Industry News: Leica officially announces the Leica M11

[Rocky]

When I bought my M4 in 1968, I was not aiming at statue symbol or prestige. It was only $15 more than a Nikon F. Before that, I own a Exakta VX IIb, with all Ziess ( Easten Germany) lenses. at that time, the Japanese lenses are not as good as my Estern German lens. Since I already have a SLR. I want a ranger finder. Leica and Ziess ( Western Germany) are the BEST at that time. Ziess did not make any range finder camera at thet time either. So the M4 becomes my only choice. Additional benefit of the M4 is the smaller size for both the body and the lenses. with the Elmar 2.8/50 on the M4, I can put them in a coat pocket comfortably by collapsing the lens into the body. I can even put the M4 with 2.0/35 Summicron into the coat pocket.

 

[cayenne]

Here we are SL & SL2 View attachment 202125

I've been dabbling in film the past few years....mostly 120 MF in various aspect ratios from 6x6 to 6 x17....but also some 35mm, especially lately with a Nikon I had custom done in Canada to shoot through a 50mm Mamiya Press MF lens in an aspect ratio a touch wider than a Xpan camera.

I have been looking at one of these early LeicaFlex 35mm cameras....wanting as full mechanical as possible...to shoot normal 35mm aspect.
They seem to be built like tanks....

Ugh...I gotta save up for my next Canon....so, need to keep head on track, I have enough niche film cameras, need to think of my next serious digital one for shooting concerts and fast moving stuff with AF.

 

[cayenne]

Just to balance things out...
I'm still nosing around eBay to at some point by a Fed 3 or a Zorki 4....to play around with.

Often you can just buy these cheap more for the lens than anything else.

That's one thing I love about mirrorless and my M10M was my first mirrorless.....and that is, adapting lenses. I've had a ton of fun playing with old Russian glass, I love the swirls.

And as far as film I like mostly different aspect ratios you can't get with digital (without cropping)....I got a good copy of the HorizonT swing lens camera from Russia. It's the older all metal one, again, built like a tank.

Lots of fun to just carry around. I find that like with the M10M being only B&W...with film cameras with different aspect ratio sizing...I start to think about compositions differently too.

Doing these kinda makes me "see" my world a bit differently, which can't do anything but help a little.


cayenne

 

[Del Paso]

Just to balance things out...
I'm still nosing around eBay to at some point by a Fed 3 or a Zorki 4....to play around with.

Often you can just buy these cheap more for the lens than anything else.

That's one thing I love about mirrorless and my M10M was my first mirrorless.....and that is, adapting lenses. I've had a ton of fun playing with old Russian glass, I love the swirls.

And as far as film I like mostly different aspect ratios you can't get with digital (without cropping)....I got a good copy of the HorizonT swing lens camera from Russia. It's the older all metal one, again, built like a tank.

Lots of fun to just carry around. I find that like with the M10M being only B&W...with film cameras with different aspect ratio sizing...I start to think about compositions differently too.

Doing these kinda makes me "see" my world a bit differently, which can't do anything but help a little.


cayenne

I once had a Zorki 4.
The best about the camera, apart from the lens, was the owner's manual in French.
Quote: "The camera you dare not put in the side of great sun, shutter could get burning" (sic).
Nasdrowje!