🔴 Best Value Leica Camera? Leica R5 & Leica R7
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Comparing some of the best value Leica cameras, 2x Leica R film cameras, Leica R5 vs Leica R7. Both are Leica SLR cameras that use Leica R lenses. These 35mm Leica film cameras are packed full of features yet cost me only £200 each. (Use link above for cheap Leica R cameras on eBay, prices swing a lot so be patient). Video shows how to use a Leica R5 /R7 showing the camera specs and some Leica R portraits. I also compare the Leica R5 vs Leica R6 vs Leica R7. Leica R lenses can be used on Leica M and Leica SL cameras via Leica R adapter (link below). Merry Christmas and subscribe today for a chance to win 1 of the monthly giveaways starting in 2022 :) It's free! :)
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Merry Cristmas. I guess you got that excellent Macro/all round Lens at a bargain since the R7 was in that buy.
@@cameraprepper7938 yes 60mm was too good to miss and I’ll watched for a while. I wanted a later one like I got.
I was gifted the Leica R3 MOT as a Christmas present from my parents. I absolutely love this camera. Has been my most reliable camera, most amazing feeling camera and by far the best built film camera I have ever used. I just cannot explain how amazing this camera feels compared to many other cameras. I wish I could afford more than just one lens and one body, however I am extremely happy with what I currently have
Thanks Blake! Nice. I've not used that model but I do love those I own. 135mm, 180mm sometimes 90mm are cheaper.
@@MattOsborne-MrLeicaCom I am hoping to get a 90mm. I love that focal length for portraits. I will most likely purchase one in the next year or so
At last!! A decent quick review of an R5 by a real user, not a you tuber just being fashionable....I enjoy working with mine although I haven't been out in the recent cold/wet weather with mine. Nice model shots, as well! Happy New Year to you, Matt!
Thanks Philip, much appreciated! Yes looking forward to nice weather in the UK!
Another great video! Merry Christmas Matt! Thank you for all your helpful videos.
Thanks Lucy, Merry Christmas!
Merry Christmas eve!!! ❤❤❤
Thank you for sharing!!! I have a R3, I love it. My favorite is Leica 6.2.
Thank you, and nice. Yes and to you! :)
Great video Matt!
The R cameras have been overlooked and undervalued for many years
The cost and weight of the native lenses has made them less desirable over the Japanese options
Thanks for all the interesting and very informative videos this year and all the very best for the new year ahead
Kindest regards Ron
Thanks Ron! More and hopefully better to come for 2022.
Some valuable info about the R-range again. Thanks a lot, Matt!
Cheers Joe! See the latest post on MrLeica.com for a post on R lenses with sample photos.
Totally with you Matt on the R5. It has been my go-to film camera for years now and I have two of them (also have R7 and R8. For me the perfect handling is achieved with the 50mm Summicron. I find ergonomics and balance the best. The 50mm Summilux is just a little bit heavier which knocks the balance out for me.
Great! My R5 advance has stopped working but I still have the R7. I agree the 50 Cron is great.
Well done sir! I love the R-series and have most of them from Leicaflex to R9. Perhaps you should have mentioned something about the cam system. The R3-R7 require stop-down metering with 1 and 2 cam lenses. Not a big deal. But if you use 1 or 2- cam lenses on R8/9, then you risk to damage the body. I wish you A Happy New Year!
Thank you and great to hear. I'm less up to speed on the R8 and R9 so thanks for the info.
Nice to see the R series get some talk. I have the Leica SL, a still new in the box Leica R3-MOT, and the Leica R5. Glass for the R series seems to have always been less expensive (on the used market) than M glass, but then again not nearly as wide a choice as with the M series.
Thanks, yes sadly I doubt the video will be popular but I wanted to share it anyway. The main advantage of M bodies is access to the latest lenses and all the old ones.
Was looking for that Christmas in London shoot. Merry Christmas dude.
Thanks William, I’m a few hours out of London but I will try to get there one day over the holidays. Merry Christmas!
Thanks for the great information Matt, never really thought about the R, but definitely on my radar now!
Thanks
Thanks Ron, it took me years to discover them too! (Glad I did eventually!)
@@MattOsborne-MrLeicaCom yes absolutely! I actually found an R7 for $500 coming from Japan in near mint condition! Take care Matt and Merry Christmas! You have some very beautiful models also! Haha
Cool video! Can’t wait for the one on the cz sonnar 50mm (vintage).
