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The best camera is the one you have with you, right? Here are the four types of cameras that I have used, what I still use, and when I use them.
0:00 - Intro
1:50 - iPhone
3:20 - Fuji X100V
5:59 - Sony A7RV
9:03 - Leica M11
10:47 - Most importantly...
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@MulliganAl Месяц назад

It's amazing how sensitive some folks become about their gear when someone says that they enjoy shooting with something different. I accept that different cameras suite different styles and different conditions, and especially offer different shooting experiences. I've shot with a Sony a7rv since it came out, but I also have an X100VI (X100V before), and just ordered a Leica m11-P (also have an iPhone 13 pro), and I enjoy them all for different reasons. These days there really is no bad camera, there are just cameras for different situations. Personally, I have really enjoyed my Sony experience and have taken it all around the world but it never challenged me so I became bored, it's also not easy to travel with and the TSA loves digging through my bag. After my last two month trip to Asia and Europe I decided I wanted to travel lighter and be challenged, and enjoy the experiences of slowing down while shooting. So my x100VI and Leica with a few small lenses will now be my new travel partners. Great video, Dave, keep up the good work.

@davidherring Месяц назад

Thank you for this comment!

@GrainAndPixels 3 месяца назад

Definitely agree, any camera is great if you enjoy it and are motivated to use it. Mine are iPhone 14 Pro, Leica M9, Lumix LX100, Sony a7RII. Each have their purpose, the M9 inspires me the most, and is most like shooting a manual film camera to me.

@davidherring 3 месяца назад

Beautiful. Thanks for sharing!

@ianforber 3 месяца назад

I think the sort of camera you have can also draw you into a genre that suits that sort of camera. I send to be a predominantly landscape guy with a Mamiya 7. When I went digital I bought a general purpose Nikon DSLR but still used it mainly for landscapes, although I started doing some more general purpose photography. I got tired of the weight so quickly moved to m4/3 with a OMD-5 but used it for the same type of photos as the Nikon. The complexity of the menu system made me hanker for simplicity so I got a Q2 and all of a sudden I was mainly doing street.

@davidherring 3 месяца назад

I don't disagree! But I find this to be true even with the same camera. I constantly drift in and out of genres and challenge myself to try new things.

@webersteve1547 Месяц назад

Good point

@jebeq2007 3 месяца назад

I also like the range finder experience but when you are at about 15K Dolars for an M11 plus a Leica Lens it is a very hard pill to swallow. I opted for the A7RV and have been very happy with it, After all the Leica M11 does use a Sony sensor and it didn't make sence to spend 4 times as much for the same output plus the Sony offers so much more for the buck.

@davidherring 3 месяца назад

It's definitely an expensive camera! And the A7RV is a great camera, too.

@jebeq2007 3 месяца назад

@@AIP404 Yes but then again I can get a 24 mp mirrorless camera for under 1k. I have a Leica M7 with a 35mm Summicron and really enjoy it. I just can't see why spend so much on a digital camera like the M11 for technology that only gets outdated every few months.

@thomassarver7638 3 месяца назад

I shoot the Leica M10R, Leica M Monochrom, Canon R5, and my iPhone. Those are my digital cameras, I also shoot the Fujifilm TX-1(x-pan), a Widelux and a couple of medium format film cameras.😊

@davidherring 3 месяца назад

Man that’s an awesome lineup!

@robmitchell7355 3 месяца назад

Agree with you on all points of this video. I have a Nikon mirrorless and nice Z-lenses that take clinically sharp pictures - it's my go-to if I HAVE to make the shot, but it isn't as fun as my m10r. I liken it to cars: a fully automatic electric car can move you fast, but some appreciate the fun of driving a manual transmission vintage sports car. For those who say "I don't know why you would spend the money when you can buy a camera with better specs for less" - it is because the process of making the art brings me joy.

@davidherring 3 месяца назад

Exactly. I feel like the people who say that are people who have never spent time trying it out.

@mandiworld 3 месяца назад

Shoot with what's convenient for the moment, A7iii for quick portrait focus, Olympus pen-f for fun or Fuji XT-3. M10-R for even more fun with full frame capability. Nikon FM-2 or Yashica for film fun.

@davidherring 3 месяца назад

Good words!

