Great video from a truly great company. I have owned and used over 30 cameras over the last 40 years (Canon, Nikon, Olympus, Pentax, Sony, Fuji, Bronica, Mamiya, Kodak, Leica), all of which I have enjoyed (film and digital models). But for me and in my honest opinion, the most enjoyable and best made and most reliable camera is my 1962 Leica M3 with 1960 Summicron DR 50mm lens. They are beautifully designed, solidly built, give OUTSTANDING quality images and I'm sure will last at least another 60 years. Leica may seem expensive to some, but they are handmade precision instruments, their cameras and lenses are of the highest quality and will outlive their owners. So in my opinion Leica is extremely good value for money and the soul in real life terms.
Yes you are completely right, I have two R cameras( R3 and R8) and the R3 are 44 years old and the R8 are 20 years old...Both works like they did in the first day, so Leica means quality for life.
It is very nice that Leica can and does cater to the elite and rich. But I also like the Japanese manufactureres who make cameras and lenses that can be bought by anybody.
Yes - and in my experience they are just as good - if not better. My Fuji 16-55 zoom and my 90mm F2, continue to blow my socks off with the beauty of their images!
I neither consider my self Elite or Rich. I'm a regular Guy who saved his money and bought -albeit their entry level "Q series" last year... i loved it so much i bought the Monochrome. I also shoot Nikon. I hear people complaining about the cost of Japanese camera too.
...you've caught me at a good time, @Aaron NoneYa. Leica's mechanical M6 has one control knob, for shutter speed, with the aperture being controlled from the lens itself. These two parameters are all you need if you understand the basics of photography. Critically, all I require from a mechanical camera is that these two controls work reliably all the time. I fully understand why some people crave "features", but at the end of the day, they are nothing but psychological crutches. Features crammed into a camera to make the job easier, as opposed to the photographer ramping up their knowledge and technique. It is a real shame your Leica equipment left you feeling underwhelmed, particularly as some of that equipment has already been proven out in the field. No worries. Did you at any point wonder why you got let down by any of those 5 cameras from the same brand? And why did you keep going back? Please share some specifics, please, as brand-bashing comes across as puerile. What didn't you like about the M4 or M6 (forget the digital stuff)? I lay no claims to being a professional photographer, whatever that means these days, but I will always swear by my mechanical cameras - from my revered Nikon FM2 (upon which I cut my teeth, pre-Leica) to my mechanical Leicas. Incidentally, I print up to 30" x 20" on a Leica enlarger. If you feel there is no difference between Leica glass and the other brands you mentioned, that is perfectly okay. But I will say this - I upgraded and I know why I upgraded. I am also wise enough to know that no system is perfect. Each to their own, non? Oh, and re: "build quality", come back in, say, 25 years with your feature-packed cameras, and I'll happily continue this discourse. One more thing - never guarantee other people's habits. Never.
The engineering that goes into making them is not cheap to apply Every item made potentially is made at risk of loss to them Leitz make equipment that is of high quality at a high price but you get what you pay for Fir something marketed by Them. The people who trade in second hand charge prices in line with present market trends I don't think Leitz necessarily just cater for an elite type of well heeled customer. Most people who photograph do manage to own a Leica camera at some stage It's not in attainable
1:00 Er redet von "0,1 Tausendstel Millimeter", wer zur Hölle spricht so?! Warum sagt er nicht gleich 100 Nanometer, ist doch viel weniger verwirrend, als das beschissene Beispiel mit dem Haar. Außerdem hätte er sagen müssen, dass das Haar 600, nicht 60 Mal, zerschnitten wird, um auf 0,1 Mikrometer zu kommen! Er benutzt einen Dezimalbruch (0,1), einen Bruch ([ein] Tausendstel) und eine Längeneinheit mit >Tausendstel< Vorsatznamen (Millimeter) alles zusammengepanscht, da muss ich kotzen!
lmao, ok "trollmeister." Your name is literally derived from German- and you live in a country which has an entire political party which actively engages China constantly.
