My name is Markus Iofcea. I am a photographer and future archeologist based in Zürich (Switzerland). In my channel I am talking about my people and street photography with my Leica M-D, Leica M6 and Mamiya RZ67. I am passionate about photography and would like to share my adventures and personal experiences of taking photographs with Leica cameras.
Nicely done Marcus. As someone who shot the Hasselblad 500 series for many years, I understand your feelings for this camera. It is a throwback to an era of craftsmanship, lost to the digital age.
The screen, menue with all that stuff us a huge turn off for me. I load the film and go to work. My M7 is the only Leica I have that requires a battery. Everything else is all manual. Leica Standard, iiif, M3, M2, M-A ... Being 75, I value the early years of learning, before computers. I read books and print in the darkroom. 👌
Very well shared pov. Your low light pictures are very well rendered. What lens did you use and aperture, or did you have to apply corrections in post?
Thank you. I don't apply lens corrections to my photos. The photos in the video were all shot with different Summicron lenses. I own 35mm, 50mm and 75mm Summicron lenses.
"The Leica M-D is a loveletter to photography. And I love photography." That's the point, exactly what I feel living with the M-D. Keep up the great stuff mate, I love your videos!
I’d love an M10 with no screen in the same vein as the M-D. It’s a great idea. I would have loved to have picked one up but ended going the analogue route. It’s a beauty. All these lcd photographers that couldn’t use a film camera if they were paid to.
My start in digital photography was the same as yours ,i started with a canon sureshot , and i ended up with the Leica m10-D , it's probably the best camera I've ever had
Looking forward to an 8 years experience review! I had one some years ago and sold it to fund a Hasselblad 907x50c. Allways had double feelings so I aas very happy to find a mint copy of the m-d 262 recently. It slows down in a way that you can concentrate on the subject.
@@TheMPhotography me too, I shoot many different film formats and digital to gain money. I see absolutely no single reason to buy a digital camera without an lcd screen, especially at that price point. In this case, we could also limit the camera to 1GB cards and 36 shots… Cartier Bresson gave his films to his favorite film lab in Paris to make them develop, dodge and burn but without any cropping. That was his spirit and the spirit of many professional photographers, journalists and even amateur photographers who enjoyed taking pictures and viewing them once printed. Digital killed that spirit and removing the viewfinder won’t offer this experience anyways. Digital offers different advantages but shooting RAW or processed JPEGS without any preview or printing them directly without any additional editing will never offer the same experience as film. Honestly in this case, just take an M9 and shut the screen off or put some black cardboard on it… Also, Leica cameras use the same Sony sensors as Nikon, Sony and the other brands. The only digital cameras that offer something special and different in terms of colors are Sigma Foveon cameras. It’s a hassle to develop the RAW files but results are extremely impressive in terms of color depth and textures.
No, they wouldn't. If you can't tell the difference between a Summicron and a point and shoot Ricoh, that's on you. It's also irrelevant. Did you watch the video AT ALL? The entire point is to trim the process down to the bare essentials to engage in a specific way with the act of photography itself. So sick of this comment on every single Leica video. Parrots never understand what they repeat.
No they wouldn't. But that's irrelevant. The video is 100% about using the gear which feels right-- neither of those cameras operate anything like the M-D.
I guess that from a technical point of view, this images cannot be obtained with the mentioned cameras because does not look to be the focal range he’s using and neither the aperture of any of the mentioned cameras or the full frame sensor. Nevertheless, from a vulgar point of view, I would say yes; the “Leica look” can be obtained with other gear if you have the skills and patience to edit a photo. I do understand that the point here is more a sense of reward and fulfilment of getting those pictures trying to master the gear. It’s like working harder to get a picture. I cannot afford a Leica but I try to do the same with a Fujifilm Xpro-3 and manual focus lenses. It’s about the experience to me. Maybe some enjoy to be closer to analog photography without selling a kidney or do not have the patience or taste for manual post processing of analog film. But in the end I do agree: experience aside, those pictures could have been taken with (i.e) a Sony a7c.
More parroting. You say gear doesn't matter and then talk about why Leica is the wrong choice in all your comments. Which is it? The video doesn't even remotely suggest that the camera makes his photography better. Again, did you watch it at all?
Ordered and just used a Leica Summicron Rigid that just replaced the 50mm f/2 Planar ZM. The Zeiss Planar was too sharp for my tastes. The Rigid is filmic in its rendering...!
I did not notice a yellow tint caused by AWB on my camera. All good here. The only situation where I noticed AWB problems is in tungsten light. There it is sometimes hit or miss.
I disagree totally! The real Joy of Digital is insant viewing! Chimping! I need to se the lighting, the angles and look of image! Why wait for poor results? It's free compared to National Cash Register, Ringing up sales every shutter release! a digital camera without view is well dubious! Same reasons I hate Large format! I want to know, NOW! Bravo on your opinion..