@Oxbowphoto 3 месяца назад

Couldn’t agree more with your views here! I’ve recently picked up a M camera and I love the process. My mirror less camera like you said is a computer and a does a job very well. I don’t have a point and shoot any more because my phone is more than good enough to fill that void now the M camera is in my trio.

@davidherring 3 месяца назад

My brother!

@Byte_J 3 месяца назад

For me nothing’s surpassed the Q2 so far, but it’s all so subjective that people should just use whatever inspires them to shoot.

@davidherring 3 месяца назад

100%! I loved the Q2 when I had it, I just shoot M usually.

@richa2495 3 месяца назад

Enjoyed your video. Photographing is so much fun with the m system. When I need autofocus I shoot with a Fuji xt-2. And for creating the Leica m10 and the Summilux 35mm 1.4. Love that glass. And of course iPhone 13 for most everything else. Thanks again for your fun video.

@davidherring 3 месяца назад

Thank you! Agree 100%!

@josephschimmer302 3 месяца назад

I‘ve acquired a pretty big GFX setup over the past years. During my last holidays I wanted to carry less and opted for my X-T5 with just the 16-55 and the 33/1.4. That was quite comfortable but next time I’ll return to my GFX and take less lenses with me. The files of the GFX are such a joy to work with.

@davidherring 3 месяца назад

The GFX is a beautiful system and there’s definitely something special about photos from those cameras!

@Wpoolesf 3 месяца назад

OK, I'll play: Hasselblad 500C, Mamiya RB67, Rolleiflex 3.5 Planar, Rollei35, Olympus OM4, Linhof Tech V, Cham0nix H1, and a Voightlander Bessa II 6x9 folder with a wonderful color Skopar lens. Oh yah: and iPhone 12 and a Fuji X-pro 2.. So, film and digital, but mostly film. I first started following you when the algorithm coughed up your vid on the RB67 in Yosemite. (At least I think that was you.) And being an SF guy, I am interested in what local folks are doing, so I will probably stay aboard. Cheers!

@davidherring 3 месяца назад

Thanks for hanging along. Love shooting film, and planning to do more of it. 💪🏼

@SavedbybGrace 3 месяца назад

I’m shooting on an M11P and don’t see getting rid of that for many years. It’s seriously awesome!! In saying that, my new Hasselblad 907X/100 arrived today. I think it may knock the Leica into P#2.

@davidherring 3 месяца назад

Man that’s the dream combo!

@SavedbybGrace 3 месяца назад

@@davidherring Your'e not wron David. I can't imagine better. Enjoying your cool content BTW, your'e enriching the online photography space in a wonderful way!

@rudigerwolf9626 3 месяца назад

Dave, iPhone is great to grab quick images. Totally agree. Just sold Dlux 7 for that reason. Thinking about doing the same with the X100V. Use OM-1 for wildlife, M11, SL3, X2D for everything else: nature, macro, astro and most important, family and friends.

@davidherring 3 месяца назад

I think it’s the right call! And you have a stellar set of cameras.

@63MacGuy 3 месяца назад

You hit the nail on the head! I traded in all my Sony equipment for Fujifilm. The Sony just wasn't inspiring me to do my own thing. Yes, it was great for work but that's it. With Fujifilm I only shoot in JPEG now but you can always shoot in JPEG and raw if you want to change the look of it later

@davidherring 3 месяца назад

Love that. It’s all about finding what you resonate with.

@CalMukumoto 3 месяца назад

I have an Iphone, after two years I sold the x100v to a friend after buying a Q2 mono, and I shoot Sony (currently the A7Cr) but if I had to choose one camera, I would grab my Leica M11.

@davidherring 3 месяца назад

Beautiful, thanks for sharing!

@beabarretto2526 3 месяца назад

I have the sony A7R III , the Leica M11 , sofort 2 and just picked up the Q3. Same with you I use the sony when I need to be efficient and precise. The M11 makes me want to take more photos because I am determined to get more comfortable with the range finder, the Sofort 2 is an awesome companion and a great way to print out photos and share it with friends and family. The Q3 , I am still getting to know but I think it will be a great companion to the M11 when I travel. I have my Iphone 15 pro max but I find I dont use it as much to take photos. I use it to edit the photos I take with my other cameras. I made a conscious decision to get used to grabbing my camera rather than my phone lol

@davidherring 3 месяца назад

That’s great! You have an amazing camera kit!

