Why I Bought a New Leica M10-R not M11 in 2023 + Voigtlander 75mm f1.5 Nokton & Color Scopar 35mm 

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Thanks buddy. I can’t wait to ride in Spain 💯

Excellent! Thanks. Lots planned here for the future 👍🏼

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@@Dad-n-Darcy, I’m yet to get my R18 and I’m more of the hasselblad fan. However Your motorbike channel is great (and so honest) that I cannot wait for more photo content on the other channel. I’m sure it will be big success.

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I put the wife on Only Fans to buy this! Only joking! Love Defenders; wish I kept mine!

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Awesome. Hopefully not too long 👍🏼

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OK that’s great. Incredible cameras no matter which one 💯

Gosh what a pair! 👌🏼

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I’d be curious to see your M10M night shots

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Thanks buddy. Definitely more to come 👍🏼

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Indeed! The same ethos, and art and design 👌🏼

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Haha that’s one I’m not knowledgeable about 👍🏼

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Much appreciated, Leica's and Harley's are a great combination 👍🏼

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So few cameras have that timeless appeal 👍🏼

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Yes it certainly is 👍🏼

I just had a 50mm on my old Leica and it did everything! 👌🏼

The wider angles are better for using zone focusing, and for capturing an overall scene. Certainly a 75mm is good for picking out a person or detail 👍🏼

@@Dad-n-Darcy , you appear to be a pretty big guy. I don't think you're going to be able to get close enough to people - they'll scream in terror. Scenery, yes, people, no - with the 35mm.

Haha yes I don’t blend in!

The Leica 75 f2 APO is a great lens. But I recently picked up the Voigtlander 75 f1.9 for $650 on Amazon thinking that the lens was trash and oh boy was I wrong !!!!!! My favorite lens now and super tiny.

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Thank you! Cheers!

Yea they’re not cheap! M6 ❤️

Not even close. Just the manual focus experience (focus by wire) on Fuji is so far away from the tactile feeling of a rangefinder coupled lens...

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Indeed I did a couple of videos when I first got the new Jimny 👍🏼👍🏼

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Great! OK really; so far I’m getting on well with the 75 👍🏼

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Thanks very much. Yes indeed; German products are always top notch in my experience.

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I think the Fuji XPro 2 or 3 is a great camera 👌🏼

Completely down to personal preference really, (or availability

I could help slightly, it really depends on what model, and what you want. With the m10's (don't exactly quote me lol) but I believe the black and silver are both brass. with the m11 models, the black and silver are aluminum, and they also have a silver brass option. brass adds more weight and some say it gives a premium feel. I think the people(like myself) love the black paint over brass, due to the bracing/patina you get as the paint wears. This is no longer the case for the m10 and m11, as they chose to use black chrome instead of black paint which does not wear as much as the paint. Besides those difference, the "R" models "P" models, also have differences and could sway your opinion on which works best for you. "R" is usually more resolution, and "P" has "professional" upgrades, like saphire glass, and a better buffer in some cameras. This could also change the color and material options. I would said find the one you think looks the best and then research that model. I recently got into Leica, and I chose the MP 240, because that camera fits me the best. If I got the normal M 240, I would have probably disliked because it was missing those "P" upgrades that I actually wanted. sorry for the long message but in short the m10 color wise shouldn't matter too much, just check for differences in materials for "R" and "P" models.

Really loving the M10 👍🏼

I’ve yet to test the battery life. I tend to shoot with live view off so I’m hoping it’ll be ok

If you turn off live view, and turn off the image review you save a tone of energy. I can go days on a single battery.

I have the M10-R and battery life seems OK to me even though I had the M11 to compare with it's superdoopa battery life. Could your battery be faulty?

Check out the nitecore dual chargers, you can charge 2 simultaneously with a power bank

Thanks buddy. I have just popped over and subscribed 👌🏼

@@Dad-n-Darcy thanks buddy. I might go find your other channel also and follow. 👍

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Leica II, III and a 50cm F2 are $650 what isn’t it that you can’t afford. M2 are $1200, that’s only $100 a month. You are saying you can’t get two people to give you $50 for photo shoots?

Just got it! It’s really nice. Just big enough, and top quality 👌🏼

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Thanks buddy. I see someone has added the link 👍🏼

Unfortunately, one because my Leica has been being fixed the last five months in Germany and the impossible weather here is Wales I haven't had the motivation to do any videos. Consequently I changed the channel to a podcast channel 👍🏼 From what use I had of the lense it was fantastic.

The cost difference between Voigtlander and Leica lenses is a factor, but using the Sony is not an enjoyable experience for me, especially manual focusing, with the viewfinder or screen. The Voigtlander lenses have beautiful character which I look for, and are superb 👍🏼

@@Dad-n-Darcy I understand. Personally I dislike range finder viewfinders because of the parallax issues and not being able to see flare or ghosting. I also cannot zoom in to focus precisely. Also the mechanical coupling of the range finder and its mechanical tolerances makes it impossible to focus precisely with something like a 50mm f1.2 wide open. You simply need an electronic viewfinder for that. But yes, if you're shooting at for example at f2.8 a rangefinder viewfinder may be sufficient.

Yes I’ve got to establish that. Most likely I’d shoot such shots in shade so it wouldn’t be an issue but I have bought a 4 stop ND filter just in case

@@Dad-n-Darcy , I have two fast lenses, 50mm f/0.95 and 75mm f/1.2, and I did the same thing: bought an ND filter for each one. But when you're walking from sun to shade and back again, an ND filter can be a real nuisance. If you don't use too fast a film, e.g. Kodak Portra 160, you may find that your 1/4000 shutter speed is fast enough.

The M11 has an aluminum top and bottom plate with bits of plastic. The M10R has brass top and bottom plates and has the classic film Leica feel. The M11 is more like an SL2 camera deficient in autofocus

Yes. And the Hasselblad XD2 has a bigger sensor (and autofocus). The Ricoh GR series fit in your pocket. The Sony a series... I can go on and on. Why the comparisons? Why the insecurity about choices made. This brand kills that brand. And so on. 😂👍🏼

@@mauricerijnders3507because the M10-R is the better rangefinder choice. 😊 I kid, but not.

@@alexsorokin1896glad you're happy with your choice 👍🏼