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I like to shoot the M6 - when on a weekend trip. Just for fun. Technically it’s a disaster from my point of view. A Nikon FM2 or Pentax MX is way smarter than the M system. Has anyone find out why the tripod screw is not in line with the lens? The disgusting fiddling if you load the film. Missing light metering of the M6. No holder for the film box at the backside, instead this useless iso wheel without any function?

I agree with the points you are making. In my opinion different camera systems just shine in different scenarios. A scenario where you would need a zoom lens or absolutely nail focus on 1,4 while working with clients/models is just not perfect for a Rangefinder. That's more of SLR territory. Street photography, zone focusing or documenting life in general at f5.6- 8 that's where you would probably get the most out of a rangefinder.

I shoot Arca-Swiss 4x5/8x10, a Mamiya 7 II, a Leica M3 and an M6. Also digital. I use a Sekonic light meter. I think that this is simple. You should have stopped shooting film a long time ago. It’s just that film photography and you, certainly rangefinder photography, are a bad fit. There’s nothing new in what you’re saying, and I stopped watching after about eight minutes.

Can‘t agree more about the way to work with the M-Leica (as some already commented, the lightmeter is a little different). Everyone has to make the own decission about keeping a camera or moving on, for me I always distinguish what it is for and the fun part / being proud of an Image is more with an M than any other camera. This is purely emotional and honestly if you have to deliver for a job, the save route makes total sense. But even more though a M could be the difference for casual privat work…. Hope you don‘t regret one day selling both.

I’m a digital photographer, who’s fallen in love with film. I wanted to get the Leica m7 but after your review it’s not for me and I don’t want to carry around an SLR camera😔 what film camera would you recommend?

Wow. What you say around 17 minutes in is really spot on…!!

How comes your photos are 4:3?

@07:30 your point on the framelines is incorrect. Leica makes external viewfinders like viooh that show the 90mm framelines. Problem solved. 2nd there are many great lenses including by voigtlander. No one wants zoom lens on rangefinder. Again incorrect. This is why photographers use two cameras. You don’t use a viewfinder or use two focal lengths simultaneous and complain?

Woah, this really surprises me regarding the aperture thing. I always thought you want to shoot without the whole bokeh look on intention. Because let‘s be honest, f1.4 - f2.2 looks mostly a bit lazy. I follow you for a long time and changing to film elevated your account from the „typical moody IG portrait account“ to a way more aesthetic profile, imo.

Thank you for this video! You have opened my eyes! Just wow!!!

I found it interesting that the M6 was named in the video title but the M7 was not.

You’re saying ‘we’ a lot - you got a mouse in your pocket? lol I think your points are valid but your negatives using the cameras largely stem for things they weren’t intended for, the M system is primarily a reportage system, not a portrait camera so shooting it wide open is more for low light when you need the light, not really for shallow depth of field and dreamy portraits. Maybe you should try the R-E or R6 or something. I’ll take that M7 though, my favorite camera of all by far.

Nice video and explanation of your reasoning, however I still don't understand why your are moving on......if you love the system, how it makes you feel when you use it and that the you feel a sense of accomplishment when you nail a photo........... 🤷‍♂....keep the M6 for personal work.........use digital for professional?

As someone who's almost exclusively shot with rangefinders his entire life, I think you're dead on to why this is demanding system vs a "regular" camera. I think these cameras were designed for more documentary/photojournalism type projects. I personally do a lot of street photography and am comfortable with manual/zone focusing. More than actively focusing, it's just about framing and having the right settings to make the image you have in your head. Definitely try something like a Q3 though, I think you'd enjoy how it merges the best of both worlds (albeit, with only 1/2000 max shutter speed and fixed lens)/.

I notice pretty much all of your photos are taken while standing up. My question is why? Because I see a lot of subjects that could have worked better composition wise when you would take them from the knee.

Thanks for your nice video and sour explanation ❤

Thx for the video! :)

With the M6, the size of the metered area is dependent on the lens on the camera. For a 28mm lens it is quite large within the viewfinder, whereas a 135 it is very small. Essentially it is center weighted and the metering circle is 75% of the frameline for the lens you’re shooting with.

…glaub mir, du wirst es irgendwann bereuen! Ich bin glücklich mit meiner M10p …aber überlege mir gerade den analogen Weg mit zu gehen

@4:31 saying the camera meters for the entire frame is incorrect. The simplest way to see this is to remove the lens and cock the shutter. You will then see a circular disk on the shutter from where it meters. So it actually is a very heavily weighted center spot meter. Same on the M6, M7, M-P, and the new M6. Check the owner’s manual, it explains it all there. It uses a 12mm central disc to meter from. leica-camera.com/sites/default/files/pm-85045-leica-m6_instructions_en.pdf

Awesome 👏🏻 thanks

Absolutely beautiful captures!! You have turned on the flame inside of me for photography again especially with film, letting the camera choose my settings and living in the moment. PLEASE DON’T stop making these videos!

