KenTanaka Posted February 21, 2022 Share #1 Posted February 21, 2022 Advertisement (gone after registration) I think this 1-month overview of the Leica M11 by photographer Gajan Balan will be useful for semi-vocational shooters still considering the camera, especially those working with Fujifilm's X-system. 11 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Advertisement Posted February 21, 2022 Posted February 21, 2022 Hi KenTanaka, Take a look here An Excellent, Practical Review of the M11. I'm sure you'll find what you were looking for!
Knipsknecht Posted February 21, 2022 Share #2 Posted February 21, 2022 Thanks, Ken! Interesting as well as comprehensible video👍! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeff S Posted February 21, 2022 Share #3 Posted February 21, 2022 No mention of shake, technique or IBIS. Might be interesting to see if future use, outdoors without flash/strobe, changes that for him. Good to see that, although he’d like weather sealing, he says he’s not shy about shooting in bad conditions (reference to Ken’s recent TOP comment. 😉). Jeff Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
idusidusi Posted February 21, 2022 Share #4 Posted February 21, 2022 Groovy music too! Great review. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
KenTanaka Posted February 21, 2022 Author Share #5 Posted February 21, 2022 3 hours ago, Jeff S said: No mention of shake, technique or IBIS. Might be interesting to see if future use, outdoors without flash/strobe, changes that for him. Good to see that, although he’d like weather sealing, he says he’s not shy about shooting in bad conditions (reference to Ken’s recent TOP comment. 😉). Jeff Indeed. But you did catch his suggestion for a tilting screen, didn't you, Jeff? 😉 (I look forward to the future Leica "M-MAX" -- featuring IBIS, an EVF integrated with the rangefinder (Fuji X100V-style), and a tilting screen. It'll be priced at around US$11,000 and will be offered alongside the M11.) 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Herr Barnack Posted February 21, 2022 Share #6 Posted February 21, 2022 (edited) Great review by an actual M11 user who is obviously very knowledgeable. Gajan Balan makes a compelling case for professional shooters to take a look at the M11. Edited February 21, 2022 by Herr Barnack Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Herr Barnack Posted February 21, 2022 Share #7 Posted February 21, 2022 (edited) Advertisement (gone after registration) Ooops, double post. Edited February 21, 2022 by Herr Barnack Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeff S Posted February 22, 2022 Share #8 Posted February 22, 2022 1 hour ago, KenTanaka said: (I look forward to the future Leica "M-MAX" -- featuring IBIS, an EVF integrated with the rangefinder (Fuji X100V-style), and a tilting screen. It'll be priced at around US$11,000 and will be offered alongside the M11.) Supposedly that’s where the M12 is headed (EVF/IBIS), provided Leica can make it work to their satisfaction. If so, it will be interesting to see if more traditional version(s) remain. Jeff 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Herr Barnack Posted March 22, 2022 Share #9 Posted March 22, 2022 From Gajan Balan, here's a comparison of the M11 and the Fuji X-Pro3. JMHO but when we take into consideration both camera's sensors - 60mp at 24x36mm size for the M11 and 26mp at 23.5 x 15.6mm for the X-Pro3 - the choice becomes clear, particularly for those who want to make exhibit quality prints. 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
FlashGordonPhotography Posted March 22, 2022 Share #10 Posted March 22, 2022 I like Gajan's videos. I've been watching them for a while. I dissagreed with a couple of the scores from the above video. But those were mostly personal opinion differences. Gordon Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tailwagger Posted March 23, 2022 Share #11 Posted March 23, 2022 Quite a thoughtful and enjoyable review. Thanks for sharing it. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
simonwesterlund Posted March 29, 2022 Share #12 Posted March 29, 2022 I see a lot of people talking about shake, and let me tell you, after a month of shooting every day in various situations, I have not once gotten shaky images where I didn't expect it (like night shots doing 1/6s or so). I'm not particularly steady on my hands, but we all need to calm down a bit regarding shakiness. 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
cboy Posted March 29, 2022 Share #13 Posted March 29, 2022 (edited) Imo the studio is probably where the M11 excels at or most suited/ geared towards to - the working professional. Or at least Leica is trying to give that impression - fine art photography of the highest IQ, in the smallest form factor. Nice review well said. Edited March 29, 2022 by cboy Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hanno Posted March 29, 2022 Share #14 Posted March 29, 2022 (edited) 2 hours ago, cboy said: Imo the studio is probably where the M11 excels at or most suited/ geared towards to - the working professional. I appreciate that some firmware update is due to allow tethering with the M11 and LR/C1, and that some people are happy to frame with the rear LCD panel, making the M11 a studio-solution camera. Personally and by far, I stick to my SL2 for studio work, given existing tethering and precision-driven shooting with the EVF. 😀 I think Leica has tried hard with the M series, and more so with the M11, to make it multi-disciplinary and to extend it from its (film) legacy of pure photojournalism / documentary. I think the strength of the M11 is that it can deliver confidently in multiple genres. Edited March 29, 2022 by Hanno Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
V23 Posted March 29, 2022 Share #15 Posted March 29, 2022 On 2/22/2022 at 9:57 AM, KenTanaka said: Indeed. But you did catch his suggestion for a tilting screen, didn't you, Jeff? 😉 (I look forward to the future Leica "M-MAX" -- featuring IBIS, an EVF integrated with the rangefinder (Fuji X100V-style), and a tilting screen. It'll be priced at around US$11,000 and will be offered alongside the M11.) I would pay 12k EUR for such a version of M11 no problem. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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