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M10 + 1958 Tanar 35/2.8, both wide open

M10P ASC + converted 1952 B&L Baltar 50/2.3 @ f/2.8

Cow portraits? Count me in!🤣 M10M + converted 1956 Zunow 50/1.9, around f/2.8

M11M + (hazy) 1947 Angenieux X1 35/3.5 LTM, wide open

Apples and oranges pears... M10P ASC + converted 1954 Angenieux R11 28/3.5, both wide open

More cheating... Same camera. lens and aperture as above, but @ 1/12000s

I have been experimenting with the electronic shutter of the M11(M), essentially by shooting (entirely forgettable) still subjects against the light. Very helpful, but it sometimes feels a bit like cheating TBH - more so than with ND filters.🙄 M11M + converted 1955 Angenieux R1 Retrofocus 35/2.5, wide open @ 1/5000s

That's the original vintage version from the 1950-1960's. By coincidence I bought one recently that's currently being converted to M. Seems interesting. M11M + 195X Dallmeyer Dallac 85/2 @ f/2 or f/2.8

And a couple more with the Septic Antistatic 😉 M10M + converted 194X Dallmeyer Septac Anastigmat 50/1.5 (uncoated), both @ f/2.8 I think

I must admit I haven't tested the lens for the presence of these properties. But I usually feel fine after using it, so I guess the first one can be safely ruled out... 😄 M11 + 197X Auto-Alpa Macro 50/1.7 (M42 on Shoten adapter), both wide open

M10M + converted 194X Dallmeyer Septac Anastigmat 50/1.5 (uncoated), 1st wide open and 2nd around f/2.8

Yes, the marginal cost is ridiculously low, which is why I had a few made, just in case. They work well.

Couple of test shots. M11 + 197X Auto-Alpa Macro 50/1.7 (M42 on Shoten adapter), both wide open. First one perhaps slightly misfocused.

A cheaper alternative perhaps?

Can't blame Leica for raising cash this way. The M11 freeze issue may turn out to be costly...

Fear not. As a 'heavy user' of vintage glass, I'd say that advances in sensor technology have only brought more usability to old lenses - mostly due to improved dynamic range. If you think about it, a sensor just captures the image that it "sees". It doesn't know what sort of glass the light has travelled through. In other words, sensors may respond differently (think M9 vs M11 colours), but they are effectively "lens agnostic". Higher resolution sensors will only allow you to zoom in further and better see the flaws of the lens, which have always been present irrespective of whether it's a modern or a vintage one. FWIW, I have yet to mount a Noctilux on my M11, but when I do, I fully expect it to perform at least as well as on the M10...

Pretty sure your M10-R will be fine. There's only one Queen of Freezes and that's the M11. Now Andreas will have to remove both our non-relevant posts. Sorry...

Yes.

This is interesting. I don't keep tabs, but I also have the impression that startup freezes or image corruption are more frequent when the camera has been left idle for a few days.

What makes you think the results wouldn't be good? The lens was made for the M platform after all. What makes you think the results would be better with the M10? Just trying to understand what your concerns are...

M11M + 1998 Ricoh GR 28/2.8 LTM, both wide open

M10P ASC + converted 1932 Hugo Meyer Makro-Plasmat 50/2.7 around f/4 or f/5.6

In the light of its maker's well-established quirkiness, I'm going to assume the extra mm in this lens' F/L will be acceptable... M11 + MS-Optics Apollon 36/1.3, 1st wide open and 2nd @ f/5.6

Mimetism...😉 Same camera and lens as above, probably @ f/4

M10P ASC + converted 1956 Foca Oplarex 50/1.9, wide open