No video with M11 - this is expected in 2022, right?

[MyLeicaWorld]

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A manual focus camera and video.. sounds weird..

[jaapv]

Not to me. Professional movie making is often manual. Focus Puller is a profession. 
https://www.studiobinder.com/blog/what-is-a-focus-puller-job-description/

[Luke_Miller]

Over the past three years I've done over 150 hours of video.  All of it manual focus.

[MyLeicaWorld]

6 hours ago, jaapv said:

Not to me. Professional movie making is often manual. Focus Puller is a profession. 
https://www.studiobinder.com/blog/what-is-a-focus-puller-job-description/

 

31 minutes ago, Luke_Miller said:

Over the past three years I've done over 150 hours of video.  All of it manual focus.

Wow, never heard about it before .. I was thinking that an action movie could be hard with a manual focus camera.. thanks for the great information.. 🙏🏻

[DBounce]

I would personally love to see a M-series camera with proper video specs:

• Stacked sensor for low rolling shutter

• Full Sensor readout aka OpenGate

• 24p 4:2:2 10 or 12 bit color

• 6K Internal  BRaw (Blackmagic is rumored to have joined the L-mount alliance)

• No overheating 

These specs should be achievable even in an M-series body. 

[rich_]

There are so many awesome cameras out there for shooting film. A rangefinder for me isn't one of them. I'd much rather use a Sony or RED or whatever specialist tool if i was taking movies with the same enthusiasm as I do still photography. Spec chasing isn't where the Leicas excel!

Edited August 9, 2023 by rich_

[Kiwimac]

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If I wanted video, I’d buy a video camera. 
 

I don’t. I never even shoot it on my phone. I’ve zero interest in it. I’m a photographer. 

[LocalHero1953]

Strange to have to say it, but not all videos are action movies, and not all videos are feature films.

Almost all my video is tripod mounted, fixed focus: talking head interviews, plays. A small M-format camera would be ideal for video. I used the Sigma fp for this for quite a while. It's the SL2-S now, but I'd rather have something smaller.

I'm a photographer as well. I don't want to buy a video camera when I can do video and stills to a good standard with one.

Edited August 10, 2023 by LocalHero1953

[IkarusJohn]

9 hours ago, LocalHero1953 said:

Strange to have to say it, but not all videos are action movies, and not all videos are feature films.

Almost all my video is tripod mounted, fixed focus: talking head interviews, plays. A small M-format camera would be ideal for video. I used the Sigma fp for this for quite a while. It's the SL2-S now, but I'd rather have something smaller.

I'm a photographer as well. I don't want to buy a video camera when I can do video and stills to a good standard with one.

I don’t seek a camera that does it all, and I wouldn’t buy an M camera with video - I just want the very best M camera for taking stills, without features!

I do take video at times - Insta360 (with Leica 1”), TL2 with TL and M lens and SL with zoom and M lens.  Video on an M lens is of zero interest, and would be another negative for me.  Pleased the X2D I’m buying has no video (though I’m suspicious it has a microphone!).