M11-D review by an actual D photographer?

[LeicaM60]

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13 hours ago, SrMi said:

Can we have a summary 😁?

Skip to 11:52 and watch the last minute and a half.

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[Quarterpounder]

22 hours ago, Quarterpounder said:

Maybe there will be a M11-D "Pro" version with a rear screen?

To add: A M11-D-Pro-Blaknwhit with a b/W screen, and a M11-D-Pro-Kravitz with an artifically scratched screen.

[charlesphoto99]

21 hours ago, hdmesa said:

 

Ok, now I’m off to look up what gear you have and start making fun of you in all those threads 🤪

M10-R black paint, M10M, M9, M3, Nikon D850, and Leica digital CL (which I never use and need to sell). Flame away! 😅

But, yes, I get it. The M11D looks like a fantastic camera in all intents. I'm more poking fun at Leica about the 'purity,' 'back to analog' aspect of having no screen as a premium selling point, just to have people slap a video box on top or ping it into a phone. But that's okay. I do have an 020 Viso sitting in a case. Maybe used it once. Can't stand the blackout or just about anything else with an EVF. Tried the new Viso on an M11. Ho hum, just not the true M experience, for me. I can see how others like it, though it is a bit of a sludge compared to purpose built EVF cameras like a Q, SL, Nikon Z, etc. I personally find it way easier to focus with the rangefinder, even a 135.  The few times I've used LV I use the back screen - typically odd situations like leaning over my son to shoot out a plane window (because the kids always get the window seats). 

Anyway, I apologize for the ribbing. I'll go easy(ier) in the future. Enjoy that M11D. 

[charlesphoto99]

13 hours ago, Derbyshire Man said:

The only problem I have is that without the power to see in the dark, when I change the shutter speed dial I have no clue what the shutter speed is in dark situations. 

This has been an issue going all the way back to the M6 (and even black paint M3 and M4's.). I do think Leica could make more use in other modes of the LED's in the rangefinder. For no, if you know you're going to be working in dark environments, wearing a little led flash light on a lanyard is your best bet. I always thought a little led light on the body that splays over the shutter speed dial when pressing a recessed button (or say, function button) would be interesting.