Unrelated to the topic but what mic are you using?

You'll be back. ;)

Just amazing!!! You need to visit my Island of Puerto Rico

I’m obsessed with your UA-cam channel, love your content!!

Wirklich sehr hilfreiches und motivierendes Video. Dankeschön. Könntest du mal ein Video über dein Bilder-Archiv (Dateistruktur, RAWs/Scans/Exports ...) machen?

I'm torn between the M6 and M7 and coming from the Nikon F3, I love the Aperture Priority (Auto) function. I know you sold your M6. Did you keep the M7 because you like it more than the M6? Eager to hear your thoughts between these 2. Thanks! and subbed!

Best YT photography experience I’ve ever seen, but what’s the piano music as that’s a huge part of this too!

Absolutely stunning!!! Please don’t stop making these videos!

Hi Tobias .. It's always interesting to see different peoples views, decisions and routes into photography, but .....Why Leica as a first analogue camera, as it is totally possible learn the art / trade /:craft / hobby. I started out in photography back in the late 1970s, and people never had a Hasselblad or Leica as their first camera (obviously no digital cameras then) because it made no sense as my cheap Zenith E (Russian bombproof and very reliable) with 28mm, 56mm and 135mm let me learn nearly everything I needed to learn. I've shot on just about every major brand and format (inc 5x4 & 10x8 Sinar P system and Hasselblad 501c and ELM) .. Fast forward to 2024 and I still prefer shooting with cheap and older gear because it is just a box with a shutter and a lens at the end of the day. 2024 also see me becoming a Leica M6 Titanium owner and only because I won it in a prize draw for the princely sum of £20, and it's a camera that I would never of owned if I had to pay the full price for.

You really captured the romance of my favorite city! Did you shoot the video too?

I'm sorry, absolutely no hate, but if Leica M6 or M7 where your FIRST film cameras, you are (or where) either a snob and /or you have too much money to spend. And that Z2X is your redemption. Coming from photographer who's in film for almost 50 years, just saying. Gruß

Minha nossaaa... eu estou hipnotizado por essa estética, esse trabalho em geral... !!! que perfeitooooo <3

Hi Tobias! Thanks for sharing your thoughts with us all. I'm glad to hear you're embracing the feeling of change. I'll be looking forward to seeing where that takes you. Aaaand one question - when acquiring did EOS 3, did you look into the EOS 1N/V? If so, what made you get the 3?

Make a lot of sense, I agree with you

I didn't even know that Leica is doing this kind of toy-ish camera.

Thanks for sharing your thoughts, opinions, your beautiful pictures and this incredible video. Keep going.

stunning visuals! How do you shoot your video to get that style?

I feel this. I have an M6 but my preference is to shoot my Nikon 35Ti and Canon EOS 7s in combination. Just pointing and shooting is so much more convenient and fun. I have had a lot of expensive cameras, even medium format ones, that I paid a lot for and moved them on because they are impractical and just sit on the shelf. But I'm not quite ready to do this with the Leica. I would rather just enjoy shooting a roll every now and then, maybe once a month, rather than sell it.

Der Gedanke des "Loslassens" ist ein sehr sympathischer. Jedoch stellt sich mir die Frage wieviel von mir dann noch im Ergebnis steckt. Gerade in Zeiten, in derer die KI gerade richtig Fahrt aufnimmt. Jedes gelungene Bild, sei es analog oder digital, welches ich ohne Vollautomatik oder dergleichen aufgenommen habe, verschafft mir deutlich mehr Befriedigung mit dem Ergebnis und bestätigt mich in meinen Einschätzungen.. Und wenn es nicht geklappt hat lebe ich damit, dass es meine Entscheidung war und schiebe es nicht auf die Kamera. Alles eine Sache der Einstellung. Eine gute visuelle Einschätzung der Lichtverhältnisse und Entfernung macht moderne Unterstützer überflüssig und ist im Prozess deutlich schneller. Man muß sich lediglich auf den Moment vorbereiten und kann dann fischen.

Growth.

…absolutely amazing work🙏

Love it! So peaceful. I definitely need to go back to Italy asap :))

Love the video! I have a feeling I watched it in the right time when I have same thoughts "what is mine" and "what is not mine anymore" We tend to collect things, but it's great to let them go too. For new excitements

It seems that Canon is no worse than Leica in taking portraits😂

Just did the same thing, and just kept my Yaschica T4 and a Canon EOS 1 N for personal photography. Q2? Gone. M262? Gone. Pressure? GONE!

Wonderful video, wonderful thoughts - as always. Thanks Tobi for sharing!

Pure goosebumps Tobi!

You freed yourself. Welcome to paradise. I left my Leica Ms, Qs and SLs behind too.