First Look: Leica M11 Monochrom

Join Carlo as he takes the M11 Monochrom and really puts it to the test just to see how far he can push the new BSI Monochrom sensor! Let us know what you think about this new iteration of the Monochrom in the comments down below!
Blog post: Explore sample images, first impressions, and download full-res photos from the new Leica M11 Monochrom
bit.ly/LSSFM11M
Gear Used:
Leica M11 Monochrom bit.ly/M11Monochrom
Leica 28mm f2 Summicron-M ASPH bit.ly/28summicronM
Leica 50mm f2 APO-Summicron-M ASPH bit.ly/50mmAPOM
Leica 35mm f1.4 Summilux-M ASPH FLE bit.ly/35mmsummiluxM
Filmed with:
Leica SL2-S bit.ly/SL2_S
Leica 28mm f2 APO-Summicron-SL bit.ly/28mmAPOSL
Leica 50mm f2 APO-Summicron-SL bit.ly/50mmAPOSL
Leica 75mm f2 APO-Summicron-SL bit.ly/75mmAPOSL
Sigma 105mm f2.8 DG DN MACRO ART L-Mount bit.ly/Sigma105mmL
Saramonic Blink500 Pro B2
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[@MrMusic-nd5to]

Hands down the best M11 Monochrome review I've seen! GREAT JOB!!!

[@CameraWestTV]

Thanks for watching! Much appreciated!

[@iSmeeaa]

Hey, Carlo! I was in the Leica store in San Fran back in November & you let me shoot on the m11 Monochrome (my first experience with a Leica). I remember telling you how much I wanted a Leica and I’m glad to say I purchased an M10 last week and have been loving it every single day. Thanks to you for your friendliness & well knowledge regarding the company and their products. What you do is impactful, thanks again!!

[@CameraWestTV]

Hi thanks for watching! Glad to hear you had a great experience at Leica SF and congratulations on your Leica M10! That is really exciting!! Hope you have a happy holiday and new year.
- Carlo

[@edrudolph700]

Thanks for the review! 😊 In the *very* high ISO images in Ft. Point, ISO 50,000-200,000, it's not the basic noise that seems problematic, but the concentric rings.

[@CameraWestTV]

Thanks for watching! We agree, we think it was because we had a pre release version of the camera with beta software. The photos looked great on the camera LCD in the Higher ISO ranges but I think at the time of filming and editing this video, Adobe wasn't able to fully support the file format. Hopefully it has been resolved

[@edrudolph700]

@@CameraWestTV Thanks for this info! Does Lightroom support the M11M now?

[@peterebel7899]

@@CameraWestTV I don't buy this excuse.

[@DirectRegister]

For me, this is most exciting because it means M10M prices will start to come down a bit 🎉

[@CameraWestTV]

Definitely! Check out some of the ones we have on our pre-owned site! www.leicastoresf.com/products/system/leica%20m/condition/used

[@anikghosh7923]

Wonderful video and very informative. I recently bought the m11 2 weeks back. But I only do black and white (fyi I'm not a pro). I still have the option of returning but then I do away with the option of color (even its 0.1% of the time). Would you recommend returning the m11 and going for the m11 M instead? Or are the differences not noticeable between the m11 and m11 M in post processing?

[@qnetx]

The color version will give you more options when converting from color to BW by letting you adjust the luminosity of each color channel as you wish. For instance it is easier to turn blue skies into deep black with the color version. On the monochrome you will need a physical filter to do that.

[@zenonbillings9008]

really appreciate the images by the various photographers, a nice blend of styles.❤

[@CameraWestTV]

Thank you! We really appreciate it.

[@qnetx]

Wonderful tonality although very clinical. It would have been nice to see a variety of sample portraits with subjects having different skin colors.

[@CameraWestTV]

Thanks for watching and for the feedback, that was definitely something we missed for this episode. We hope to do more with the camera in future episodes. Stay tuned!

[@TheVFXbyArt]

3:36
Still clips highlights!

[@allena3430]

Black and white sensor does not have color information so you can’t pull back highlights. but if you expose it right, you bring information from the shadows. shit ton of information!

[@carlosmcse]

How is anyone trusting this camera to work when the M11 is so unreliable. Not sure. But hopefully it works.

[@WayneKnight_Rider]

the speech editing in this is jarring.

[@TheVFXbyArt]

….welcome to UA-cam!😂