Landscapes with the M11

[lct]

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Unsure it helps but in 60mp mode, the M11 needs a tripod to give the best results at slow shutter speeds, unless you have rock solid hands.

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[nameBrandon]

2 hours ago, jaapv said:

Sorry, you'll have to find a Leica shot.

Wasn't aware of that degree of regulation.. apologies.

[pgk]

LTM and M cameras have as long a history of being used for landscape photograpy as they have been in production. If anything the M11 is overkill at 60MPixels ..... unless you have very, very specific requirements that is.

[jaapv]

11 minutes ago, nameBrandon said:

Wasn't aware of that degree of regulation.. apologies.

No problem😉

[jaapv]

32 minutes ago, lct said:

Unsure it helps but in 60mp mode, the M11 needs a tripod to give the best results at slow shutter speeds, unless you have rock solid hands.

Yes and no. One of the reasons that users find motion blur in high res shots is that 100% viewing is at a far higher magnification than a lower resolution 100%. If you view at the same magnification there is not much difference. 

[IMAGEPOWER]

In 2020 I switched in landscape photography from Nikon D850 to Leica M (M10-Monochrom, M10-R, M11). No regret at all. Especially the 60MP sensor of the M11 variants is excellent. I frequently expose longer than 16s from a tripod. Apart from the quality of the sensor and the lenses they reduced weight is phenomenal. I also changed to a lighter tripod which is more than sufficient for the M series. I use the Visoflex 2 as well. As a conclusion I would never go back.

Some examples made with the SEM 21mm, but I also love the APO 35 and APO 50 for landscape photography 

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Leica M10 Monochrom on tripod, orange filter

Leica M10-R on tripod

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[nameBrandon]

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11 minutes ago, IMAGEPOWER said:

In 2020 I switched in landscape photography from Nikon D850 to Leica M (M10-Monochrom, M10-R, M11). No regret at all. Especially the 60MP sensor of the M11 variants is excellent. I frequently expose longer than 16s from a tripod. Apart from the quality of the sensor and the lenses they reduced weight is phenomenal. I also changed to a lighter tripod which is more than sufficient for the M series. I use the Visoflex 2 as well. As a conclusion I would never go back.

Some examples made with the SEM 21mm, but I also love the APO 35 and APO 50 for landscape photography 

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Leica M10 Monochrom on tripod, orange filter

Leica M10-R on tripod

That's what I'm talking about!!! Excellent shots! 

[eleven24]

10 hours ago, hdmesa said:

I am looking forward to the fixed lens GFX100RF rumored for March 2025. It's reportedly only slightly larger than the X-Pro3. 

The original X-Pro was one of my favorite cameras, and I do still have an X-Pro3 in the house... but while I'll pick it up every now and then, my 13 year old daughter has been using it to learn photography. 

As a side note, I'm envious at the speed at which she's comprehending the exposure triangle because of the instant feedback of digital. I learned, as many of us did, by writing exposure settings in a little notepad and when the film came back from being developed only then could I see the differences. I swear, it had to be a decade before I fully grasped aperture. It's fun to watch her though as all she focuses on is composition. 

[eleven24]

19 minutes ago, IMAGEPOWER said:

In 2020 I switched in landscape photography from Nikon D850 to Leica M (M10-Monochrom, M10-R, M11). No regret at all. Especially the 60MP sensor of the M11 variants is excellent. I frequently expose longer than 16s from a tripod. Apart from the quality of the sensor and the lenses they reduced weight is phenomenal. I also changed to a lighter tripod which is more than sufficient for the M series. I use the Visoflex 2 as well. As a conclusion I would never go back.

Some examples made with the SEM 21mm, but I also love the APO 35 and APO 50 for landscape photography 

You may have just convinced me here. Or perhaps a better way to put it is you've reaffirmed something I already knew. The BW image is jaw dropping. Just fantastic.

[250swb]

Other than lightness (but depending on the number of lenses you carry) all an M11 amounts to is another generic landscape camera, and I don't mean 'generic' in a negative way. I mean if all you want to do is put a camera on a tripod and make perfect landscape photographs with all the advantages of long exposure and using filters etc. the M11 ticks all the boxes, but so does almost any mirrorless camera. I have an M10, but would I even begin to think Leica lenses would make the qualitative difference to a landscape photograph, no I wouldn't, it's absurd, a Nikon Z and one wide ranging zoom lens (even a 'kit' lens) would be a far more efficient carry up a mountain over an M11 and a host of lenses. Nobody will be able to tell the difference between the lenses or camera you use if images posted in this thread so far are taken as examples, you are up a mountain or down in a valley and all you are worried about as a landscape photographer is will the gear I have frame the shot, not 'how is my Summilux bokeh holding up to the rigors of photographing fluffy clouds?'