Great video from a truly great company. I have owned and used over 30 cameras over the last 40 years (Canon, Nikon, Olympus, Pentax, Sony, Fuji, Bronica, Mamiya, Kodak, Leica), all of which I have enjoyed (film and digital models). But for me and in my honest opinion, the most enjoyable and best made and most reliable camera is my 1962 Leica M3 with 1960 Summicron DR 50mm lens. They are beautifully designed, solidly built, give OUTSTANDING quality images and I'm sure will last at least another 60 years. Leica may seem expensive to some, but they are handmade precision instruments, their cameras and lenses are of the highest quality and will outlive their owners. So in my opinion Leica is extremely good value for money and the soul in real life terms.
You are totally right!!!!
Yes you are completely right, I have two R cameras( R3 and R8) and the R3 are 44 years old and the R8 are 20 years old...Both works like they did in the first day, so Leica means quality for life.
FANTASTIC
Putting a spin on Keith Haring: "Compressed air is whack."
So how long does it take to make a leica MP
It is very nice that Leica can and does cater to the elite and rich. But I also like the Japanese manufactureres who make cameras and lenses that can be bought by anybody.
Yes - and in my experience they are just as good - if not better. My Fuji 16-55 zoom and my 90mm F2, continue to blow my socks off with the beauty of their images!
...still got my M6 + 50/1.4 which I purchased brand new in 1996, @@philipsutton2316. Define "better", please. Thanks.
I neither consider my self Elite or Rich. I'm a regular Guy who saved his money and bought -albeit their entry level "Q series" last year... i loved it so much i bought the Monochrome. I also shoot Nikon. I hear people complaining about the cost of Japanese camera too.
...you've caught me at a good time, @Aaron NoneYa.
Leica's mechanical M6 has one control knob, for shutter speed, with the aperture being controlled from the lens itself. These two parameters are all you need if you understand the basics of photography. Critically, all I require from a mechanical camera is that these two controls work reliably all the time.
I fully understand why some people crave "features", but at the end of the day, they are nothing but psychological crutches. Features crammed into a camera to make the job easier, as opposed to the photographer ramping up their knowledge and technique.
It is a real shame your Leica equipment left you feeling underwhelmed, particularly as some of that equipment has already been proven out in the field. No worries. Did you at any point wonder why you got let down by any of those 5 cameras from the same brand? And why did you keep going back? Please share some specifics, please, as brand-bashing comes across as puerile. What didn't you like about the M4 or M6 (forget the digital stuff)?
I lay no claims to being a professional photographer, whatever that means these days, but I will always swear by my mechanical cameras - from my revered Nikon FM2 (upon which I cut my teeth, pre-Leica) to my mechanical Leicas. Incidentally, I print up to 30" x 20" on a Leica enlarger.
If you feel there is no difference between Leica glass and the other brands you mentioned, that is perfectly okay. But I will say this - I upgraded and I know why I upgraded. I am also wise enough to know that no system is perfect. Each to their own, non?
Oh, and re: "build quality", come back in, say, 25 years with your feature-packed cameras, and I'll happily continue this discourse.
One more thing - never guarantee other people's habits. Never.
The engineering that goes into making them is not cheap to apply
Every item made potentially is made at risk of loss to them
Leitz make equipment that is of high quality at a high price but you get what you pay for
Fir something marketed by Them.
The people who trade in second hand charge prices in line with present market trends
I don't think Leitz necessarily just cater for an elite type of well heeled customer.
Most people who photograph do manage to own a Leica camera at some stage
It's not in attainable
english subtitles would be nice...
Subtitles in English please, for all the mere mortals.
1:00 Er redet von "0,1 Tausendstel Millimeter", wer zur Hölle spricht so?! Warum sagt er nicht gleich 100 Nanometer, ist doch viel weniger verwirrend, als das beschissene Beispiel mit dem Haar. Außerdem hätte er sagen müssen, dass das Haar 600, nicht 60 Mal, zerschnitten wird, um auf 0,1 Mikrometer zu kommen!
Er benutzt einen Dezimalbruch (0,1), einen Bruch ([ein] Tausendstel) und eine Längeneinheit mit >Tausendstel< Vorsatznamen (Millimeter) alles zusammengepanscht, da muss ich kotzen!
This could be done so much more cheaply , efficiently and at scale in China. The “Made in Germany” is a ruse to get you to pay more.
lmao, ok "trollmeister." Your name is literally derived from German- and you live in a country which has an entire political party which actively engages China constantly.