Wow these look great. I shot about 30 rolls with it. Mainly Ektar and Portra. Glad your using it !!!
Yea, Leicas can be a slippery slope for sure... with GAS that is. Many can't understand the cost and I'm sure you've heard all the other grief other camera photogs have with Leica but.... now that you own one and are using it how you feeling now? As you know I am not beholden to one maker but I do love Leicas. It's one of the only tools I have absolutely no qualms about carrying. I have never once thought I should have taken another camera but then again I shoot mainly people, street and urban. If I wear into sports, BIF or long tele work that might be different or I might have the SL2.
As for lenses I'm not a Leica lens snoob. If you're going to try some non-Leica gear I have a few suggestions you might wanna try. Those Voigtlander's are great lenses and since your shooting monochrom there are some really nice FL they offer. On my M10 they don't work as well due to some color smearing in the corners but in BW its non-existent. I'd take a look at the 28 Color-Skopar (rarer) or the 21mm Color-Skopar. I picked up both for film and I love the 28mm... it is every bit as good as the Elmarit or Summicron in IQ. I shot the 21mm for many years great lens and can be had for 150ish on sale occasionally. I shoot the 28 FL more these days but won't let the 21 go. Then there is Avenon 28mm (circa 70's) it is truly superb and tiny making your M10 pocketable. Canon 50 f1.4 LTM (aka the Japanese Summilux)... yumm. Creamy and dreamy, can be had for under 200. Just make sure there are very few cleaning marks on the front element.
I'll be looking for some M10 mono reviews from ya in a bit. Not sure I would go for another M10 but the monochrom piqued my interest a few times.
Stay safe out there Cayenne
LOL...Slippery slope indeed.
Yes, I have to say, I'd been VERY skeptical about the whole Leica "aura" for want of a better term, but I have to say, it felt really good when I picked up and used my first one I'd ever touched.
It is nice.
It has a surprising heft to it for such a small camera. And I think while I've long eschewed the need for small and light, I do see this as being a fun camera that I will carry with me more often on just a casual jaunt out and about whereas I do leave the larger DSLR's, mirrorless and film cameras at home.
And with it being unusual in being monochrome ONLY...well, that just adds to my enjoyment of it.
Frankly I used to not be able to figure why folks spent so damned much money on Leicas that did less, but with one in hand, I do see the appeal.
Now I STILL think it costs way too much, but at this point, I don't see any other manufacturers putting out a camera like this, digital monochrome, so being that its the only one I know of on the market (I think Phase One used to do one, but that's even MORE $$)....I could justify it.
And with lenses...whew...damned things can cost more than the camera. I'm trying to ascertain if they are some of the best glass made as some claim.
But for now, I'm doing to play with 3rd party glass, I got the Voightlander Ultron 35mm f/2 and so far, it is very nice.
I plan to play with some cheaper vintage glass too.....with the thought that chromatic aberrations found in old lenses won't really bother me in a monochrome camera, I'm of the thought that they will be fun to work with....and easy to do with all the adapters out there.
Thank you for the suggestions to try. I did pick up the EVF for the M10M, and got a good price used on eBay, so, focusing non-rangefinder lenses is not a problem using that.
I just will have to save more $$, for those darned batteries that are apparently $200 a pop!!
:O
Anyway, I'd not planned to buy any more gear this year....but this came up and now I"m truly broke.
I'd planned to let the Canon R5 mature a bit and see how it did after a couple of firmware updates.
With announcements of a possible R1 and some other interested potential releases next year (2021)....well, it might not be a bad idea to just wait and see what comes at me.
For now I'm covered. My trusty Canon 5D3 is still quite functional and makes great images. I have the GFX100 for image intensive projects, I have my medium format film cameras for playing there...and now, this Leica likely will become my main "just carry around" town camera.
I live in New Orleans, and there's always something happening or somewhere to shoot, even with pandemics going on. And B&W just suits this city with the landscape and the culture.
OH well, back to the day job...I gotta earn money to buy batteries.
cayenne