jakontil Posted January 14, 2022 Share #21 Posted January 14, 2022 Advertisement (gone after registration) 7 hours ago, Artin said: Don’t get me wrong I would have preferred a black paint finish on brass as well and hopefully in a couple of years they will bring out a black paint Leica script and drain my wallet. But for now I could not resist the temptation. I have only had the Camera for a few hours and I am in love with this thing Take my money ! would love it too… i’d wait Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Advertisement Posted January 14, 2022 Posted January 14, 2022 Hi jakontil, Take a look here M11 in Black or Silver?. I'm sure you'll find what you were looking for!
setuporg Posted January 14, 2022 Share #22 Posted January 14, 2022 (edited) 19 hours ago, a.noctilux said: just buy the two then decide which one is backup. Now this is true leadership, framing hard decision as clear cut dilemmæ! I always had a silver one for the latest Leica. It never worn off so there is no brassing, babied in their nice cases. Edited January 14, 2022 by setuporg 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
KEL Posted January 17, 2022 Share #23 Posted January 17, 2022 It's silver for me... I LOVE the classic looks. Black reserved for Monochrom😉 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tailwagger Posted January 17, 2022 Share #24 Posted January 17, 2022 14 minutes ago, Artin said: 4th day with M11 and I called my pastor, I am going to get married with this black beauty. not if I get to the altar first! Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
shirubadanieru Posted January 17, 2022 Share #25 Posted January 17, 2022 15 minutes ago, Artin said: 4th day with M11 and I called my pastor, I am going to get married with this black beauty. Good call! Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tailwagger Posted January 17, 2022 Share #26 Posted January 17, 2022 I suppose I should add that I'm actually considering a divorce as well. Thinking the 10-R might be more useful as a 35 APO. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fedro Posted January 17, 2022 Share #27 Posted January 17, 2022 Advertisement (gone after registration) black for me - 130 grams less is great to have. I have the M10rBP and will keep it for when i want to feel fashionable .. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Herr Barnack Posted January 17, 2022 Share #28 Posted January 17, 2022 (edited) 53 minutes ago, Tailwagger said: I suppose I should add that I'm actually considering a divorce as well. Thinking the 10-R might be more useful as a 35 APO. I would advise waiting to purchase your M11 or M10R until after the divorce is final. Otherwise your wife's platoon of attorneys will leave you with either an M5r or a 17 1/2mm apo. 😳 Edited January 17, 2022 by Herr Barnack Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Apache Posted January 18, 2022 Share #29 Posted January 18, 2022 I went black and bought the evf as well. And the evf I may say weighs a solid bit, so sort of offsets the weight savings. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
archiea Posted January 18, 2022 Share #30 Posted January 18, 2022 On 1/13/2022 at 12:27 PM, brettgoulder said: Which color are you going with for the M11? Black or Silver? Black has the stealthy looks and lighter weight. Silver feels more substantial and will have really nice brassing over time. Decisions, decisions... Black is sexy as duck. But I get silver everything... blame my sister's silver canon ae1 program from last century. Burned my impression. plus it BRASS! Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
archiea Posted January 18, 2022 Share #31 Posted January 18, 2022 8 hours ago, Tailwagger said: not if I get to the altar first! "and should anyone say why these two should not be wed..." The whole forum shows up!!! 😆 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tuempel86 Posted January 18, 2022 Share #32 Posted January 18, 2022 Gerade eben schrieb archiea: Silver feels more substantial and will have really nice brassing over time. Does it really brass nicely? There are not that much examples/pictures on the internet. Or at least I don‘t find them. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
archiea Posted January 18, 2022 Share #33 Posted January 18, 2022 (edited) wrong post sorry!! Edited January 18, 2022 by archiea wrong forum!! Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
shirubadanieru Posted January 18, 2022 Share #34 Posted January 18, 2022 1 hour ago, Tuempel86 said: Does it really brass nicely? There are not that much examples/pictures on the internet. Or at least I don‘t find them. Never saw a chrome leica with brassing..so the brass in a chrome leica is a bit irrelevant; if you want brassing get a black paint leica 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
stefanusj Posted January 18, 2022 Share #35 Posted January 18, 2022 On 1/14/2022 at 4:55 AM, a.noctilux said: Very simple choice now with only two choices. When M11 of other types of M11 (P-R-M ?) come in few months, it would be harder. ✌️ I'd take the silver M11 and the black as backup. or the black M11 and the silver as backup to simplify things, just buy the two then decide which one is backup. the choice will be much simpler when the black paint (the shinny one) M11 arrived... LOL 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
a.noctilux Posted January 18, 2022 Share #36 Posted January 18, 2022 (edited) 1 hour ago, stefanusj said: the choice will be much simpler when the black paint (the shinny one) M11 arrived... LOL This Black/Silver choice is so individual that the one "right" question is : - if photographing is more important than "look", just buy the one available now - if look or whatever (shiny, brassing, feeling, etc.) is more important than photographing, then I can not give any trick for choosing one Edited January 18, 2022 by a.noctilux 2 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
stefanusj Posted January 18, 2022 Share #37 Posted January 18, 2022 1 minute ago, a.noctilux said: This Black/Silver choice is so individual that the one "right" question is : - if photographing is more important than "look", justbuy the one available - if look or whatever (shiny, brassing, feeling, etc.) is more important than photographing, then I can not give any trick for choosing one such a wise man... kudos! 1 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
shirubadanieru Posted January 18, 2022 Share #38 Posted January 18, 2022 (edited) If your wardrobe is mostly white clothes, get the black, if it’s mostly black clothes, get the silver…for the contrast Being serious for a second now though, I’ve had both finishes and I think a silver camera with a silver lens looks beautiful. That being said, the Leica red dot looks awful in silver bodies and kills the classic body vibe for me, whereas I can still kinda live with the red dot on black cameras as red/black doesn’t look as bad as red/silver, and there are black tapes out there that match the black of the body 100% if you wish to hide the dot. It’s a bit harder (ie looks uglier) to conceal the dot in silver chrome bodies. When the M11-P comes out that’s the perfect time to go with chrome since there’s no dot to worry about This is the true classic color akin to the M3/2/4. Most importantly though when it comes to the M11, getting a lighter camera that weights the same as the M6 pretty much is just too good to pass. All leicas got fatter after the M9 so it’s good to see this trend being reverted back to a lighter body. The lighter the camera the more you carry it with you, for longer periods of time, and that leads to more pictures That being said, black paint is still the best as it goes well with both black paint lenses, anodized black lenses, silver lenses and even nickel lenses. It’s by far the finish that is easiest to match with any lenses you have or might buy in the future. Plus brassing looks awesome if you keep it long enough Edited January 18, 2022 by shirubadanieru 3 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
anickpick Posted January 18, 2022 Share #39 Posted January 18, 2022 (edited) interesting... I actually like the red leica logo on silver bodies a lot, but cannot stand it on black bodies. So M11 in silver, and either M11S, M11P or M11M in black for me 😁 Edited January 18, 2022 by anickpick 1 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Photoworks Posted January 18, 2022 Share #40 Posted January 18, 2022 Just ordered what ever comes first. Black coming today.. I have m10-r in chrome. It is beautiful and still looks new after good use. Does not brass 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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