Thanks Lugen! Yes it’s on the list 👍🏻
I have an R7 that I love but worry about repairs should the electronics fail. I also use the R lenses on a Lumix S5 which so far seems ideal as it is about the same weight and balance as the R7. Enjoy your programs, wishes for Christmas and the New Year
Thanks John, see my blog post today on MrLeica.Com on R lenses. Some images are shot with the Lumix S5 so you might be able to relate. Merry Christmas
As usual a great video, I've always wanted to get into the Leica r cameras but the lens prices have always put me off 📷
Thanks Michael, some are cheap, 50s can be £350ish. See the new MrLeica.com blog post tomorrow you might like it ;)
At one stage I wanted to get to to the R system. But, assuming that I will be shooting a significant amount of film in the future, I will probably go for the Contax system instead.
They have a couple of bodies with integrated winders which also are not as noisy as the average camera. That's kind of important because one of the things I do is shoot stage rehearsals. A Nikon system could do a similar job, maybe, with the benefits of AF. But all the motorised F bodies I have used are kind of noisy. Maybe the F4 could work but there are issues there too.
Thanks Karin, different bodies bring different pros and cons
Grrrreat! Thanks for sharing. Jan.
Thanks Jan!
..Fav......Leica Safari R3.50 f/2.....my go to for film.plain n simple....Merry Xmas bud.
Very nice! Yes I’m a sucker for the 50 f2 as well! Merry Christmas! Cheers
I have R8 & R6.2. Shutter button is the must-have accessory for R camera imo.
Yes! I noticed this. I bought them just for R bodies. I’ve not used until now.
Merry Christmas Matt
Thank you! Same to you :)
Hello Matt, merry Christmas from France. I own a SL2 and a R5, it was the closest to the R6 but with a great price tag 😅 I am thinking about a M next year, still couldn't choose between M240, M9 or M10 🤔 your videos help a lot. Take care.
Thank you. Merry Christmas too! Please visit MrLeica.com/zoom and I can help you with your M camera options next year. Cheers
@@MattOsborne-MrLeicaCom thank you Matt for the proposition, I certainly will consider it. I have a couple of months in front of me, still keeping aside some money for it ahah! take care. Denis
@@jeongdenis4091 thanks Denis, no problem 👍🏻
Being mean I use the re as I shoot ae only, I love the re viewfinder it's nearly the best, but I find the lenses overpriced, perhaps I have been unlucky, but I now prefer zeiss to leica, slumming with pentacon 6 lenses, yes they fit! Your vids are very good and well produced, thank you, regards, derek.
Thanks Derek, i've got a P6 TL somewhere. I'll have to dig it out!
How would you compare the viewfinder between the R5/R6 and the R7? I’ve found the R7 viewfinder to be a bit brighter and easier to focus. Both have a slight blue tint but more noticeable on the R7
Great video as always!
Thanks! I don't notice a huge difference but I like the R7 for the price and look. :). All 3 take the same photos ofc.
Cool cameras! How do you find the shutter sound and smoothness compared to the R6? I've shot the R6 and the shutter feels like a hot knife going through butter it's so nice
Thanks Thomas, doh I should have included the shutter sounds, I totally overlooked that. I think they all sound quite similar even though the R6 is mechanical.
I had a Leica R4 and several lenses including 2 zooms and 50mm and 100mm macro. I thought it was an OK camera but nothing really exceptional. Eventually I sold the kit and then standardized on Canon which actually had a better camera body and even the L lenses were better in many cases and always from a cost/performance perspective. I wish I had kept the lenses. All the youtube hype is causing the R lens prices to rise steadily and the R camera prices also. I don't have a desire to own an R again. But have acquired a Leicaflex Sl2. Wish I still had those R lenses for it. Minolta actually did a great job with building those zooms. I love the Leicaflex cameras that I think are more in line with the M series design/build approach. Not sure that the R series would ever entice me although an R9 with the Kodak/Leica digital back would be interesting.
Thanks Erich! Yes I love the build of the SL bodies (see my videos) but I like the R5,6,7 diopter for critical focus. It was the cine guys that pushed the lens prices up (converting them to video lenses). Some R bodies are still really cheap vs most other Leica options.
@@MattOsborne-MrLeicaCom Yes I noticed while looking at lenses that many were noted as video adjusted. However, I remember a time where I could have picked up a mint R7 for $200 or less. That was when everyone thought film was dead. I was still shooting film along with digital as I still do. But MANY others are doing that now also so film camera prices for cameras that are desirable are going into the stratosphere. But the increase is great to keep film being produced
Nice thanks
Thanks Jaime!
