M10 and what other body do you own?

[acolite]

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Currently have the following other than the M10.

 

Leica M2

Leica M9

Fuji Xpro 2 (Which I'm in the process of selling)

 

I'm thinking of perhaps picking up a Fuji X100F to replace the Xpro2. Just to have a powerful/fun point and shoot for situations that may demand it, where close focus or auto focus may be beneficial.

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[happymac]

I cannot use the M10 to shoot airshows, for one, I dont have the long lens and also AI autofocus to track fast subejcts. :-)

Airshows are bullshit – neither Leica nor other cameras needed!

 

Tom

(I'm afraid, but that's my honest opinion!)

[auschmid]

besides the coming M10 (I've got a M9-P from my dealer for some time...) I have Sony A99 and A700 with prime lenses 20-35-50-85-100macro-135-300(+TC2x) - the zooms (10-20/16-80/24-70/70-400) I don't use anymore and a pocket camera from Sony that's always in my bag.

Still have to get used to the two systems but the bird-viewing part with up to 600mm Tele (900mm on the A700...) is not the domain for the M10

[FlashGordonPhotography]

I showed this to the wife to reassure her that I am not toooooo bad about my camera collection but she then asked "but how many camera bags does he have?". She always harps on the number of bags I have and not so much the number of cameras. 

 

I have many many camera bags. Too many for one photo.

 

Now that IS an addiction... I've been collecting for 25 years....

 

Gordon

[Bill W]

I have many many camera bags. Too many for one photo.

 

Now that IS an addiction... I've been collecting for 25 years....

 

Gordon

That is what I have been accused of but I remind the wife about her collection of purses and she shuts up for a while.   

[FlashGordonPhotography]

But no flash. What kind of a Flashgordon are you, Gordon? ;-)

 

I'd need a bigger table.....

 

Seriously though. I have a huge amount of lighting gear. And every last piece gets used. Even if just occasionally. Lights, modifiers and stands I bought 20 years ago are still in regular use. Recently I've been experimenting with LED's which are really useful but not for every job (they just don't have the power). I've also supplemented some of my larger gear with more portable solutions. I no longer need to take big heads on location jobs I have Elinchrom and Godox battery systems for that now. The older heads still work fine but have been relegated to studio use.

 

The only lighting gear I ever sell off is TTL equipment. I do carry a few hot shoe flashes for each system I use. That technology has developed reasonably rapidly in the last 10 years so upgrades have been a bit more frequent. I also went through a stage where I tried to use TTL off camera in more advanced set ups. I had a bunch of TT5 and TT1 wireless triggers/receivers. and a lot of TTL flashes (I was shooting Canon at the time). Turns out I should have stayed manual as the whole TTL thing was just a layer of complication I didn't need for multi head set ups. That's probably the only lighting gear I've sold off. Plus hot shoe flashes if I cut back on a particular system.

 

I should also explain that I am no longer a specialist photographer. I've been a generalist for the last 10 years. I shot studio portraits, real estate and products in a light tent last week. Next week I'm shooting a set of location portraits for a company and a family shoot at the beach. I still shoot 8-12 weddings a year. As I've moved into new specialties I've picked up the gear I need to operate in those spaces.

 

I have a lot of gear. Just like a mechanic has a lot of tools to repair cars. The only poor decision I've made from a business perspective was to shoot Leica as a working system. I could have spent 30% of what I have. But I'll be buggered if I'm going to shoot with gear I don't enjoy. I'm still working because it's fun. I no longer need the work. But I don't ever want to retire. So it's as much about the enjoyment of solving the problems others can't and being able to shoot a wide variety of work and get paid for it. It's a pretty good place to be.

 

Some people do boats, or race cars or climb mountains or have a model railway. I do camera gear and shooting.

 

Gordon

[tonyniev]

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Airshows are bullshit – neither Leica nor other cameras needed!

 

Tom

(I'm afraid, but that's my honest opinion!)

never thought of such fun day watching and photographing these beautiful machines as dung.

[lanetomlane]

I own too many cameras. Many more than I care to list....

 

How about a photo?

 

DSC09000.jpg by Gordon Cahill, on Flickr

 

Gordon

Thanks a million for posting this Gordon. I've just shown Eileen the photo and her comment was, "Oh my God", which I think means I'm off the hook for the moment and won't have a problem when the M10 arrives.

 

Cheers, Tom

 

 

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[Steve Spencer]

I have a Fuji GFX-50s, a Sony A7rII, and a Sony A7s.

[FlashGordonPhotography]

Thanks a million for posting this Gordon. I've just shown Eileen the photo and her comment was, "Oh my God", which I think means I'm off the hook for the moment and won't have a problem when the M10 arrives.

 

Cheers, Tom

 

 

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Always glad to help my fellow Leica users stay in the good books with the missus!!

 

Gordon

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M7, MP, M10, 2x M240's, Q, R9, Bessa R4A, Pentax 67, Lumix GH4, Nikon 810, 4x5 Shen-Hao...........plus enough glass for all marques and formats.