[J.C.T.]

8 hours ago, eleven24 said:

You may have just convinced me here. Or perhaps a better way to put it is you've reaffirmed something I already knew. The BW image is jaw dropping. Just fantastic.

I, too, love making landscape images with my M11s (M11-P & M11M). I also use an SL3 extensively with both SL and M glass. I would only add that the M11 (and M glass) is not *technically* weather sealed; the SL3 and its lenses are. While I have certainly used my M11s in light rain, I hesitate to use them in any "rough" or "heavy" weather. 

[Aram Langhans]

On 12/2/2024 at 2:05 PM, eleven24 said:

As technology progresses, I think we forget just how much we know about photography and how little we actually need all of the tech assistance. 

I love this statement.  May I use it??

[eleven24]

1 hour ago, Aram Langhans said:

I love this statement.  May I use it??

haha but of course!

I'll have my attorney contact you regarding royalties 

[dantemi]

On 12/3/2024 at 11:21 PM, J.C.T. said:

I, too, love making landscape images with my M11s (M11-P & M11M). I also use an SL3 extensively with both SL and M glass. I would only add that the M11 (and M glass) is not *technically* weather sealed; the SL3 and its lenses are. While I have certainly used my M11s in light rain, I hesitate to use them in any "rough" or "heavy" weather. 

I do agree, Leica M is not weather sealed but who is going to shoot - willing to achieve the best possible result - under a heavy downpour?? I wouldn't, whatever the camera...

 

[Alvin Greis]

On 12/4/2024 at 12:21 AM, J.C.T. said:

I, too, love making landscape images with my M11s (M11-P & M11M). I also use an SL3 extensively with both SL and M glass. I would only add that the M11 (and M glass) is not *technically* weather sealed; the SL3 and its lenses are. While I have certainly used my M11s in light rain, I hesitate to use them in any "rough" or "heavy" weather. 

I made the same choice for the same reasons.

[o2mpx]

On 12/3/2024 at 2:21 PM, J.C.T. said:

I, too, love making landscape images with my M11s (M11-P & M11M). I also use an SL3 extensively with both SL and M glass. I would only add that the M11 (and M glass) is not *technically* weather sealed; the SL3 and its lenses are. While I have certainly used my M11s in light rain, I hesitate to use them in any "rough" or "heavy" weather. 

@JCTJust to be clear given your SL3 and M11-P experience, would you choose M11-P with M lenses over the SL3? At the crossroads deciding if SL3 or M11-P is the way to go. Currently using a M10-R with a complement of M lenses. Reading threads on their different color characteristics, also pondering if waiting until the M12 might be more prudent. 

[J.C.T.]

2 hours ago, o2mpx said:

@JCTJust to be clear given your SL3 and M11-P experience, would you choose M11-P with M lenses over the SL3? At the crossroads deciding if SL3 or M11-P is the way to go. Currently using a M10-R with a complement of M lenses. Reading threads on their different color characteristics, also pondering if waiting until the M12 might be more prudent. 

That is a difficult question. I love them both. They are different paint brushes. What kind of images do you prefer to make? They are both wonderful. One can get lost wandering down the alleyways of nuisance on these forums, but they are both extraordinary cameras. The SL3 gives you the ability to use both the SL *and* M lenses (in addition to R and S3…) The M is the M. Sleek, light-weight, flexible, elegant, and full of character, as you know from using the M10-R. I use both cameras extensively. It depends on what kind of images I want to make and which tool will best do the job I need it to. 

[Ne314satel]

If you photograph landscapes and want to sell them, the m11 is not suitable for this - the color of the m11 is bad. x2d is the easiest choice for the same money for landscapes.

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[pgk]

13 minutes ago, Ne314satel said:

If you photograph landscapes and want to sell them, the m11 is not suitable for this - the color of the m11 is bad. x2d is the easiest choice for the same money for landscapes.

Nonsense. I have sold landscapes from the M9 and even the M8. Its not about the camera, its about the photographer.

[Ne314satel]

4 minutes ago, pgk said:

Nonsense. I have sold landscapes from the M9 and even the M8. Its not about the camera, its about the photographer.

You can also sell photos from your phone. I have both M9 and M11 and X2D. The color of the M11 is bad, I only use it in black and white and for street photography. The M9 has its own character, and the X2D is ideal for landscapes - the green color is beautiful.