Overgaard Posted June 10, 2014 Share #1 Posted June 10, 2014 Advertisement (gone after registration) I just finished a new page and article about the Leica M Monochrom on a field trip to Cambridge University. Also a little about sensor replacement and focus adjustment in the same article. leica.overgaard.dk - Thorsten Overgaard's Leica Pages - Leica M Monochrom Henri Digital Rangefinder Camera - Page 23: "Visiting Cambridge University" Enjoy! And feel free to post comments, questions, suggestions here. 17 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Advertisement Posted June 10, 2014 Posted June 10, 2014 Hi Overgaard, Take a look here New Leica MM page on overgaard.dk. I'm sure you'll find what you were looking for!
mwilliamsphotography Posted June 10, 2014 Share #2 Posted June 10, 2014 Nice presentation as always. Excellent images and engaging accompanying text. Note: The MM Chrome price in $ that you quote is incorrect. It is $7,950 @ B&H - Marc 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
james.liam Posted June 11, 2014 Share #3 Posted June 11, 2014 Thorsten-- I was surprised to see you let go of the Monochrom so soon. Does the M240 adequately meet your needs for B&W conversions? 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeff S Posted June 11, 2014 Share #4 Posted June 11, 2014 Fun article and enjoyable pics, including the one by Matthias of you; I'm impressed that you can keep a steady shooting hand while balanced on one foot. I wonder if your MM sensor coating issue is more than an isolated instance. Any insights? Jeff 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Overgaard Posted June 11, 2014 Author Share #5 Posted June 11, 2014 Thorsten-- I was surprised to see you let go of the Monochrom so soon. Does the M240 adequately meet your needs for B&W conversions? I shall get into it later in an article. The MM with the high ISO was really great, and the new way to just see in black & white was a process that learned me to see colors again. The M240 offers offer the same as the MM, but colors as well. Whenever I meet someone who are very enthusiastic about their MM, I can get infected and take it our for a swing. But after a couple of hours or a day, I wonder "Why do I do this? I can't sell any of my photos to any magazine." (which is true; even they love b&w, they never print it but instead will ask back if I can send the same file in color!). Some (quite a lot of) people really LOVE the MM feeling, and I must just realize I can't get into it again no matter how much I try. I recently used the MM with the 90mm Thambar as well to see if that would change the love factor. But no. Not so. Not for me. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Overgaard Posted June 11, 2014 Author Share #6 Posted June 11, 2014 Fun article and enjoyable pics, including the one by Matthias of you; I'm impressed that you can keep a steady shooting hand while balanced on one foot. I wonder if your MM sensor coating issue is more than an isolated instance. Any insights? Jeff There seem to be an issue with the coating on the glass on the sensor in both the M9 and MM. But it is not a general issue, and I wouldn't worry for a second about it. I think it is likely that Leica will continue to support these sensors for 10+ years after they stop producing the cameras. I just updated the article about that, as well as the new customer service shipping forms. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
gpwhite Posted June 11, 2014 Share #7 Posted June 11, 2014 Advertisement (gone after registration) I just finished a new page and article about the Leica M Monochrom on a field trip to Cambridge University. Also a little about sensor replacement and focus adjustment in the same article. leica.overgaard.dk - Thorsten Overgaard's Leica Pages - Leica M Monochrom Henri Digital Rangefinder Camera - Page 23: "Visiting Cambridge University" Enjoy! And feel free to post comments, questions, suggestions here. Nice article all the way around, Thorsten. I appreciate your candor about why you use your M240 over your MM, but the real interest in the piece is how well you capture the English obsession with odd traditions. This behavior makes for great photos and movie scripts, but it does not seem to have served the Empire with any adaptive benefit to today's world, does it? Two Leica quibbles... I love my APO 50. I agree that it does not render the shimmering, surprising swirls of the Summilux, or the nebulous, numbing nuance of the Noctilux-- but the images are so sensually smooth with the Summicron @ f2. I argue that is indeed quite a mark of artistic character . Second, my silver chrome MM was indeed US$7,950, so please tell me where to get the $1,000 rebate so I can buy another Overgaard Workshop! I removed the bottom plate plastic shield immediately, just as you suggested in previous articles. I do "feel" so free and uninhibited now. A chrome M! So beautiful... it takes me back to the traditions of the M2 that introduced me to rangefinder heaven. Leica, of course, has evolved Peter Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
scaryink Posted June 12, 2014 Share #8 Posted June 12, 2014 Thanks for taking the time on creating the article. One thing is certain. The new 50 APO lens makes no difference in actual quality of the image from a human perspective. The few shots posted are not better or worse as a result of this expensive bit of kit. This is yet another important reminder that the focus should be on image quality and vision. Spending $ 7,000 won't make you a better photographer. It would be better spent on education and taking time off to really learn to use what one already owns. 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jon Warwick Posted June 12, 2014 Share #9 Posted June 12, 2014 That was a very entertaining article indeed. That aside, your comments under "One photo at a time" on page 30 of your blog was something of a eureka moment for me, by underlying simplicity in choosing a limited selection of equipment that makes you happy and then dedicating oneself to mastering that camera. I've been guilty of flip flopping between different types of camera, and not come close to mastering any if them, and I daresay a simpler "concentrated" approach will make my images better. 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
maitoparta Posted June 12, 2014 Share #10 Posted June 12, 2014 Excellent report of such a horrible place, thank you very much. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