Very informative Matt, mine is an R7 & it's the best film SLR I've ever used. I've been able to use most of the 60s 70s & 80s low and top end cameras. The focus is easy and the metering is spot on. Only downside is the price and availability of the lenses, I've 4 other Leica cameras as well from 1935 through to a MM246, so like you I've plenty of choice 😁😁
Thanks Anthony! Yes I like the R7 too and I think they offer fantastic value for Leica. Yes lenses are pricey but hold their value well.
Thanks Matt just what I need an excuse to go and buy another camera lol 😂 always been a fan of the R series but price of glass always put me off bodies are good value I always lusted after an R3 I personally do not like the style of R8 and R 9 it’s a camera you always promised yourself every photographer should own a Leica at one time I have always been a Nikon fan boy and have most in my collection and yes they are used please don’t tempt me lol 😂 thanks for what you do
Thanks Jonny, £200 to have a nice Leica sitting on the shelf to smile at every day... :P ..same price as a Nikon FE2 (or less!)
Matt, where you get these red screwing parts for shutter release buttons, just wonder, ...?
eBay! Search shutter release button
Matt, I hope Father Christmas is good to you.
Hi Zoltan, thank you!! Merry Christmas:)
Leica prices have gone nuts... glad I have a few in the 'bank' before they went up. I plan on keeping and using, not selling.
Thanks Stuart, yes I was lucky with my Ms for sure too.
The Leica R-E should also be mentioned if you don't need S or P modes. I think it's very similar to the Leica R5. It's a great camera !
Thank you. Yes I thought it was similar to the R5 too. I would happily use one. I just found those I have first.
I just bought an RE and I'm wondering what R lenses would be best. I noticed there are versions called 1-cam, 2-cam and 3-cam (referring to the pin in the mount). Do you know what is recommended for a R-E or R5? Does it matter what is the trade off?
@@justgouds hey Justin, google it for exact info but I use 2&3 cam. I think 2 cam
Might not meter unless stop down but 3 cam will be fine.
My father once bought a Leica R3, but it had jammed after he shot 1 roll of film with it. Recently he told me that it would be nice to get r6.2 and that it is reasonaly priced, comparing to other Leica cameras, but we still haven't bought another Leica. Instead, we have many Nikon film cameras, probably even too many.... F2, F3, F4, Nikkormat ftN (x2), Nikkormat El, Nikon N8008s, Nikon F90x :)
Thanks Danylo! Yes I avoided the R3/R4s as I heard things like this. You don't need R6.2. R6 is fine but even the R7 has the same shutter as R6 I found out. Nikon are great too. I made some videos, FM, FE, FM2, FE2,FG-20, F4, F5, F80, F100 and I still need to test my Nikkormat I got :)
@@MattOsborne-MrLeicaCom Ft-series Nikkormats are indestructible bricks. Father once had a piece of film stuck in the shutter oh his Ftn. That would destroy most cameras, but Nikkormat cut that film to pieces with it's shutter, like a guillotine. That particular Ftn was a press camera that was used by 3 or 4 journalists for many years. It's shutter still works after god knows how many clicks
@@danyloantoniuk902 haha thanks, great story! / info
Thanks. So, can you use a trigger like godox X2T-s TTL for ad200's?
I use Nikon fit Godox lights on all my Leica cameras with no issues (and fire my AD200/AD100 etc). No TTL though** (especially not with old film cameras)
@@MattOsborne-MrLeicaCom awesome, thanks for the reply!
I got my R8 for 390€. That was so cool.
Wow amazing! 👏🏻👏🏻
Are the holes in the R5 and R7 big enough to thread a peak design puck? I’ve been trying to do the same to my R6
Very slowly! I squashed the cord as small as possible then screwed it in (motion). I have R6 too so it’s possible 👍🏻
My favourites are the Minolta XEs and XDs. Meh.
I use MDRokkor lenses on my X300
I have an R4 and now an R5 which came with a Leica 35-70mm lens. However I am considering selling the bodies and using the lenses (also have a Leica 135mm) on my Olympus OM20 which I have had for 35yrs. Would it be fair to say, most 35mm bodies are much of a muchness and it's more about the glass. Or should I keep the R5?
It's more about the lenses yes but you need the camera to use the lenses on so i'd keep the R5 to use the 35-70. Sell the R4 if want to sell one. R5 should keep going for longer.
Hello. Thank you for your review. What about quality of Leica R 135 mm lenses?
Thanks Paolo, Please see my 135mm lens video. You will see it.
