IamTheDistance Posted November 11, 2018 Share #1 Posted November 11, 2018 Advertisement (gone after registration) It happened. I finally bought a Leica M10 with a 35mm summarit. My English skills are really limited but I will try to explain my first impressions when using this camera in order to help some indecisive people like I was. Also I've uploaded some of my very first pics. Come with me: Welcome, dear visitor! As registered member you'd see an image here… Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! The first thing I noticed was it simplicity. No buttons or menus between you and your subject. Just the tool, which disappears and you can focus on photography. I also use a Fujifilm x100f and there are tons of buttons which I push accidentally sometimes with my thumb. But, I felt that choose the ISO and shutter speed is easier on the Fuji than the M10. The ISO dial is not confortable and being constantly changing your ISO is a nightmare: Pull (it's hard), select ISO and push down the dial. I ended up with Auto ISO. That was my first impression but at the end of the day I was used to it and all flooded very well. I was in the mood. The first time I used a real rangefinder was at a Leica Store trying the M10 and the typ 240, but even it was the first time, nail the focus was easier than I expected. I like the feeling of looking through the viewfinder. I love how clear is. I shot at f/11, f/8 and f/2.4 and although some of my shots are blurred (not in focus) I'm impressed by how easy is focus using hyperfocal. I mean, a real hyperfocal. I was focusing like this on my Fuji but you know, not a real hyperfocal guide. Thanks to that, I used the M10 like a point and shoot. Shutter speed stopped at 1/250 all day long, auto ISO and just worried about hyperfocal. What a joy, guys. This way I could capture some good moments which happened in a fraction of a second. I had another problem but I had to get used to. I was always shooting at 28mm (phone and Fuji with a wide adapter) and my first shoots with the 35mm were awful, but having in mind I have to do one step back to compose correctly that problem disappeared. Other problem is walking around with such an expensive piece of equipment, but yeah, you have to think it's just a tool and feel confortable with using it "hardcorely". So, if you're thinking about buying a Leica rangefinder, you want to have in mind that it's a different concept from shooting with a DSLR. Shooting with a Leica is a slowdown process for some people, but for others (and for me) is quick. You can enjoy both worlds. I shot DNG + Jpeg so all the images are Jpegs straight out the camera. No post process. I will process the DNGs later! 2 Link to post Share on other sites Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! The first thing I noticed was it simplicity. No buttons or menus between you and your subject. Just the tool, which disappears and you can focus on photography. I also use a Fujifilm x100f and there are tons of buttons which I push accidentally sometimes with my thumb. But, I felt that choose the ISO and shutter speed is easier on the Fuji than the M10. The ISO dial is not confortable and being constantly changing your ISO is a nightmare: Pull (it's hard), select ISO and push down the dial. I ended up with Auto ISO. That was my first impression but at the end of the day I was used to it and all flooded very well. I was in the mood. The first time I used a real rangefinder was at a Leica Store trying the M10 and the typ 240, but even it was the first time, nail the focus was easier than I expected. I like the feeling of looking through the viewfinder. I love how clear is. I shot at f/11, f/8 and f/2.4 and although some of my shots are blurred (not in focus) I'm impressed by how easy is focus using hyperfocal. I mean, a real hyperfocal. I was focusing like this on my Fuji but you know, not a real hyperfocal guide. Thanks to that, I used the M10 like a point and shoot. Shutter speed stopped at 1/250 all day long, auto ISO and just worried about hyperfocal. What a joy, guys. This way I could capture some good moments which happened in a fraction of a second. I had another problem but I had to get used to. I was always shooting at 28mm (phone and Fuji with a wide adapter) and my first shoots with the 35mm were awful, but having in mind I have to do one step back to compose correctly that problem disappeared. Other problem is walking around with such an expensive piece of equipment, but yeah, you have to think it's just a tool and feel confortable with using it "hardcorely". So, if you're thinking about buying a Leica rangefinder, you want to have in mind that it's a different concept from shooting with a DSLR. Shooting with a Leica is a slowdown process for some people, but for others (and for me) is quick. You can enjoy both worlds. I shot DNG + Jpeg so all the images are Jpegs straight out the camera. No post process. I will process the DNGs later! ' data-webShareUrl='https://www.l-camera-forum.com/topic/291366-my-first-day-with-a-leica-m10-pics-inside/?do=findComment&comment=3629183'>More sharing options...