If you're a good enough photographer ,why do you need to chimp or look at every photo you take Just set the camera and shoot , at the end of the day if the picture is crap so what , half the fun of photography is taking the shot , good or bad
There are different opinions. I cannot afford a Leica but have chosen a Fujifim Xpro-3 exactly because I avoid chimping and I rather push my focus on enjoying the moment.
Love your passion! A classic iconic camera indeed. Love your images, then again quality of images not really related to camera but the eye behind the camera - but the MD would make it a lot more fun. Thanks for sharing.
It definitely captures some great images. I really wanted the 10-D when I was looking to add a digital M to my bag. I couldn't find one so I ended up with the 10. Maybe one day.
Coming from shooting strictly film, then during covid with film prices so high, I was thinking of pick up a digital m, or Sony so I could scan plus still use m glass, to end up with x100v for the last four years. I honestly can tell you I had a blast with it. This year, I'm starting to get excited about photography again and wanted to get a digital m for sure this time. Had hopes on the m10, then thought of the m10d because it would suit my shooting style, but my god that thing is expensive. To finally landed on the m11. Still quite expensive for my blood, but I believe my passion for photography in the end is worth it. I plan to keep it for years and years to come.
@@TheMPhotography I feel like before making this decision, a lot of people still prefers the m10 series over the m11. But to me, I was thinking long term, with the USB-C charging (coming from x100v) I just couldn't live without, plus all the features, and no bottom plate wasn't a big deal for me. But 60mp might be a little too much for me so it's nice you could go down to 36mp. But what I should have really done more was research further before the purchase because there's quite a few problems like freezing which I've not experienced, but hope I won't notice it.
Great video and I couldn't agree more... I have a M10 Monochrom and an M9 Monochrom. Originally I wanted to sell the older camera when I got the (used) M10M, but for whatever reason this sale never materialized. Now I am coming more and more back to the M9M and really enjoy the images that I can take with this 12 year old CCD camera. To an extent that I am actually already doubting if I need the capabilities of the M10M (let alone the M11M that I tested...).
Thank you for the video, and I congratulate you for the longevity of owning and using such a nice camera. I am trying to implement that same mindset with my own camera gear, it seems like in todays rat race for extra features and megapixel counts that we dispose and overlook good cameras that we own just to chase for the newer and shiny stuff. Great photos as well. Cheers 🍻
Hi Markus. I am happy to see you with the first MD and that you still love this camera. Similar to my Mono with the CCD sensor. I am 100% happy. Limitation keeps you more creative if you ask me. Cheers. Thomas
Hi, thank you for the video. I have an SL-2S and, more recently a second-hand M10-R. Since getting the M10--R the SL2-S sits on the shelf. I am thinking of trading in the SL2-S in for an M10-D, if I can find one. Your video has convinced me to keep looking. In the meantime it's live-view off and no chimping (where did that word come from?).
Hi. I would love this camera if i could find one…. I was wondering what lens you use as these images are great. Thanks so much for the video and sharing your experience.
Hi Marcus.. happy to see you post again. I too have a love affair with photography.. and of course we are both fans of the same hardware. Happy shooting !
Nicely done Marcus! Good to see you are still enjoying your M-D, it's the same for me, I almost ended up getting a M11 a year ago, but picked the SL2 instead. But who knew I still enjoy the M-D more than anything else. Only exception being an old leicaflex I picked years ago. Keep doing more POV of your walks. This is very inspiring!
Does the M-D not have variable auto ISO shutter limits? I use Auto ISO on my M240 and I can easily set the minimum shutter to 1/250, 1/500, 1/1000, etc.
@@TheMPhotographyOh, interesting. I guess that makes sense, as it can't be adjusted without the screen. On the M240, I can swap to auto ISO mode, set my shutter gate to 1/500.. then just focus on composition and aperture is my only variable. Helpful around NYC, where freezing all motion is often the goal. It's cool because you can meter off the highest value in your shot with a half shutter press, then quickly recompose, or you can roll the thumbwheel to use exposure compensation to lower the ISO (shutter is locked, aperture is manual, so the wheel can only change ISO). Pretty helpful mode to have handy! It's a bit new school compared to the MD, which is proper film-like... But if you know the exposure triangle, it's a great shortcut to expose.
@SourPlanet on the M10-D one can set the iso dial to auto and configure it via the Leica app. The original M-D is more puristic and has no WiFi or Bluetooth connectivity.
@@TheMPhotography M10D looks like a very nice camera, but they are prohibitively expensive imo. These old models are so good though, I don't see too much reason to upgrade.
I'm on the M240 and the screen is so awful I treat it as a M-D 🫠 Somehow a really engaging video. Do I need to watch a video on the M-D? No. But here i am, finishing it up ha.
You are so lucky with the 100 Jahre Bauhaus edition!! I've been searching for years for one of these and have never even seen one come up for sale. Beautiful!
