mhasman Posted October 15, 2024 Share #1 Posted October 15, 2024 Advertisement (gone after registration) Hello everyone, Would you please recommend a good book (or your favorite one) to learn M film camera, best practices, etc, especially related to M7? Thanks! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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colonel Posted October 15, 2024 Share #2 Posted October 15, 2024 practise ? I like Leica M (Lark Photography Book): Advanced Photo School, 2nd Edition by Gunter Osterloh No rocket science but I find it soothing on Saturday afternoons 3 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
mhasman Posted October 16, 2024 Author Share #3 Posted October 16, 2024 Thanks! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
a.noctilux Posted October 16, 2024 Share #4 Posted October 16, 2024 On my book "First English-language edition, 1987" of same book nothing for M7. I recommend this book though. So I think each edition would be fine to learn Leica M using. some more details for future search : ISBN 3-524-68018-6 ISBN 0-906447-41-0 for English. Happy learning . 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
mhasman Posted October 18, 2024 Author Share #5 Posted October 18, 2024 On 10/16/2024 at 8:26 AM, a.noctilux said: Happy learning . Thank you! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
hilm3 Posted January 9 Share #6 Posted January 9 Leica M7 Handbook by Jonathan Eastland is very good. I think it is out of print but can be found used. Here for instance: https://www.abebooks.com/9780953624157/Leica-M7-Handbook-Eastland-Jonathan-0953624153/plp 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/413760-good-book-to-learn-m-film-m7/?do=findComment&comment=5736946'>More sharing options...
mhasman Posted January 11 Author Share #7 Posted January 11 Advertisement (gone after registration) On 1/9/2025 at 4:16 PM, hilm3 said: Leica M7 Handbook by Jonathan Eastland is very good. I think it is out of print but can be found used. Thanks! I purchased that book on eBay. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
kesse0 Posted February 26 Share #8 Posted February 26 On 10/15/2024 at 4:01 PM, colonel said: practise ? I like Leica M (Lark Photography Book): Advanced Photo School, 2nd Edition by Gunter Osterloh No rocket science but I find it soothing on Saturday afternoons Could this book help me to improve my skills with my new Leica M6? THank you! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eclectic Man Posted February 27 Share #9 Posted February 27 Although it is nothing to do with Leica M's, I recall in Ansel Adams' trilogy of photographic books, in the first one 'The Camera', he advises people to play with their new camera so that they learn how to use all the features, how it feels in the hand and how it handles. OK so you can call it practicing, if you like, but, once you have put a test film through it, just play at framing, focusing, setting the exposure etc., and taking photographs without film. Enjoy! Looking forward to seeing some of the results in the near future. 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
erl Posted March 7 Share #10 Posted March 7 On 2/26/2025 at 11:16 PM, kesse0 said: Could this book help me to improve my skills with my new Leica M6? THank you! Presumably your new M6 came with an instruction book. Read it. Understand the various functions and their intended use. Play with it. Handle it. Dry shoot with it, but pretty soon you need to put a film through it. In terms of photographic skills, they are all the same for all cameras, so any past experience is good, just get very familiar and comfortable with your new 'toy'. It is a beauty. I have two old ones and are among those that bring me the most joy. Theory is one thing, but practice is better. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
davidmknoble Posted March 7 Share #11 Posted March 7 Understanding Exposure by Bryan Peterson is still one of the best books on metering light for film that I’ve ever read. I still read it occasionally. 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
mhasman Posted March 9 Author Share #12 Posted March 9 On 3/7/2025 at 5:56 AM, davidmknoble said: Understanding Exposure by Bryan Peterson is still one of the best books on metering light for film that I’ve ever read. I still read it occasionally. Thank you David! I'm taking it with next order from Amazon. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
kivis Posted March 24 Share #13 Posted March 24 On 3/7/2025 at 6:56 AM, davidmknoble said: Understanding Exposure by Bryan Peterson is still one of the best books on metering light for film that I’ve ever read. I still read it occasionally. could not agree more. Every new photog should read this book. Old timers, too. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
sandro Posted March 27 Share #14 Posted March 27 Several older books can be very helpful. Apart from the book by Osterloh already mentioned I liked Brian Bower's Leica M Photography a lot. It should be available second-hand. It was written at the time when the M6 was state of the art. Lex Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Einst_Stein Posted March 27 Share #15 Posted March 27 (edited) Ansel Adams "Camera". Better to get all three volumes: "Camera", "Negative", "Print". Edited March 27 by Einst_Stein Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
erl Posted March 27 Share #16 Posted March 27 37 minutes ago, Einst_Stein said: Ansel Adams "Camera". Better to get all three volumes: "Camera", "Negative", "Print". Got all three years ago. I find then redundant now. Techniques move on. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Einst_Stein Posted March 27 Share #17 Posted March 27 2 hours ago, erl said: Got all three years ago. I find then redundant now. Techniques move on. Indeed, Ansel Adam’s books are about photography, not about camera technology. I find if focusing on his teaching about photography, it is so basic that would not outdated. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
250swb Posted March 27 Share #18 Posted March 27 5 hours ago, erl said: Got all three years ago. I find then redundant now. Techniques move on. I think the key to the Adams books is that throughout he emphasises the reason to do anything technique related is to improve individual expression through the photograph. As such the sentiment is as important today as any new technique it may be applied to. But as a set of books that are principally written around creativity, large format cameras, and the Zone System I don't see them as being very useful for a beginner to film photography. I think your idea to read the manual is as simple a start as is needed, then if questions crop up like 'I'd like to know more about Depth of Field' Google is waiting and ready to answer. 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
wattsy Posted March 27 Share #19 Posted March 27 Yes, agreed. The M7 instruction manual provides all the information you could want to know about taking photos with the M7. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
kesse0 Posted May 14 Share #20 Posted May 14 Thank you everyone for the answers. You are right Erl....As an old proverb that it is said so often in my homeland: practise makes masters. I have always made photos with a Nikon FM2 and a NIkon D80. Now I own a mirrorless Olympus but when I use that M6, the feelings are so different. It gives something special that I cannot feel with my Olympus. I cannot explain better but I guess that you can understand me. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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