@johndewhirst3089 3 месяца назад

I concur with your sentiments. I have the A7RIV; M11; Sofort 2; Q3; a Sony Xperia mobile but also a Fuji x100vi. The Leicas are good fun whereas the Sony is a machine. That said the x100vi, ticks a lot of boxes and is probably a more convenient travel camera. Dave - I'd welcome your observations about the Fujifilm cameras, ie XT5 which seem to bridge between Leica / Sony Alphas.

@davidherring 3 месяца назад

@johndewhirst3089 I had the XT3 for a bit back on 2018 or so while also shooting Sony, and while I loved the aesthetics, I never loved the lenses. It was a very fun camera to use though!

@GamachePhoto 3 месяца назад

I’m like you, my Rangefinder gets the most use, for me it’s my Leica M10-R with Voigtlander 35mm f2. I seldom leave home without this in my hand. Second would be my SL2, if I need AF for anything specific. I try to use my iPhone as little as possible, but it is so handy and gets the quick pics so well. All my old film cameras, Hasselblad, Nikon are sitting on my shelf aka « museum of me » haha. Nice work Dave !

@davidherring 3 месяца назад

Thanks for sharing! I take out my film cameras pretty often, but not as often as they deserve!

@JackTse 3 месяца назад

Dave spittin’ functional and rational facts

@davidherring 3 месяца назад

Ha thanks Jack

@eric.ko. 3 месяца назад

Since picking up a Xt5, I have not touched my z7ii. Yet I cannot bring myself to sell the Nikon because I have captured so many treasured photos on it.

@davidherring 3 месяца назад

I’ll never part with my Sony A7RIII for the same reason.

@rexgigout1472 3 месяца назад

Liked. A good selection of “best” cameras, to serve many folks’ needs. An iPhone cannot, however, be on my personal list of “best” cameras. Less than two hours ago, I was trying to get my iPhone 13 Pro Max to focus on a weathered insect egg case, that was stuck onto a frost-killed Turk’s Cap branch. Finally, I gave up on capturing stills, and switched to video, so that I could more easily use the touch-screen to MAKE it recognize my intended subject, but, it still fought me. I do not remember my iPhone 7 Plus being nearly this stupid. I guess that the newer iPhones are so oriented toward looking for peoples’ and pets’ faces, that they cannot focus on anything else. Then, I changed to my Nikon D5, with a Micro-Nikkor AF 60mm f/2.8D, and BAM, instant AF lock-on. This subject was not unlike your driftwood images, seen in this presentation. There was detail, and structure, but the iPhone just did not see it.

@davidherring 3 месяца назад

I’d probably never do anything too serious with my iPhone, but it works great for me for candid everyday moments.

@dimaphotographer90 3 месяца назад

Sony Mirrorless is not basically the same thing as DSLR, and A7R V is way smaller than DSLR's like Canon or Nikon. There are a bunch of differences between a modern mirrorless camera and DSLR, not having a mirror in front of your sensor is a pretty big difference and that gave the possibility to make smaller cameras, having an electronic viewfinder seeing your image right away the way it will look is also a significant difference, size as well. :) Correct me if these things aren't a big enough.

@davidherring 3 месяца назад

I was referring to style of camera - a detached body with electronics and a lens. This is standard whether it’s an SLR / DSLR / Mirrorless.

@LajosNagy 3 месяца назад

Much of the same stuff you shoot here. My one love is a silver M10-r with a 50 f2 Voigtlander APO. When I shoot for a personal project it's an M6 that's the same age I am with a 35mm f1.4 II voigtlander. The "big rig" is an a74 with a 35 gmaster and a variety of Canon FD lenses. On trips I take the digital M, on city walks I take film, and to chase my kids it's usually the sony. If I had to get rid of everything, I would probably only keep the M6 and cry about the m10 for a while. Or the other way around :D I have zero emotional connection to the Sony, but it's an amazing camera.

@davidherring 3 месяца назад

Well said!

@alex.muntean 3 месяца назад

I agree with the views presented here. But I have to say one thing. The Leica isn’t the only camera in this video with an optical viewfinder. The Fuji X100 series is a rangefinder style camera too and has an optical viewfinder (+much more). 💯

@davidherring 3 месяца назад

Nahhh bro I tried using the X100V as a rangefinder and it was a terrible experience. Just because it has an optical viewfinder doesn’t mean it’s a rangefinder.