Thank you very much@@MattOsborne-MrLeicaCom
Nice cameras ... No R ... I'll stick with my Ms 🙂
Thanks for sharing your expertise .
Thanks Jerome, see next what’s in my bag video on Patreon soon 👍🏻🙂
cool vid. would like to see a vid on the r8 just because there isnt much content out there about them. i already own an f3 and f5 as well as d700 and d3. a company called Leitax does conversions for this lenses to nikon f mount and even include electronics on the mount to get automated modes working. do you think it would be worth it to put these leica lenses on a nikon or are nikon lenses just as goodish? specifically the 60mm macro.
Thanks Kevin, yes if I ever get to play with a R8 or R9 I will do a video. Thanks regarding conversion. In honesty I’m sure the Nikkor 60 Micro is just as good (without testing them, I have it, or the amazing 55 2.8 micro. I’d almost bet the Nikon is sharper but I know Leica don’t always go for purely sharpness. Older Leica 60mm are cheaper than the version I have. You’d be aswell to buy the lens in a bundle with a Leica R body, try it and then hopefully sell at a profit if you don’t like or convert and sell camera if you do.
@@MattOsborne-MrLeicaCom im thinking about getting a visoflex for my leica iiif and using a 65mm 3.5 macro on it. the rangefinder window is just too small to see through
@@kevinmarkham6385 ah yes that will work for close up work. For me personally I think a cheap R body and 60 R lens is a more useful setup. I use the 60mm a lot now for product shots and close up B roll for UA-cam on digital. (New blog post out later on R lenses - MrLeica.com )
@@MattOsborne-MrLeicaCom for the same price as an r camera i can get the visoflex and the lens. so since i already have the iiif, i figure i might as well. got my eye on a leicaflex sl2 with 35-70 lens and its $900. a lot of sl cameras in good condition are between 500-1000. and the lenses are cheap for leica but still pretty expensive (500-1000)
@@kevinmarkham6385 yes I understand. The SL2 is a good buy, prices should go up. I will get one if I ever see a good price. 35-70 f4 is excellent.
R lenses are soooo good. Not as good as M lenses but very, very good. Right now using R3 but after watching this video gonna get R5
Thanks Shahed! Yes! R glass is great. I love the R5 and R7 esp. Cheap too! (vs my R6)
You forgot my favorite the "Leicaflex" before the SL
Doh! :S Thanks Eric! My pea brain can't keep up. Merry Christmas to you! :)
I just bought a Leica R5 black body and brand new and shrink wrapped $750.00 bucks ..... I have yet to take it out of the box .....that's why I'm watching this video .....
Congrats! Enjoy
My r7 viewfinder is blurry’ adjusting the focus on the lens doesn’t change anything. Not sure why
Adjust your diopter! I had the same issue when I bought mine haha :)
Merry Christmas. I guess you got that excellent Macro/all round Lens at a bargain since the R7 was in that buy. The Leica R5 (and Leica R-E) are a good buy, in the long run I guess for a user it is a better buy than the R6/R6.2, mechanical cameras can be "rusty" and stuck in the long run, electronic cameras often keeps running. Remember to avoid early versions of the R4 cameras, I would also avoid the R3 cameras. If you cannot like the high prices of Leica Lenses, I will recommend Canon SLR Cameras and Canon FDn Lenses, I had Nikon and I will any day say that Canon are better. One of the most annoying things with Nikon are the Nikon Lenses focus "the wrong way" !
Thanks, yes I got a good deal on the R7 + 60mm. I do like the R7 build and look but the R5 wins for overseas lighter setups. In the UK I’ll use the R7 I think and keep the R6 as backup.
Thanks re Canon too. I’m in the Nikon camp but I know each has their favs :)
Honestly I don't know why the R6/6.2 command such higher prices than the 4, 5, and 7. Yes the shutter is mechanically timed but it is the exact same shutter inside and is no more repairable than the electronic version
@@TucsonAnalogWorkshop great info thank you 🙏🏻
I have the R3 and R4, Is the R4 the smallest of all the R bodies?
Nice, I think the R5 is smaller but I might be wrong. My R5 is smaller than my R6,7 and the R8/9 are huge.
I agree, R7 Is the best choice !
Thanks! It does feel great too :)
Tempting, but my Nikon F2, 3 and 5 have 100% viewfinder coverage. Really important for photography in my opinion.
Thanks Keith. I use a lot of Nikon bodies too so I can relate.
So it works with the Godox XT16-N right?
Would the R5 work with the XPRO-N too?
