the first week

[geotrupede]

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After initial shock I am becoming addicted to the new M11 features. in fact i am considering getting rid of all earlier iterations...

Things that work include the super batter, dynamic range, relatively low noise, the burst, the 18MP dng, the finish and weight.

things that do not work great: startup time and wake from sleep. the battery can be squashed in when holding the camera, which is not a good grip as with a rigid bottom plate; the live view coming up here and there unintentionally.

and the new stuff..

auto iso is a new option for me, flash works and coming from momo, I now have colours 😉

mono conversion are ok-ish except in the usual super saturated scenario and skin tones.

anyway, to all, enjoy the M11!

G.

some examples from yesterday night.

 

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Edited August 6, 2022 by geotrupede

[geotrupede]

BTW - I found a sort of bug. as I have disabled the live view from all buttons the only way to get it up is to click in the menu LV to the left.

OR

when in review mode, looking at images, to swipe vertically.

this closes the review mode and brings up the LV. 

I think this is a bug as the capture mode should be the last one used, and if so it would be rather useful feature to swipe up and get the m11 ready again, which one can also do by pressing the shutter.

in any case, having disabled all buttons, when LV comes up means to go back to menu, press LV and then shutter, which adds to the 2.5 seconds 😉

would be fab to rectify

G>

 

 

[jakontil]

nice and thanks for sharing the great photos

and i concur about the Lv button, i thought i found it a bit finicky when disabling all buttons too.. i even tried to activate only the crop mode to activate the lv

anyhow, im quite an old fashioned shooter which need only the ios, apature ring and the dial speed so not really bugged

[geotrupede]

another thing came out today, pressing the rear wheel by mistake brought up the live view!

but I did not map it for that... it happened once, super odd.

I think some of the buttons may forget what they are for and do other things now and then...

would explain the random LV coming up

G>

 

[jakontil]

2 hours ago, geotrupede said:

another thing came out today, pressing the rear wheel by mistake brought up the live view!

but I did not map it for that... it happened once, super odd.

I think some of the buttons may forget what they are for and do other things now and then...

would explain the random LV coming up

G>

 

That’s weird, i only tried once when not mapping any button to LV but as far as i can recall, the dial button at the back cant be remapped, unless if it was a glitch or whatsoever.. have you got the latest firmware yet?

[Ktsa5239]

My dial button controls exposure compensation so when I click it the LV do come on for you to set EV. It’s the same on SL2 and Q. Maybe you have set the display to extended hence LV comes up when you change settings for certain things?

[timo01]

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Very nice pictures!!! what lens is it?

[geotrupede]

thanks all

maybe it was a glitch as did not happen again, BUT will check about 'extended' maybe it is something there. 

the lens, it is the miyazaki 28mm f 2, but the aperture is always around 11 with flash, so really it could be anything else.  I like it as it is VERY small and light. The 28 f2.8 leica is slightly bigger, advantage there is that the aperture has clear steps, but that is always on the MM1... 

G>

 

[timo01]

Never heard of the lens ^^
Do you like it?

[geotrupede]

1 hour ago, timo01 said:

Never heard of the lens ^^
Do you like it?

it is this one here:

https://www.japancamerahunter.com/product/ms-optics-apoqualia-28mm-f2-veriii/

mine is rev 1. which is pretty much the same apart finish and notches (which help with fitting it)

it is a good lens, however at f 2 is very soft so do not use at that aperture. but it has a look so others may like it even at f2. 

G.

 

[tangosix]

My first week was full of jaw dropping moments.  I wanted a different look - in colors and moodiness - and I got it in spades. 

I am wrestling with ISO in regard to richness.  Everyone coming from an earlier M thinks that I should crank ISO up and ... I don't think that it is so critical with the m11.  It's a beast. 

My first impressions are that I have something special in my hands, this process surprises me every day and that gives me inspiration to get out there and create.