@ab185 3 месяца назад

I'd toss the Q3 into this mix. You get a nice mix of something like an A7RV and an M11 with it--Leica look, but serviceable AF. I have the iPhone 15 Pro and the images that come out of it are so flat and uninspiring. Apple really needs to fix their post-processing.

@davidherring 3 месяца назад

I’m mostly an M guy. I had a Q2, sold it. I may snag a mono Q though…

@ab185 3 месяца назад

@@davidherring I'd love to go all-in on the M system, but even my Q3 sometimes will miss focus on a moving infant. No chance I'd capture moments I need to capture with an M :\ I can't justify having a Q3 and an M either because I have a Sony A1 that I use for video+photo as well. If only I had extra hands (and money) 🤣

@Ullr-Zero-Kelvin 3 месяца назад

As much as I love my M11-P I still have a place in my work for an auto focus camera. Both the Leica SL2 & SL2-S had issues with the auto focus. I’m hoping the SL-3 has the issue resolved and has the color science of the M11 sensor. I look forward to your impression and photographs from that camera. Also, did you use your Kodak pre set on these photos?

@davidherring 3 месяца назад

The SL3 looks incredible and a major improvement over the SL2 lineup. I used my “generalities” preset on these photos.

@scotta5743 3 месяца назад

@Dave did you dump the SL2-S and Apo Lenses?

@davidherring 3 месяца назад

I did, just wasn’t reliable enough for video autofocus for the work I do. Love it manually, but I’m on front of the camera too much to not prioritize autofocus for my video work.

@patler5423 3 месяца назад

I need that m11 someday

@davidherring 3 месяца назад

It’s a dream camera for sure.

@afonsomiguelcorreia 3 месяца назад

I’m currently with M6 for film, M10 for digital fun, Sony a7riii for results and iPhone for daily/praticallity

@davidherring 3 месяца назад

Nice!

@TonyNomadic 3 месяца назад

It’s been the Pentax 6x7 and M6 for me lately. Rarely bring out the digital system unless I need to

@davidherring 3 месяца назад

I kinda want to snag a P67 and that legendary 105 2.4.

@TonyNomadic 3 месяца назад

@@davidherring you will not be disappointed at all

@leipnerphotography 3 месяца назад

My cameras are iPhone 15 Pro, Leica M10p and the little Ricoh GR II

@davidherring 3 месяца назад

Nice! Love it!

@thomashirth8773 3 месяца назад

I shoot the Leica M10 R, Leica M10 Monochrom, Leica CL and Leica TL2 :)

@davidherring 3 месяца назад

Nice! I kinda want a monochrome but I need to STOP RIGHT NOW.

@garymc8956 3 месяца назад

I have all and my order would be: 1 Rangefinder, 2 DSLR 3 Point and Shoot 4 Mirrorless 5 IPhone. Still prefer optical finders.

@davidherring 3 месяца назад

I hear you! Rangefinder is always #1 for me, but iPhone is #2 just because of sheer volume of photos I take on it.

@sdhute 3 месяца назад

Lumix S5ii, Ricoh GRIII, Pentax film cams

@davidherring 3 месяца назад

Nice setup!

@forgottenamericana 3 месяца назад

Rangefinder Leica all the way. But, there are some times I like to have AF and bigger telephotos and that’s where my L mount comes in.

@davidherring 3 месяца назад

Nice!

@hellogregory3449 3 месяца назад

My q killer rx1rii and k3iii mono, not in any particular order 😊g

@davidherring 3 месяца назад

Thanks for sharing!

@ConanChua 3 месяца назад

Is it just me, or did the uninspiring nature of the a7r5 show in the two photos you took, compared to the iphone/fuji/leica 😂

@davidherring 3 месяца назад

Unfortunately at noon on a weekday, not too many “subjects” to shoot on the beach haha. But yes, the camera just doesn’t inspire me to do anything but “work.”

@thatsamuellu 3 месяца назад

The x100 series are out of this planet, completely the next level photography, whoever has an x100 series camera must be a master of photography in all categories 🥸

@davidherring 3 месяца назад

Gen Z gonna come for you…