[schattenundlicht]

- Nowadays my standard walkabout equipment is M10+28mm & M9+90mm. After sensor replacement I saw no need to ditch the M9. I like not having to switch lenses too often in the field, especially with the dust-lusting digital M's.

- For rough travel or special needs (tilt/shift, macro, sports etc.) I have a diversified Nikon set. Low light abilities, range of focal lengths and weather sealing are the obvious arguments.

- With film, I tend to switch into another mood/ mindset/ speed of picture taking and go out with a single body + single lens (mostly 50mm), ranging from early Leica screw mount to M7. Contemplative experience, nostalgia, appreciation of classic optical-mechanical devices, self-prescribed restriction on number of exposures and reappraisal of core aspects of photography may factor into these choices.

 

But then, I am a confessing dilettante, and I do neither need to, nor could I live off my photography.

Edited August 8, 2017 by schattenundlicht

[Printmaker]

My standard walkabout kit is a M10 with 35 and 75 Summicrons. However, for long trips I add my Monochrom with a 50 Summicron mounted and a 21 SEM.

 

I've shot with many other cameras over the years mostly because they were needed to accomplish a work related task. But now that I'm retired a Leica or two is all that is required.

 

 

barefootphoto.gallery

[Printmaker]

I showed this to the wife to reassure her that I am not toooooo bad about my camera collection but she then asked "but how many camera bags does he have?". She always harps on the number of bags I have and not so much the number of cameras. 

 

My wife always kidded me about my bags (4) and Pelican cases (2) but when she didn't like the color of the grey ONA I bought her for her Olympus kit, she stole my new Domkie. I guess brown goes better with khaki.

 

 

barefootphoto.gallery Edited August 8, 2017 by Printmaker

[pmendelson]

In addition to the M10 (with Voigtlander 15mm III, 21mm SEM and 50mm Summilux), I kept my Q (for low-light and AF and the 28mm field of view, and as a second body should the M10 have issues), and the Fuji GFX-50S with 23mm, 63mm and 120mm (for slower, landscape or travel shooting especially when driving in a car, or needing extra resolution).  

 

I recently sold all of my Sony gear (A7RII and lenses), and didn't regret it for an instant - I just didn't enjoy using it at all.

 

Right now I am loving the M10, and in decent light just carry it with the 21mm SEM and 50 lux to cover most of my needs.

[@ndy_ellis]

Thanks 'pmendelson'.

 

I am also about to sell my A7RII plus adapters (Metabones IV and VME close focus M-mount) and lenses (Canon 50mm f/1.2L and Zeiss Batis 25mm f/2.  Did you use Ebay or a dealer?

[6bit]

Canon M, 5Diii, 1DX and AE-1 Program

Sony a6000, a7, a7ii, a7Rii

Leica M6 and M10

[M10Alpine]

M10 for the rangefinder but actually I use it for mental health reasons, to take my mind of my work. I find its the ultimate sanity tool for me. 
 

M9 Monochrome in a box that have never been used. Was lucky and came a cross one and snapped it up. It will go for sale.

 

Leica Q - for travel and for my son to use

 

Sony RX1 for Alpinism

 

Sony RX 100 for real climbing 

 

In the market for a M7 

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[barbiaux.john]

Just a short two and a half months ago I purchased my first Leica (M10) and haven't looked back. Never in my lifetime have I made such a sizable purchase AND not feel an ounce of buyer's remorse - the experience has been that good. Even though I am no photographer I do understand that the M10 is like any other tool: it has its primary applications and was designed to do certain things well, not all things well.

 

So the question is: if you own the M10, do you pair it with another body when you travel? If you do, which one(s) and what are your reasons for doing so?

Hey! I shoot professionally (fine art and street photography) and carry the M10 everywhere I go. A D810 rarely travels with me and is only used for creating mega images (the last major project had me creating 34 foot long panoramas). Before the M10 I had to take a DSLR with me everywhere for use in low light (all Leica's before the M10 were awful at anything above ISO 800 for serious work. The M10 excels at higher ISO. Here is a recent image from Nashville shot at ISO 800 with the M10

 

You check out more of my work at PhotolisticLife.com if you'd like.

 

 

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[barbiaux.john]

Just a short two and a half months ago I purchased my first Leica (M10) and haven't looked back. Never in my lifetime have I made such a sizable purchase AND not feel an ounce of buyer's remorse - the experience has been that good. Even though I am no photographer I do understand that the M10 is like any other tool: it has its primary applications and was designed to do certain things well, not all things well.

 

So the question is: if you own the M10, do you pair it with another body when you travel? If you do, which one(s) and what are your reasons for doing so?

Hey! I shoot professionally (fine art and street photography) and carry the M10 everywhere I go. A D810 rarely travels with me and is only used for creating mega images (the last major project had me creating 34 foot long panoramas). Before the M10 I had to take a DSLR with me everywhere for use in low light (all Leica's before the M10 were awful at anything above ISO 800 for serious work. The M10 excels at higher ISO. Here is a recent image from Nashville shot at ISO 800 with the M10

 

You can check out more of my work at PhotolisticLife.com if you'd like.

 

 

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Edited August 13, 2017 by barbiaux.john