MY LEICA M11 DECISION 

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Thanks for the follow up video Dave. I have been toying with getting the M11. Just got the Q3 for my carry around camera but the M11 is still on my mind.

Yep... sounds good to me and I get it totally. Sitting at the desk with my M11P. Best camera I've owned... after years of modern Pro DSLR's, Leica's M8/9, a couple of M6's, Nikon F4 and F3 back in the day, R series Leicas, Hasselblads... Some fabulous image making over a lot of years. The M11P eclipses it all!!!

I bought a second battery for my m11 and I have never used it. The battery life is excellent !

I made the same switch, M10-R Black Paint to M11 Silver. All the reasons you mentioned are spot on.

Very happy with my m10-r and have not had the issues you’ve had.

Congrats Dave! I was in a waiting list for the Q3 but ended up with an M11…best decision I’ve ever made.

I’m with you on every point (including not really missing the old base plate). Another pleasant surprise for me, as an older photographer, was how easy it is to still get sharp photos, handheld, despite the high resolution. The M11 is so well balanced that camera shake is a nonissue.

Congrats on landing on the M11, Dave! :) Since the Q3 got the same sensor like the M11 I agrees on your ISO performance observation. Blows my mind everytime and with the Leica Look B/W contrast I enjoy high ISO images 😇 Just keep going on your journey. Really enjoy your YT journey so far and try to learn as much as possible from a pro like you to improve my photography :)

“I’m going to stick it out with the M11”. Haha. I’d literally give an arm for an M11. Great video Dave! Love the regular updates.

Nice video and congrats on your decision. I’m with you on the big benefits of the M11. I’d rank the weight savings of the M11 black version over the M10r up there as well.

As someone that recently moved to an M10 from an M240 I miss the battery life. It would just go and go.....

If the camera isn’t misbehaving and you’re switching systems then I agree just stick to the newest thing. (I would never switch mine though). 4:21 The problem there is “aperture priority”. Don’t shoot an M in anything auto. In that scene, you can’t point the M10R like that and take a photo on auto because it’s exposing for the window (it’s not spot meter, it is center weighted meter). You have to point the camera down and get a sense of the entire scene and then decide your settings and lock them in (or half press which isn’t as ideal as taking control of the exposure yourself). Then every photo will be exposed evenly. The M10(r) really teaches you and forces you to learn exposure well. But if the M11 is working easier for you then go for it. The M11 is definitely made to be an easier camera for those who shoot the SL or other mirrorless cameras. When I started shooting the M coming from Fuji I found the same thing. I didn’t know anything about exposure. I was always on some auto setting (mostly aperture priority) letting the camera decide everything. The M10 really taught me exposure. I have more control of my photo now. Even if I had the M11 I wouldn’t rely on it to decide the exposure for me. The problem most people have is they want to shoot the Leica M the same way they shot their other mirrorless cameras.

You go Dave. Great choice bro. Now it’s time to make images and shooting videos.

I agree with you I have the M10R and 3 batteries and always having to charge the batteries

Eyeing that M11p. I tried the m11m but I didn’t enjoy the shutter, I know it’s a small thing but it’s made me pause on purchasing

True, not a suprise at all 😅

Glad you got over the Leica skeuomorph. When's the M12 coming out?

Battery: I agree! I need more spare batteries, when shooting with an M10, than whan using an M Type 246 Monochrom. The battery made for the 240-series is, usually, an all-day battery, plus some. Baseplate: I tend to be fumble-fingered, so might well be better-served by a camera without the traditional base M plate. This one is related to your Reason #1, because the M10 battery is the leading reason, for me, at least, to have to remove the base plate in field/street conditions. I actually bought a spare 240-series baseplate, to keep in my spare parts. Metering: I agree that metering with older digital M cameras is a challenge, compared to my DSLRs. (I have yet to use an M11 or an M10-R, so, my frame of reference is the original M10 and the M Type 246.) While the challenge of metering light with a M10 or a 246 is part of their charm, the “easy button,” when I anticipate challenging light metering conditions, and need to produce good results, with efficiency, is to bring a Nikon D5 or D850, rather than “suffer for my art.” (Nikon is a system I share with my wife, who is the more-senior photographer, by far, so, we are not quitting Nikon, especially with nature/macro being so important. I am thankful that she does not make a fuss about what I have spent on my Leica equipment.) Well-done! Enjoy your M11, and keep doing good work!

When you removed the card and battery .Why does everything have to be done so abruptly and violently when it can also be done with care and love for the equipment, so you shouldn't complain if something breaks in a short time!

When you decide to sell off expensive equipment like the M10R, what route do you take to maximize the return on your original investment….in Seattle….or elsewhere? Thanks. I’m grateful for your commentary.

I shoot the M11, your reasons are all true and good. 🎉. Although, I have wondered about the 10R, and your video answers those questions.

I've been wrestling with the idea of an M240, M10, or M11...each one has it's pros and cons. m240, older but affordable with technical limitations. M10 is kind of a sweet spot but why not spend a little more to just get the newest camera. M11 is obscenely expensive with reports of numerous issues by widespread amounts of owners but it's also brand new.....For myself, my biggest factor is if I'm going to spend that much money, I want the one that's going to last the longest, in terms of years of ownership. I'm talking about keeping for at least 10+ years of constant regular use. That puts the m240 out of my list because by that point it'll already be a near 20 year old digital camera. M11 is the logical choice for me. Brand new and should easily last 10+ years from now with constant use and travel around the world. The thing that gets me is I just can't pull the trigger due to the freezes, the resets, need just the right SD card but not THAT SD card, etc. I find it interesting that the M camera just now have the USB-C charging when I've had it on my Leica TL2 for years. Regardless, I love the idea of being able to just plug it into to the laptop, phone charger brick, etc and being able to charge it instead of having to pop the battery out or carry an external charger for the wall

Right before the new version will be released

what's about X2D ? Did you try it? liked? or m11 better?

A good friend of mine has both the M10R and the M11. I have the M11. We’ve both had the M11 replaced as they both failed. Now though 6,000 shots later my M11 is magnified in black and is showing brass around the shutter button… super cool. My dream machine would be a M11 black paint.

these are exactly ALL the reasons why I switched from my M10 to M11!!!

Should add a note or comment to your "Why I chose the M10-R over the M11" video. It's just got the same energy as another video I saw that was about never letting go of X Leica, then 2-3 months later, "I sold my X Leica.". Nothing wrong with updating opinions or changing minds, just a bit of transparency and update for people watching those videos for the first time. Even if 99/100 points about how the M10-R is good are still valid, the conclusion has changed, the M11 was better, enough to warrant the cost.

I would sell both m10 and m11 and accumulate resources to buy new sl3.

Welcome to the M11 you need now to borrow a M11M but beware you not be able to return it, I couldn't & now own both.

what are we accusing the shutter of? ;)

Sheeesh three batteries in a day ? Curious…how many photos were getting through those 3 batteries ??

Oh, so, let’s compare m11 and a7rv 🍽️

Accusations??? 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

Spoiler aleart! I'm 40 seconds in and he's keeping the M11 😂