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Jeff S Posted November 11, 2018 Share #2 Posted November 11, 2018 Just keep the ISO knob in the up position if you’re inclined to change it frequently. I prefer to set it and leave it most of the time. Jeff Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
IamTheDistance Posted November 11, 2018 Author Share #3 Posted November 11, 2018 3 hours ago, Jeff S said: Just keep the ISO knob in the up position if you’re inclined to change it frequently. I prefer to set it and leave it most of the time. Jeff Thanks for the advice! I will do it the next time👍🏻 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
darylgo Posted November 12, 2018 Share #4 Posted November 12, 2018 Great shots, interesting to see the contrast you captured, smiling/frowning, serious/not so serious, young/old. Then I saw in the corner a familiar object, a hamburger looking like American fast food but I couldn't read the writing except the numbers. Looking further there is a small M, ubiquitous. Concerning the M10, congratulations, the images suggest you have mastered the camera and are quickly moving along the learning curve. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
IamTheDistance Posted November 14, 2018 Author Share #5 Posted November 14, 2018 On 11/12/2018 at 1:18 PM, darylgo said: Great shots, interesting to see the contrast you captured, smiling/frowning, serious/not so serious, young/old. Then I saw in the corner a familiar object, a hamburger looking like American fast food but I couldn't read the writing except the numbers. Looking further there is a small M, ubiquitous. Concerning the M10, congratulations, the images suggest you have mastered the camera and are quickly moving along the learning curve. thank you very much! Hahaha that fast food M stands for Leica M 😅I have to get used to how to use the ISO and exposure compensation because I have no idea about what are the best settings for this camera. But, in general, I'm very happy with the results. I thought my first time would be atrocious! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
darylgo Posted November 14, 2018 Share #6 Posted November 14, 2018 Too funny, little yellow M is Leica M, thanks, still laughing. re: iso changes, there is a school of thought that says leave the base iso set and increase exposure in Lightroom, the results are the same. I have never tested this so I can't say whether it is a viable alternative, certainly 1 or 2 stops can be achieved easily. My exposure compensation is varying the shutter speed or aperture and bypassing all the menus. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
epand56 Posted November 14, 2018 Share #7 Posted November 14, 2018 Advertisement (gone after registration) Looks like you you shoot with a very high ISO level. Pics look a little grainy. You should try to shoot daylight pictures with no more than ISO 360. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
IamTheDistance Posted November 15, 2018 Author Share #8 Posted November 15, 2018 21 hours ago, darylgo said: Too funny, little yellow M is Leica M, thanks, still laughing. re: iso changes, there is a school of thought that says leave the base iso set and increase exposure in Lightroom, the results are the same. I have never tested this so I can't say whether it is a viable alternative, certainly 1 or 2 stops can be achieved easily. My exposure compensation is varying the shutter speed or aperture and bypassing all the menus. Wow! I prefer to expose correctly when taking the picture and make little (or none) post process. Can't wait for this Saturday to go to shoot again! 20 hours ago, epand56 said: Looks like you you shoot with a very high ISO level. Pics look a little grainy. You should try to shoot daylight pictures with no more than ISO 360. The only picture with high ISO was the first one and it was about 1600 ISO. The problem is I don't know how to upload pictures to this forum correctly. Every picture was converted to 70kb because of the limited space of this forum. Here they have artifacts but in my computer they're very clean! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
epand56 Posted November 17, 2018 Share #9 Posted November 17, 2018 On 11/15/2018 at 3:42 PM, IamTheDistance said: Wow! I prefer to expose correctly when taking the picture and make little (or none) post process. Can't wait for this Saturday to go to shoot again! The only picture with high ISO was the first one and it was about 1600 ISO. The problem is I don't know how to upload pictures to this forum correctly. Every picture was converted to 70kb because of the limited space of this forum. Here they have artifacts but in my computer they're very clean! You better upload one picture at a time in 500 kb 1024 pixel the wider side. And then upload the others as comments to main post. This way pictures look much better. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
IamTheDistance Posted November 18, 2018 Author Share #10 Posted November 18, 2018 (edited) 12 hours ago, epand56 said: You better upload one picture at a time in 500 kb 1024 pixel the wider side. And then upload the others as comments to main post. This way pictures look much better. Thank you! That's the best option! Edited November 18, 2018 by IamTheDistance Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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