Does your M grab people's attention?

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Does your M grab people's attention?

nearly never

[Robert M Poole]

I am not quite sure whether it is as good as going for a walk with a dog or with little children but it is a women magnet somehow...Not that I ever took advantage of it [emoji1356] [emoji3]

 

 

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I hope my wife doesn't read this. I often go for a walk with my dog, 8 month old baby and m9.

 

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[Steve Ricoh]

The red Leica badge on the M240 is a bit of a standout, not the best for trying to act stealthily on the street. Although it's rare to enter into discussion, it does attract stares from strangers.

[Giulio Zanni]

When I was shooting Hasselblad they kept on asking me if I had a permit, as it looked like I was doing something "professional". Never happened with the Monochrom :-)

[Giulio Zanni]

If it's a landscape I'd agree or architecture I guess but for reportage and street (which I always presumed most people used their M for) it would just hinder the photographer wouldn't it?

 

I know looking on here that a lot of people do use their Leica for landscape etc too

 

 

I am not interested at all in reportage or street photography, although I enjoy my two Monochroms 246. They sit most of the time on the tripod as I am shooting fine art and architecture. I started photographing with Leica M films and I like the portability and the process involved.

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A gal at an art gallery event - with an MM over her shoulder

[kangaroo2012]

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I worked for Leica microscope division for 20 years.

On a work trip to the factory in Switzerland many years ago,  the marketing manager (world) commented on my M6

saying why would I use such an old camera. I said it was still being made. He had no idea.

Never let the right hand know what the left hand is doing.It could have been the Leica motto.

Kangaroo 2012

[Clactonian]

No other than Camera Club members, but the M 'stealth factor' is invaluable. I was at a club shoot recently at Canary Wharf in London, which is private land where a permit is recommended and essential for any for professional work. My colleague was sporting a Nikkor 70-200 on a D600 and I was standing next to him with the M240 and 35mm. He was challenged and asked for a permit whilst the security guy just smiled at me.

[Paulus]

Maybe the conclusion might be here, that a Leica will save you money and opens doors.

[keithlaban.co.uk]

I love the fact that my M series cameras don't attract attention. My Hasselblad cameras always attracted attention from the security services and the public. My Leica M cameras never attract attention of the public and airport security doesn't consider them worthy of "serious cameras".

 

Sheer bliss.

Edited August 9, 2016 by keithlaban.co.uk

[steamboat]

I get comments. My M8.2 is brassed and *just looks old*. The "M8" is covered with black tape. So I get comments. Most are covered in the other comments.

The comment the other day that I found interesting was, "Oh, are you a photographer."  'Seems like a harmless comment, but I thought about it later. I know this is anicdotal but people still consider those of us that carry cameras to be photographers. I doubt anybody shooting a snapshot with an iPhone has ever been asked if they were a photographer. But someone carrying or photographing with a camera - a photographer. It made me feel there's hope yet for being a "photographer". :-) 

[edwardkaraa]

The only interest I get is from fellow Leica shooters. Usually they would approach me to see what lens I'm using. Non photographers never show any interest, and non Leica photographers just ignore me, probably thinking to themselves I must be some rich dentist

[Manoleica]

The only interest I get is from fellow Leica shooters. Usually they would approach me to see what lens I'm using. Non photographers never show any interest, and non Leica photographers just ignore me, probably thinking to themselves I must be some rich dentist

How do they know you are a Dentist? 

[edwardkaraa]

How do they know you are a Dentist?

Only rich dentists shoot Leica, didn't you know that?

[Paulus]

In technical diving, there is an expression: " You are a keen diver, if your diving gear is worth more than your car. " I might think, this is also applied for a lot of Leica photographers. I've seen a lot of Leica photographers who remind me more of a drifter than a dentist.

[Manoleica]

Only rich dentists shoot Leica, didn't you know that?

Bloo*y hell, I better sell all my red dot stuff -- I'm in L/E  (or study at the local dentistry college, root canal anyone?)   

[edwardkaraa]

In technical diving, there is an expression: " You are a keen diver, if your diving gear is worth more than your car. " I might think, this is also applied for a lot of Leica photographers. I've seen a lot of Leica photographers who remind me more of a drifter than a dentist.

That is the way I see it too. Many Leica shooters over stretch their finances to afford the equipment, myself included.

[ralphh]

I kinda made the decision to have a Leica instead of a car. Not explicitly, but now I've bought a Leica I tell my wife we can't afford a car

Edited August 9, 2016 by ralphh

[edwardkaraa]

Bloo*y hell, I better sell all my red dot stuff -- I'm in L/E (or study at the local dentistry college, root canal anyone?)

You will get along very well with Jaap

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[edwardkaraa]

I kinda made the decision to have a Leica instead of a car. Not explicitly, but now I've bought a Leica I tell my wife we can't afford a car

I hope your wife doesn't read this forum