A digital camera without display - Exploring Porto with the Leica M-D
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- Опубліковано 10 тра 2016
- Discover the world of the Leica M-D m-d.leica-camera.com
Follow three photographers, Nicholas La, Daniel Arnold and Rui Palha, through the streets of Porto with the new Leica M-D.
What means photography to them? How did they see Porto through the lens of the Leica M-D? Get inspired! #LeicaMD #SeeTheBiggerPicture
Learn more about their trip to Porto: blog.leica-camera.com/2016/04/...
The cinematography in this piece is better than the stills.
I just had exactly the same idea!
True, but maybe only because a film is very different than stills, it's always hard to mix both media. You don't watch video/movies the same way you look at some photographs… Then going back and forth the two medias is always difficult. And in this case, you get very good glass, the Leica cine Summicron ! Awesome indeed !
its simple, they had better digital video cameras :)
I always come back to this video. So inspirational.
Have shot the same cat at 7:22 a year ago! Happy to know it is still there..
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This video describes the real essence and the philosophy of photography in a very marvelous way. I can confirm the experiences of these three photographers since I shoot with my Leica M-P.
One day I'll have this camera! The filosophy of the shooting is everything, actually it is the basics! I own a canon t5i and I always shoot with the LCD screen closed trying to experience or mimic the film relation. The distance between the soul of the photographer and the framed person is closer! You have to understand your equipment, but you need to trust on your ability, certainly this will make better photographers!
All the things around a Leica camera is amazingly poetic, it makes us feel so alive inside and creative... a calm and warm sense of humanity .... I love all the the Leica environment ... Hopefully one day i'll be able to have my first Leica ... Till then i'll keep dreaming ...
Beautiful ... Leica...
Rui from Portugal
Haha that so naive you said that. No not really, you should try watch Nikon advertisement too then, it's "poetic" and so emotional wayyyy more than this and would make you cry, that's how ads should be made! How they could attracted you emotionally! And I think this video is really Nikon-ish ads. But Leica is still one of the best camera out there though.
I loved the Contax G2 cameo at 8:23, haha.
it's Daniel main camera ;)
Yeah, and the bitter truth is that the Contax and its Zeiss lenses would blow away all of the over-priced Leica BS.
@@DessieTots that is a very unilateral statement, not factually true in any way, and ultimately not what this is about. The price of the camera has nothing to do with anything. You've never heard a musician even reference instrument cost. Tools are tools. If they inspire you your result is success. If you don't like the tool you're using you won't want to go out and use it. That's more the point.
Rui Palha is my favorite in this video
What a super film. From the first photo I took with my uncle’s Leica in 1968, they have been a constant and I have probably had over ten. I’m looking forward to moving to medium format and plan to buy the S system in 2019. The chemistry between these three photographers is a powerful reminder that seeing things through others’ eyes is what makes photography a never ending challenge and pervasive enjoyment. And I’m going to Porto in March.
You should make far more videos like these. Like a new one each month in a new city each month with a new Leica photographer.
This put a smile on my face
Muchas gracias , tres visiones
Wow this video is so nicely made
Awesome video! And wonderful camera. It might be the successor of my M2.
my boy daniel representing with the contax flash lmao
beautiful camera
I own canon pro gear and Leica , and I agree with one of the photographers here that shooting with Leica is much more fun at least for me. I dont own the latest you can buy a used Leica M9 plus budget Leica lens (Leica lenses are better on M) and enjoy the experience . I truely believe that shooting with Leica M or rangefinder is great different experience compared to Auto focus cameras. but ofcourse they are not for everyone.
That is very good and important tip, to take photos only for yourself and not because you want to impress someone! Very true! You lose your creativity if you only try to photograph for somebody else!
beautiful video, i will own a Leica one day.
After watching this, I asked myself: would I be happier, when I bought a Leica? Definitely a few days.
Great video, thanks.
Inspiring
Just wished Leica had taken this opportunity to price the md as an entry level Leica. Street photography as a concept is dying due to over publication and repeated clichés, Leica could have taken the helm and made it more accessible to true enthusiasts who can perform magic. The absolute lack of features will already deter most amateurs who would otherwise dilute the brand.
Couldn't agree more with Palpha
Rui Palha!!!
This is gonna be my first Leica camera; perhaps in 3 or 4 years!
and, now ?
Update?
Update??!!!
Did you get it?
"Don't take photographs to impress people. Just do 'you'."
NEVER make eye contact!!! :-)
what type of camera was used when making for this video ? I'am happy with the flow, color, and the results are very soft
yo those porto shots!!! which lens was that??????
LEICA, please consider placing the ISO dial on top of the body as with the M10. That way, one could see all essential settings at the same time, and the dial would not be in contact with the chest.
lol at daniel with his actual camera around his shoulders still
If I would not have been a poor student, I would buy this!
what was used to take this video? thats also an awesome camera
Probably a Fuji
Does anyone know what the backing track is? I've watched this video at least 100 times and love the music. Please don't respond with "da rude - sandstorm". Thanks.
Hey, glad to hear you like it. This has been a custom composition especially for this video.
I have owned dozens of Leica's (non digital) and can state you do not have to have a Leica to take Images.
Why do you have Leica's??
Price ?
Ease of use ??
Are you good at photography in the photography you do ??
I only use Leica and only Leica glass ,, because it's the best ,, nothing else comes close for me ..
My father owned leica 3f ,3g,m3, then m2.
I am 65 years old and grew up with leica.
M3 double stroke was born around the time it was released So i was using leica when i was a child. I now used the Q2 and a nikon D800 with 24-70 and i have two nikon coolpix model A
I have worked the streets for fifty years now.
And my photo books are produced by Blurb.
