, new closed-box. Where did you find it?
They are getting harder to find every day especially new in the box. I have someone that helps me source a lot of my rare stuff like this. Keep an eye out online and one will pop up.
Don't talk that Kern-Switar talk to me. ;o) I'll be looking for an M mount one. I have lusted after Kern-Switar far too long. Mmmm-hmmm. How does it compare to the Speed Panchro??
Sorry for the late reply! It’s a pretty different rendering in my opinion. The speed pancro is less sharp and the bokeh is a bit more busy. Not in a bad way but just different! The alpa lens is sharper and has a more modern rendering. The bokeh is much more soft and less distracting. They are both great!
Thanks for the review of a copy of a lens from a great original maker. I have a Cooke Amotal which acts the same way. That lovely glow when open wide but still with accuracy.
The Cooke look is so special! Thanks a lot for watching!
Hi Kevin, well done! Good video pace, nicely supported with great music, for the subject of adoration... Looking forward to your next videos...
Viliam, thank you so much for the kind words! Lots of content I am working on for the future!
Linked to Apple is insane! More likely to use your Apple phone, than the M11 . Aluminum is a poor choice! Give time! Paint flaking off and sporting numerous dings! I have used Monochome from Leica M9 and others! I was not overwhelmed. Rather shoot c-41 fim, scnan as BW!
Not a camera for everyone for sure. I enjoy shooting film too!