gpwhite Posted June 12, 2014 Share #11 Posted June 12, 2014 Thanks for taking the time on creating the article. One thing is certain. The new 50 APO lens makes no difference in actual quality of the image from a human perspective. The few shots posted are not better or worse as a result of this expensive bit of kit. This is yet another important reminder that the focus should be on image quality and vision. Spending $ 7,000 won't make you a better photographer. It would be better spent on education and taking time off to really learn to use what one already owns. Perhaps I misinterpret this comment, but it seems an odd spin on the article. Neither Thorsten, nor I, made any mention of whether one particular lens (regardless of price) affected the "actual quality of the image from a human perspective." I imagine the last bit means whether an image is subjectively rated to be a good photo or not. The comments about the lenses related to how they rendered stylistically, which is what Karbe addressed in his comparison of lens designs. And, most would agree that it is often a mistake to believe that expense = stylistic achievement. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
colonel Posted June 13, 2014 Share #12 Posted June 13, 2014 "BBC bosses didn't know about Saville" - likely story nice capture Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
scaryink Posted June 13, 2014 Share #13 Posted June 13, 2014 Neither Thorsten, nor I, made any mention of whether one particular lens (regardless of price) affected the "actual quality of the image from a human perspective." I imagine the last bit means whether an image is subjectively rated to be a good photo or not. The comments about the lenses related to how they rendered stylistically, which is what Karbe addressed in his comparison of lens designs. And, most would agree that it is often a mistake to believe that expense = stylistic achievement. My comment, had nothing to do with your words whatsoever. I was simply responding to the posted photo without reference to the article. I love Leica's and personally have 4 of them. To me, the ultimate benefit of shooting with this kit is quite simple - The ergonomics of the rangefinder form and stealth factor combined with excellent lens quality make for great shot potentials. There are many excellent lenses by multiple manufacturers. I have become more and more, lens manufacturer agnostic. MTF charts, test scenes and deep discussions about how Leica glass is superior is similar to discussions about the vinyl in Louis Vuitton handbags. To many believers, its simply bling hiding behind graphs and charts. Perhaps the cameras should come with a post it note on the back that says " It's about the image". I need to constantly remind myself of this basic truth. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
MattMaber Posted June 13, 2014 Share #14 Posted June 13, 2014 As a Brit, I found the wide-eye tone of the piece somewhat condescending and odd. Talk of Harry Potter and Lord of the Rings. Maybe I should go to america and talk about tobacco chewing, gun toting hill billies. Just reads strangely, but good that you yanks can find time out of your busy day choosing 12 gallon hats to visit our li'l ole country. 9 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted June 14, 2014 Share #15 Posted June 14, 2014 Thank for the update and the photos, Thorsten! I visited Leica in Wetzlar last week for a sensor cleaning of my M9 and got the message that the sensor will be replaced. That will take some extra days. I had the MM from the rent service the weekend before and loved the rendering of the MM photos. Compared to the M9 where I used SilverEfex a lot with th MM almost no editing was necessary. I was very close to get a silver MM in the Leitzpark store but I'm really not 100% sure what to do. Probably trading in the M9 and the a7R and getting the M(240) finally... or wait for a M(250) in September? Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Overgaard Posted June 14, 2014 Author Share #16 Posted June 14, 2014 I don't think there will be a M240 in September, at Photokina. A Leica S for sure, but the usual period for Leica is a 3-year period for digital cameras. With a fresh-up in-between, as with the Leica M9-P and now the Leica MM in Silver. If anything, a MP 240 with reduced engravings and logo and higher price ;-) Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
M9reno Posted June 14, 2014 Share #17 Posted June 14, 2014 Excellent report of such a horrible place, thank you very much. Fully endorse this from Oxford. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
cbayon Posted June 15, 2014 Share #18 Posted June 15, 2014 Dear Sir, on the page 31 of your study of M240, the man with the little dog is Jean-Luc Chartier, the President of the Polo of Paris and President of the Horse Riding Federation in France. I saw that picture by accident and I hope the mention "Old Style" will give him a smile! Excellent review of the Monochrom as all your work, Congrats. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve P Posted June 15, 2014 Share #19 Posted June 15, 2014 how well you capture the English obsession with odd traditions. This behavior makes for great photos and movie scripts, but it does not seem to have served the Empire with any adaptive benefit to today's world, does it?Peter And yet still we seem to muddle along, although we do appear to have mislaid the Empire somewhere in the middle of the last century. How very careless. Then again, who says satire has to be relevant to today? I'd like to think there's a little more to us besides our penchant for odd traditions. Still, you find all sorts of opinions on the internet, don't you. Speaking of which, who was it who came up with that internet idea, anyway? How's that for an adaptive benefit to today's world, then? Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Overgaard Posted June 15, 2014 Author Share #20 Posted June 15, 2014 (edited) Dear Sir, on the page 31 of your study of M240, the man with the little dog is Jean-Luc Chartier, the President of the Polo of Paris and President of the Horse Riding Federation in France. I saw that picture by accident and I hope the mention "Old Style" will give him a smile! Excellent review of the Monochrom as all your work, Congrats. Wow, thanks! That is a good piece of information. I was chasing him around twice and I think I said "cool style" to him or something like that. He know's he's classic I'm sure :-) The story behind the picture is here: http://www.overgaard.dk/the-story-behind-that-picture-0096_gb.html Edited June 15, 2014 by overgaardcom 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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