I heard of cartier Bresson when i was also a child. But i don't copy his style of shooting and i look at all the work of other street photographers
And mix all thier styles
Thats my style.
Also i have visited the old leica factory and new factory in Wetzler many times.
But the camera you use doesn't take the picture your eye does.
Regards Michael Davies
And keep shooting.
@@michaellutherdavies
Lovely words
Thank you sir
Salute from uk uk London
@@mariumrajah thank you
By the way way my father was born in 1909 and he was taking pictures on glass plate no film.
ok leica next step put a mechanical shutter put an advanced lever and this master piece is complete
Daniel Arnold...... hail mary photography or forrest gump technique " u don't know what your goin to get"
Contax G detected :)
8:25 Daniel's own camera: contax g2 lol
Great advice take photo for yourself
Leica, please make a giveaway.
i have a nikon d3 with a broken screen, so.... i guess was way cheaper getting there
Less is more,I mean more money according to Leica.
If I am not a poor student this time, I would buy one of it
first Leica camera I bought was a M8. I was still a student and it was a ton of money to spend on antiquated equipment. I sold it, along with all my Canon equipment and bought the M9 ... no regrets, just pure joy.
OK. When Sony, Nikon...whoever took off the screen from the back of the camera they can charge more, cuz having no lcd panel on the 'digital' camera is the true passion of photography?
I am thankful for this presentation. I pushed the “Like” button, some time ago, and am revisiting this presentation, today.
the screen and the cell are useless except to drain the battery. And the real MD has no viewfinder or rangefinder.
I thought it's Nikon advertisement!!
Hey leica, can i have one?
Sell one kidney. You have two kidneys.
No
There's no memory
DIY Leica M-D .......buy a leather half case without an LCD cut out
As usual the stills are not shown. This falsely perpetuates the myth that anyone with a Leica can become a creator of masterpieces. You can achieve the same with any camera as long as you realise that the vision is yours. That guy prancing around with the camera at chest level and barely pausing to think or engage his subjects - he may as well be using a $100 point and shoot. Considering the price, a Leica is a tool for someone who has already invested the time learning the craft. Modern cameras have every feature under the sun... but manual controls are still there in almost every one of them.
I can't stand Arnolds stick in your face stye of "street" photography .. not clever, not stylish.
VERY HARD SELL ;)
daniel arnold should of been the only person they gave the camera to. the other two guys work is sooooo boring.
Quite the opposite for me
Life is boring.
ummmm this video is really well made, but the photos are questionable lol... they look like they were shot on a iphone and shoved through vsco cam.
The photos look flat with no contrast. My Olympus Trip 35 lens does a better job. The butcher picture was hardly worth the effort. At least if he used a Fuji X camera he could flip the screen out and get better focus.
What a bunch of bullshit just talking about cameras and making that sort of silly picture!! Pityfull .
By the way I've been using Leica's for fifty years...there's just a tool damnit !
You don't have the comments disabled, so let me tell you what I think. You are the biggest scam in the camera industry. The only thing that you have great is the marketing department. It is truly a remarkable feat to convince people that removing the rear screen is a positive improvement of a new model of a camera. Reading your advertisement materials and watching your videos, I must conclude they are great. An average person might easily become impressed by them and feel that your cameras indeed are something special. They are not. For one, they are overpriced, but okay, screw that. The biggest problem is that they really are garbage, from an actual perspective of a photographer.
If we focus on the M cameras, my single biggest complain is the low quality of your sensors, which are mediocre at best. If you had sensors with the highest dynamic range, the highest pixel count, the best iso performance in the industry, this alone would change the way I see your brand. But your sensors are poor.
Next, focusing. If you had an overlay EVF in the M, like Fujifilm, with accurate focus peaking, ideally with two colors (meaning that the sharpest parts of the image would be outlined by a distinct color, and the rest of the depth of field would have another color), one could begin to see that camera as a serious professional choice. You could keep the rangefinder as well, why not. But having only the rangefinder? Well, no comment... You could even incorporate focus peaking into the optical viewfinder.
Another thing is video. Instead of improving the video functionality of the M, you ditched it altogether. What you should have done is incorporated raw 4k or even 8k recording. That would be a nice feature to complement the above mentioned focus peaking. They would work together really well.
But perhaps it is time for me to wake up. Why am I even writing this? Why would you bother doing anything of what I wrote here when you can just make a variation of the M10 without screen and watch the Leica sheep spend thousands dollar on it, right? So good luck with that.
But, having said all that, I love your 50 APO Summicron. What a true gem of a lens :-)
well, canon, sony or even oly/pana has you covered, if u're looking for specs. with lower price. this isn't the camera for u. Leica is always for the niche only.
Marian Palko you're an average gear-oriented enthusiast. It requires a lot of knowledge and deep passion for photography, not to mention an open mind and the opportunity to truly try a Leica M, before you can even begin to understand what Leica M is all about. Respect is one of the first characteristics of developed minds, calling a Scam company to the single most important endeavor in the history of photography is certainly a very disrespectful statement to say the least. From my humble perspective, Leica MD allows a photographer to separate the experience of taking a picture from the experience of reviewing it. When you have time to do both independently, the reward and excitement is much higher. The negativism against Leica M system comes from photographers looking to produce pictures, instead of crafting it. It's like 3D printing vs sculpting, one's easier and on average can even be the path to better results, however when you take extra effort doing something (manual focusing, composing through an eccentric optical viewfinder instead of an electronic or a lens reflex one, and so on) the reward is always higher. Who's better for society, motivate easy working goals or hard working ones? I can't believe people won't translate the tools of expression to the base of art.
Jeezus. Salty. Hung up on sensors, EVF and price.
Amen.
Great advice take photo for yourself