I'm currently struggling to get it to work with any of my Yongnuo wireless triggers, despite only needing them to trigger manual flashes.
Was hoping that the Godox trigger might work, but it's a TTL trigger and probably not the same pin layout as the R5?
Yes should works with N version. I use the same on R5.
@@MattOsborne-MrLeicaCom Is TTL metering with the Godox 350-N or XPRO-N possible on R5/7, too? Or only manual mode?
@@d8a3vidwe2ber2 Manuel I think as my patreons wrote in our FB group that that trigger doesn’t work on bodies before M10
@@MattOsborne-MrLeicaCom Thanks Matt, this saves me a lot of money! I already have a manual trigger for my Profoto flashes. So I keep it and measure the flashes with an additional digital camera (works also as polaroid).
Do you prever Nikon F4 / or Nikon 100 or leica R5 or leica R7
Hey Pedro, oo tough question! F4 most solid + AF, F100 gives lighter AF setup, R5/R7 give you Leica glass access and better for MF. I sold F100 as too modern lol, still have F4 for if I ever need AF, I use R bodies or Nikon FM2/FE2/FG-20
I like my SL's and SL2, and they were cheaper than dirt. Service and lenses, not so much.
Thanks Jon, nice
I had owned a used R 5 in 1991 and had the shutter electronics fail on me. The repair which cost me 256£ (corrected for June 2022). I was told that the R 4's and the R 5's electronics are susceptible to fail. The other problem was then that Leica charged for repairs and servicing several times more than the likes of Nikon and Contax Zeiss. How is the present situation?
Sorry to hear that. If one failed today I don't think Leica would look at it (repair it) and for the same money you can almost buy a new used camera. I read the R4 versions and earlier were worse than the R5 but I guess any camera can fail.
Hi
I bought a Leica R7 a while back.Intially played with it without film . all working fine put it in drawer for several months.last night got it out . put new batteries in fired the shutter mirror remained up and shutter curtain wide open for over an Hour . then back to normal , this morning the same .and now for the third time mirror up and shutter curtain open and nothing has happened . and the irony is I have never shot a single film roll with it. so now I am thinking the electronics may be the issue.very much disappointed .I am about to throw it out of the window.
@@aliidrissi-sbai808 hi, sorry to hear this, it might be temperature related. Fire it lots of times and it might free up. I had a non Leica that was great in the summer but stuck in the winter.
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Hi Matt
Here is an update from my mishap with the R7 , as I said the third time again the mirror went up and the curtains remained open for 3 hours or so .I took my son for a walk , left the camera on my desk and when I got back.the mirror didn't as previously go down, so I gave the bottom of the camera a slap . and to my surprise the mirror went down and the shutter closed , I thought this can only happen to a Canon T90 to release the the sticky magnets.. anyway I continued firing the shutter and it did stop a couple of times again hit the bottom firmly and the camera carried on firing , but I have noticed a marked shutter lag at all speeds !!!!!!!.
well after reading some threads .which mention that the mirror has an air damper on the side of DOF knob which tends to become dirty and sticky and needs cleaning and lubricating. however to get at it is another story. is either dismantling the camera or to gain access you have to peel some of the side wall covering in the mirror box..I couldn't be bothered and got a quote for £175 plus Vat .this will hopefully get the camera serviced . and up and running properly, rather than going for a second hand one with an unknown history.
Leica R,
designed/ made by Minolta?
Haha the old ones yes.
Well, the R series is made or designed by Minolta, but R glass is expensive. I'll stick with my Nikon F3 and FM3A, with affordable Nikon glass. As I also have a Minolta a7 that has features galore plus autofocus, I'm all set for SLR film cameras.
I also don't understand a reason of R cameras, I have Nikon F100 with voigtlander lenses, but good R lenses are close to m lens according to the price
@@JK_bnw I agree. For me personally, I already have an M3, M2, M5, IIIfst, and a bunch of Canon ltm rangefinders. So I'm not tempted by the R cameras.
@@andrewrothman7805 I have a digital leica only, planning to buy some film body to my m system, but prices went crazy last time
@@JK_bnw the M5 can still be had reasonably (for an M). While it doesn't have that traditional M look, its advantages are an excellent spot meter, plus it was the last M to be all hand assembled and fitted. I bought mine already CLA'd, and with the electronics modified to take modern 1.5 volt batteries. It's a superb camera. Mine was $1150 in mint condition.
@@andrewrothman7805 I also catch my eyes on it, but here (on the local market) not many variants to choose
Matt, has the toilet paper in your loo the Leica logo on each sheet?
