Surely the lens being 45mm throws off the rangefinder? I assume that this is due to rangefinder framing in that the rangefinder frame lines aren't magnification compensated, so it assumes close to the FOV at infinity. Since it is always possible to crop I assume the frame lines are slightly wider than the actual framing even for a lens of exactly 50mm FL.
Great content and photography! Can i ask how you did the slow mos? Ive been going mad checking all details like FPS, 180 rule etc and can never get them to slow mo like that..
Are you still using the M-D. I have acquired one and find the DNG files from the M-D are not as universal as other more common digital Leica. I am looking for edit programs that work or can convert the files. I would love to use the Leica iOS program on my iPad Pro but it does not use the M-D files. Any tips?
really love the initial result ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-AKDQe84Lvzs.html before you started editing it.. In the end your file was like 36MPx
I just found this video, and I like it a lot. Great info, and the setup makes a lot of sense. I was about to subscribe, then I saw your last video was three years ago. I hope whatever happened to your travels has been a good result for you. Sorry to see you don’t have more videos!
Late to the game, but the best time to shoot the Glen is dawn. The lower parking lot is frequently empty and you have almost no foot traffic., The only issue is that as the sun comes it tends to come right down the glen.
Nice review of the Planar. I would like to add that it is actually very close to exactly 50 mm focal length, otherwise focussing via the rangefinder would be a off. The rangefinder is only indicating correctly if the lever-roller in the bajonet is pushed in at the same amount a 50mm-lens has to travel in and out to focus without any compensation. The whole assembly is build around the 50mm as its standard. Other focal lengths have compensation build in as a second helicoid travelling in and out a different rate. The Planar doesn't, look inside and focus it, so it either is more or less exactly 50 mm or its focussing would be off. But why then are you getting more into the frame than you expected? There you stumbled into another limitation of the rangefinder-design. It compensates for parallax but not for the change in field-of-view when focussing close or distant objects. What you noticed was the inaccuracy of the framelines in the finder which indicate the frame for a 50mm when focussed to the closest distance. There is a bit less in the frame when focussed close, because the optics have been moved away from the film/sensor-plane and the people at Leitz decided to rather have a bit more in frame at infinity than cutting on ears and heads when focussed close.
As with any digital - and indeed film - camera, the goal should be to find the perfect (in terms of your personal aesthetic preferences) combination of lens and sensor/film to achieve the 'look' you are after. Switching up combinations of lens and sensor/film will provide a large range of 'looks' for you to choose from. The only real disadvantage, IMO, of Leica M cameras, if consistently accurate focus is a priority for you, is their exclusively manual focus capability. Getting critical focus is very challenging and most images will be 'soft.' But the ones that are truly well focused will jump out at you and will leave you amazed at their clarity. Years of practice, yes years, does help get there. Practice and patience.
If only it had a 39 mm filter mount like the Leica lenses, it would be perfection - might seem to be irrelevant to most, but I use BW film and I constantly carry different color filters. Carrying two different sized sets is possible, but a nuisance. Still not as big a nuisance as paying 2500 or more USD for a „nifty fifty“ from Leica.
I’ve had and or have the Leica T,Tl2, Cl, gR3, leica q, lumix gm1, Gm5, fuji x100v… can I keep going yes. I happen to love cameras and cameras are tools in the end. One day I went to shoot the Q, Sl and Tl in Joshua tree, same subject different cameras… guess what… not enough difference between them in the end. The q was great, until I needed a wider angle. The Cl ultimately filled the void of the q. For me the Ricoh is a much better story telling camera over the q and x100v because of its portability. My x100v has the 28 attached to it. And to be honest, my older gm1/ 5 offer fantastic results in all but low light. The GM series along with Tl2 for travel and documentary work, offer ranges and versatility where the Ricoh isn’t designed to cover in a super small package. The q for me became too large and redundant
11 minutes of two buddies hanging out and camping, and less than a minute of actual content barely related to the title. Four or five iphone photos from the hike and just one leica photo of his car with a before and after edits comparison. No side by side comparisons of similar photos shot on the iphone vs the Leica. This was not an iPhone vs Leica comparison at all. I'm sorry Jason Webber, but this video is a complete waste of almost anyones time.
Love the video! Just had a question. I just got my 30L everyday backpack. Did you face any issue during cross country trip in a security check when you had this bag alongside a small trolly bag for carry-on?
i got a question. the first picture before adding the preset was that the raw image with no edit? what if I like it that way I don't have to edit it right?
Q-owner, original in the silver finish. Still pristine -- no mishaps, and lots of Ricoh GRIII carry instead of the Q, so it has been little used. Does anyone now how to reveal shutter count? Online counters don't seem to see that for the Q.
If I didn’t have a camera yet, I would go with the Leica Q also. It looks amazing. But as you have an a7iii, I don’t see how the Leica gives you much more portability over the a7 iii with a 35mm lens, with grip/ L bracket removed. Your original brief was an everyday portable camera, and that is where the GRiii excels. I see from your shots you are more comfortable with the ergonomics of a bigger camera. That is fair enough, the size of the GRiii does take some getting used to. But once you become one with it, it is super capable. Plus, as a second camera, the Q is quite pricey. for ref, I shoot a7riii and GRIIIX. The GRIIIX was bought to replace an a7 with 35mm pancake lens.
