In The Hands - Leica MP 

Yes!! Those are beautiful camera, you’re not missing out at all! :) I’ve always loved the curved viewfinder of the m3.. Theres just something about it..

@@MeTheDroidor Better? Not sure about that. Also great? Absolutely. I always prefer the convenience of an internal meter if available.

​@@jeremy-tthere will never be a better finder than the M3's finder :(

Ah I found a camera twin. Agreed! :)

Yes I love this camera too!! :) Glad you enjoy them!!

Glad you enjoy it! I don't think you'd regret it :)

Thank you too!

That's awesome!! I'm sure it'll serve you faithfully!

Haha! Awesome!! Time to draft mine as well..

Thank you!! Oh wow.. I’ve heard brand new ones are hard to come by, but what a wait! Congratulations though! I’m sure it’ll serve you well for decades! Those are some awesome cameras.. I’d love to ysee your work! :)

Haha! Yes come back to film! (Though I am biased… :P) If you don’t use a light meter, how about an M4 or a M2? Those are really amazing too! And if you get one in a good condition, their film advance feels amaaaaazing - arguably better than the MP! :D

Thank you! :)

Hello! Sure! It’s called the SOOM rewind lever. Link in the description! :)

I think the red/green dot meters are the only major downside to the metered Leicas, and that's been a popular opinion for decades. I think Leica missed the boat by not redesigning the meter for the recent M6 reissue.

@@justinkingery2489 Absolutely correct.

Thank you! Funny you say that, I’m actually exploring that very thing else well, just to practice my exposure making for a few months! :)

Hello! Apologies for the slow reply, wanted to reply when I had the time to give a proper one! Oh man.. Thats a hard one... I think.. it would have to be... The Ultron ASPH v2.. Hah! The ASPH summicron is great - its good all around performer, it gives nice colors, contrast, resolution.. But.. Something about the pictures it makes doesn't separate it from other lenses... It's a "transparent" lens, that doesn't impose itself onto the picture.. But with that, it also doesn't stand out - in 10 years time, if I looked back at a picture made by it, without any EXIF or notes, I would never be able to tell you what lens it was made on. The Ultron v2 wide open does something pretty unique, and stopped down it's great. So for me, I'm always looking for a a lens to do something that complements & accentuates what I'm going for!

Hey Stuart! Yes, sadly they do inevitably drift due to the nature of their design, you’re not doing anything wrong to cause it to happen! :) They function via a screw turned to a certain point, but nothing is fixed or locked down. So inevitably, as the entire mechanism moves, over time and repeat use, there will be some micro movements to that screws “calibrated” position. Eg - Say the horizontal screw set at 80 degrees is correct, but at 81 degrees infinity is off.. All that is holding it in place at 80 instead 81 degrees is merely friction, so with use, the screw will drift, though I find that after a number of years the entire system settles down more and I’ve needed less and less calibrations. When shooting large aperture lenses I find myself needing to do a slight adjustment every 6 months to a year (50mm f0.95/f1), so 2 years is quite awhile! But I’ve recently been shooting 35mm stopped down, so any lack of alignment isn’t noticeable! Even 35mm F1.4 is much more forgiving than 50 f1.4. Also, some additional information - adjusting the vertical adjustment, or the horizontal infinity position isn’t a difficult job, it takes less than 5 minutes, but it does require the right tools, and some* skill.. Adjusting the horizontal axis at a close distance (1m, 2m etc) requires a lot more work, because you’ll need to insert a ground glass into the film plane. All that said to let you know, that if you send your camera in for just a vertical adjustment alone, it shouldn’t be too expensive! If a tech wants $300 to do that, something is not right.. :) And a good way to check if a tech is doing a thorough job is to ask if they only calibrate the rangefinder at infinity, or at close distances as well - some techs say they do, but they actually only check infinity, hoping customers don’t notice that close distances being off… :( Hope this helps! :)

@@jeremy-t thank you for such a detailed response! Yes, I was beginning to think I was going crazy with noticing some changes in the vertical alignment; that being said, I’m really curious to know whether or not when I got the rangefinder recalibrated if they just did infinity alignment (for $200 CAD). I’d honestly be super interested if you made a video going over you realigning your rangefinder either vertically or horizontally on the MP, specifically, because the other videos don’t seem to address this camera specifically and apparently it’s slightly different than other Leica Ms. You can throw in as many disclaimers as you like just so you know your back is covered, but I’d love to learn how to do it myself as I am a tinkerer by nature, and feel like I could do it myself, especially since sending it away there isn’t really anyone close anymore to service it and Leica New Jersey supposedly can’t tell up from down based off forums I’ve read where their servicing is done incredibly poorly.

Tough indeed! :D

Indeed! :)

The benefit you'll get is a better viewfinder patch, a brass top, and serviceability being a newer camera, beside that it's very similar!

Yes! THe m3 is beautiful.. Really love those curved frame lines..

Great to hear! I haven’t checked out the MA.. One day! :)

Indeed you CAN buy an M-A new. The MP has been made popular by RU-vid. Beautiful in black paint, no arguing that! The M-A is a newer model from 2014 that Leica makes brand new. Along with the M6 reissue. Of those three though, for its bad RU-vid marketing, I think the M-A is your best option if you want something less known that is just as amazing as the other two, if not more. And you don’t need a battery.

MP... Definitely (:

@@jeremy-t May I ask your reasons?

I hope to shoot film for many years to come 🤞 so I appreciate that the camera wears in with me and brasses very nicely. Also, the viewfinder patch clearer, especially focusing in backlight! Full video on this is in the works!

Yes. The m6 is zinc.

ok better for crash test@@jeremy-t

Yes!! It’s been that way for the longest time.. It’s hard to find one for such a good price though! Where do you get it from?