Haha you know I like Hasselblad, Nikon and others too! ..and i'm to cheap for that :)
Which has the better viewfinder? Are they the same?
As good (or bad) as I remember Leica R4 to R7 had the same viewfinder and matte focusing screens (not showing 100%).
Thank you,@@cameraprepper7938.
@@cameraprepper7938 can get different screens but VF Is the same in all mine. I like it.
Both the same and R6 cameras. Very easy to focus with the diopter too.
Oh my goodness, you missed the R4s Mod.2 😱😱😱 (choking mode off)
Sorry I grouped all 3,4,4s etc so not a crazy long list!
@@MattOsborne-MrLeicaCom by the way: my favourite R-Leica is the R-E, because it is more or less an R5 with only aperture priority, exactly what I use 99,99% of the time...
@@stephanpaier9887 thanks, I got the R5 & R7 just because I saw good prices. I only use manual mode.
Do these only accept R lenses or can you put an M lens on it?
You can’t use M glass. That’s why the cameras are cheap (people want M mount cameras)
@@MattOsborne-MrLeicaCom Gotcha. Thanks for that
Leica R5 How to reproduce the number of negatives
If I understand correctly I get ~37 frames per roll
Thanks Matt for your video.
For others: as a reminder, quality of photography is not in camera body. Quality is hiding in lenses and film + skills of photographer. Body of the camera can cost 15€ and it will produce absolutely the same quality as camera body for 3000€ if lens, film is the same and photographer with eyes in the right place. So buy cameras if they will improve your photography and don't buy them just because Matt, Willem, Ribsy or any other UA-cam photographer buys it. Merry Christmas everyone 🎄
Thanks Ivars, very well said! Yes I’m not trying to make anyone buy anything. I just report back on cameras and lenses I have that impress me (or not). Some of my best photos were with my £50 Minolta X300 despite owning Leica :)
And I never thought I’d be mentioned in the same sentence as Willem!!!! 😅😅😅 🙏🏻
@@MattOsborne-MrLeicaComThat's great right? I mentioned one of those photographers who I really like + you all three are from different styles as Willem shoots more landscape, cars, interesting neighbourhoods and sometimes models in color on medium format.
Ribsy shoots more street photography + landscape + portraits on 35mm, medium, large format and digital (he is leica boy now) . And as much as I see your Instagram and UA-cam you shoot 90% female models. By the way Matt, push a break on showing cameras and show how do you work with models. What is your way to comfort model (male/female) so that they are not like a logs and start "smiling" to the camera? I know that ladies have less issues in front of camera because quite often they know how they look good because they spend many hours in front of mirror. Men - we are completely opposite thing we feel ourselves like a wooden logs or soldiers in front of camera. We have no other poses than a soldiers stand - head straight, hands straight down, feets together, chin sky high.
@@IvarsDayLab thanks , I’d shoot cool cars too if I lived in the US. Nothing much of interest where I am in the UK. Yes my Instagram is mostly girls. See Flickr for a better section (you’ll find me). I need to get back to shooting some MF or even LF stuff but I’m a sucker for 35mm. I share a lot on models over on Patreon. If you’ve got £3 to spare I’d like to think you can learn a lot. 100+ videos for that price plus written and image posts (200+). I’m not trying to do the hard sell but that is what I teach over there. Video set for today showing me in Poland with a model talking through a full shoot and how I do it for example. I occasionally shoot guys. I can pose men but stand me in front of a camera and I’m just ‘as bad’ as others ha. Once the channel grows perhaps I can start to introduce more portrait stuff, currently must want reviews and they do the best. (Not this video but for lenses mostly)
Electronic R cameras aren't expensive. But unfortunately, not reliable. The worst-case is getting a nice R lens is almost unaffordable. Not in ratio with the price of the cameras. Electronic or mechanical R is very reasonable.
Thanks Lawrence, you can see some good prices on R glass, not all, it depends on the lens/ focal length etc. I pay £200-£400 mostly.
You only have to look at the work of Eric Vale and Salgado to see there worth ….
Thanks Dean, I didn’t study the arts (self taught) so thanks for the names. I’ll check their work thanks. I don’t know if Eric.
@@MattOsborne-MrLeicaCom check out the Book called Himalaya by Eric Val’e brilliant stuff …
@@deantaylor1512 thanks Dean 🙏🏻
Leica R, designed/ made by Minolta?
Haha Jaco! Good to hear from you. I'm still at it!