onasj Posted January 22, 2022 Share #1 Posted January 22, 2022 (edited) Advertisement (gone after registration) I don't know about you, but I carry my Leica everywhere I go. I even shower with it, which results in a foggy rangefinder that helps me envision photos with a dreamy aesthetic I call the "Leica with Cataracts Look". I sleep with my Leica every night even though sometimes I wake up to find dried drool on the body. Since I usually fall asleep with beer in my mouth, my dried drool is giving my Leica a gorgeous brown patina that smells of hops and barley. You can't get that patina just from using your camera--you have to earn it one beer-fueled nap at a time. So trust me when I say the most blasphemous decision Leica made about the M11 was to leave the ugly exposed lens mount and screen. Just when I was encouraged that Leica was getting back on track by dropping the screen in the M10-D, they go backwards with the M11 by including both a screen and a lens mount. The last thing I want to see when I wake up next to my beautiful beer-covered baby is a freaking lens mount and screen. They ruins what could have been the perfect evolution of the Leica M. It makes the Leica look much more like a cheap Sony. It's as if Leica prioritizes taking photos over design. Jesus EVF Christ. Since Leica is too blind to see what the perfect M should look like, I've made a painstakingly detailed model of it out of CNC-milled aircraft-quality aluminum and I share it here for the first time. Best of all it comes with completely pre-worn paint out of the box. I think we can all agree this is the ultimate Leica. No need for an M13 if this is the M12. 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! Edited January 22, 2022 by onasj 1 8 Link to post Share on other sites Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! ' data-webShareUrl='https://www.l-camera-forum.com/topic/328881-leica-m11-that-ugly-exposed-lens-mount-and-screen%E2%80%94lets-talk-about-it/?do=findComment&comment=4364435'>More sharing options...
Advertisement Posted January 22, 2022 Posted January 22, 2022 Hi onasj, Take a look here Leica M11--That ugly exposed lens mount and screen—let's talk about it. I'm sure you'll find what you were looking for!
M9reno Posted January 22, 2022 Share #2 Posted January 22, 2022 That is one beautiful camera. I assume you already have at least two. Has your contact let you know the expected release date and price for the rest of us? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
onasj Posted January 22, 2022 Author Share #3 Posted January 22, 2022 34 minutes ago, M9reno said: That is one beautiful camera. I assume you already have at least two. Has your contact let you know the expected release date and price for the rest of us? It's truly priceless, so I was stunned when my source inside Leica told me that the mM12 (minimalist M12) will have a MSRP of only $15,000 USD. Also needs no batteries—mechanical engineering perfection at its pinnacle. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Siriusone59 Posted January 22, 2022 Share #4 Posted January 22, 2022 Are there any future plans for a brass version? 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
onasj Posted January 22, 2022 Author Share #5 Posted January 22, 2022 5 minutes ago, Siriusone59 said: Are there any future plans for a brass version? World exclusive: here is a sneak peak at the brass version just before the last manufacturing step, which I'm told Leica calls "the final chop". 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! 1 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! ' data-webShareUrl='https://www.l-camera-forum.com/topic/328881-leica-m11-that-ugly-exposed-lens-mount-and-screen%E2%80%94lets-talk-about-it/?do=findComment&comment=4364515'>More sharing options...
M9reno Posted January 22, 2022 Share #6 Posted January 22, 2022 It’s amazing! You are months ahead of Leica Rumors! 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
rramesh Posted January 22, 2022 Share #7 Posted January 22, 2022 Advertisement (gone after registration) Which strap, half-case and bag for this wonderful camera? 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jean-Michel Posted January 22, 2022 Share #8 Posted January 22, 2022 Hah! But what about the amazing new processor? Who could predict that Leica would replace the aging Maestro processor with the Schrödinger Type CAT integrated sensor-processor? The resulting images exist and do not exist at the same time. Once processed through the Image Regurgitaor, the photographs are bth horrible and astounding. See the attached example here: You can't see the example? Sent me your obsolete M11 and I will provide you with the required means to look at the above image. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
onasj Posted January 22, 2022 Author Share #9 Posted January 22, 2022 6 hours ago, rramesh said: Which strap, half-case and bag for this wonderful camera? Optional is this beautifully minimal case, which is a first for Leica—a case that is waterproof and even when worn allows the full beauty of the camera to be appreciated. Also doubles as a sandwich carrying case. 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! 3 Link to post Share on other sites Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! ' data-webShareUrl='https://www.l-camera-forum.com/topic/328881-leica-m11-that-ugly-exposed-lens-mount-and-screen%E2%80%94lets-talk-about-it/?do=findComment&comment=4364964'>More sharing options...
Overgaard Posted January 22, 2022 Share #10 Posted January 22, 2022 (edited) Let's go back to the original idea, the Leca. Leitz originally planned to use "LECA", but another company already used that name , so they inserted the 'i' to prevent any confusion. Leca is still going strong and make bricks of Danish clay. This material is organic and would reduce the weight to 335g. 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! Edited January 22, 2022 by Overgaard 2 2 Link to post Share on other sites Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! ' data-webShareUrl='https://www.l-camera-forum.com/topic/328881-leica-m11-that-ugly-exposed-lens-mount-and-screen%E2%80%94lets-talk-about-it/?do=findComment&comment=4364973'>More sharing options...
adan Posted January 22, 2022 Share #11 Posted January 22, 2022 And here I thought the M(typ240) - at 680g - was Leica's "brick." Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Foxtwo Posted January 22, 2022 Share #12 Posted January 22, 2022 8 hours ago, onasj said: I don't know about you, but I carry my Leica everywhere I go. I even shower with it, which results in a foggy rangefinder that helps me envision photos with a dreamy aesthetic I call the "Leica with Cataracts Look". I sleep with my Leica every night even though sometimes I wake up to find dried drool on the body. Since I usually fall asleep with beer in my mouth, my dried drool is giving my Leica a gorgeous brown patina that smells of hops and barley. You can't get that patina just from using your camera--you have to earn it one beer-fueled nap at a time. So trust me when I say the most blasphemous decision Leica made about the M11 was to leave the ugly exposed lens mount and screen. Just when I was encouraged that Leica was getting back on track by dropping the screen in the M10-D, they go backwards with the M11 by including both a screen and a lens mount. The last thing I want to see when I wake up next to my beautiful beer-covered baby is a freaking lens mount and screen. They ruins what could have been the perfect evolution of the Leica M. It makes the Leica look much more like a cheap Sony. It's as if Leica prioritizes taking photos over design. Jesus EVF Christ. Since Leica is too blind to see what the perfect M should look like, I've made a painstakingly detailed model of it out of CNC-milled aircraft-quality aluminum and I share it here for the first time. Best of all it comes with completely pre-worn paint out of the box. I think we can all agree this is the ultimate Leica. No need for an M13 if this is the M12. 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! I give those 3-2-1 steel blocks to all of my over-thinking friends. For some reason, it seems to calm them down... ☺️ Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Herr Barnack Posted February 16, 2022 Share #13 Posted February 16, 2022 No strap lugs. Pass. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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