First week shooting with my new camera...

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  • Опубликовано: 27 дек 2024

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  • @ColbyRicker
    @ColbyRicker Год назад +57

    it's crazy because I have always loved your landscape photography but your street/architecture photos are absolutely stunning and definitely showcase a different style and I think I like them more.

  • @joe_a_photo
    @joe_a_photo Год назад +146

    Those minimalist photos were absolutely incredible. I LOVED so many of them

    • @darrenleigh201
      @darrenleigh201 Год назад +4

      Agreed. Great architecture. Great captures.

    • @soundscape26
      @soundscape26 Год назад +1

      Absolutely agree. Glad he took the challenge to photograph at a very different place.

    • @neilstevensphotography
      @neilstevensphotography Год назад +1

      Yeah always hope to come across such minimalistic scenes, but can never find them - Need to search better in the right places

    • @vincephillips4331
      @vincephillips4331 Год назад

      Do you really need an exorbitant priced Leica to get these images ?

    • @MikeyCh09
      @MikeyCh09 8 месяцев назад

      @@vincephillips4331Nope. But it does make it more fun.

  • @eorsjr
    @eorsjr Год назад +293

    James trying out a new camera with each video is quickly becoming a meme at this point.

    • @rookie4619
      @rookie4619 Год назад +43

      Honestly preferred it when he just repped m43 and focused more on the photography. When in doubt, talk about gear

    • @ChadWilson
      @ChadWilson Год назад +22

      Gear Acquisition Syndrome is a real thing. He is having fun!

    • @eorsjr
      @eorsjr Год назад +8

      @@rookie4619 I get where you’re coming from. IMO, even if the video is more gear-oriented there are still some nice shots and his personality makes it worth-while.

    • @eorsjr
      @eorsjr Год назад +3

      @@ChadWilson I know, right? I had to talk myself down from buying a lens that I would never have used that much anyway.

    • @JimSamuel267
      @JimSamuel267 Год назад +5

      Yep...He now looks like the other photo channels, who shill new cameras to build affiliate sales.

  • @abdekoj
    @abdekoj Год назад +10

    No boring stats, charts, and regurgitation of information confirmation - just a genuine photo guy with a lorry load of sarcastic undertones that keeps my adddistic attention span in perfect 2/3 harmony.
    Keep it up, gear boy!

  • @lance_medul
    @lance_medul Год назад +90

    I love how the Leica m11 battery is actually more expensive than my whole camera gear that I shoot with daily 😅

    • @YounanPhoto
      @YounanPhoto Год назад +3

      😂😂

    • @JimSamuel267
      @JimSamuel267 Год назад +14

      But power from Leica batteries is so much better than the power from ordinary batteries.

    • @defqqq
      @defqqq Год назад +9

      @@JimSamuel267 I tried taking similar photographs with my ordinary camera that has an ordinary battery and they came out blank. Do you think I should get a leica?

    • @JimSamuel267
      @JimSamuel267 Год назад +19

      @@defqqq Before you get a Leica, make sure you removed the lens cap.

    • @SanTM
      @SanTM Год назад +1

      @@JimSamuel267 ffs

  • @akcine
    @akcine 11 месяцев назад +1

    Gorgeous photography and very nice editing.

  • @aerisurvey4934
    @aerisurvey4934 Год назад +10

    These are probably the best pictures I see from you in a long time... just saying. Aside of your touch and eye for the art, the help to achieve this, can be the location, the camera, or the commitment to a paid job, but anyway, the photos are amazing. Congrats.
    ...just coming back to say, yeap, these are the best photos from you, period. Not probably.

  • @suttree666
    @suttree666 Год назад +1

    Well, those images were once again fantastic. Loved the scenes/subjects you picked and the way you handle colour is simply phenomenal, James! Great video overall. Thank you,

  • @seandamolaris1055
    @seandamolaris1055 Год назад

    I’m not ganna lie I have been following for about a year and to me your one of the best photographers Iv seen on RUclips! Keep on the grind!

  • @ccoppola82
    @ccoppola82 Год назад +14

    Really lovely photography. It’s so interesting to see how tastes or processes change. These are so nicely muted/pastel but tasteful while older gen photographers like Webb or Gruyaert seem to have massive areas of black to pop their images.

  • @richardbarakett4163
    @richardbarakett4163 Год назад

    Excellent sharing . Thank you !

  • @suew6307
    @suew6307 Год назад

    Absolutely amazing photos! Great video. Thanks for sharing your adventure with us!

  • @Dennisoneiljr
    @Dennisoneiljr Год назад +12

    Beautiful photos, really love the blues on some of those. I would absolutely love to see you do a little side by side shooting with X-PRO3 and either the 35mm f2 or 33mm 1.4 vs. your Leica with the 50mm. Both of those lenses are higher quality output than the 27mm. SOOOO many fuji/leica shooters often choose between one or the other it would surely be a successful video!

    • @craigcarlson4022
      @craigcarlson4022 Год назад +1

      Yes, would second this request for a comparison with the X-Pro 3.

  • @CalMukumoto
    @CalMukumoto Год назад +5

    I have a Sony A7r4, then I added the Fuji x100v, then a Leica Q2 mono, leading to a Leica M11 with a Voigtlander APO 50mm f2. I love the M11. Between the Q2 Mono and the M11, they have become my two everyday cameras. As for the screen protector, I bought a very cheap one on Amazon for $4.99. It has been there for about a year with no problems. Have fun with your new camera.

  • @mariahezra
    @mariahezra Год назад

    I am blown away by your photography + color grading - wow! love it!

  • @BenjaminBphotographer
    @BenjaminBphotographer Год назад +1

    Wow you're eye was really in the zone in Abu Dhabi! Great selection of photos. Inspired to get out with my camera now.

  • @Tewac7051
    @Tewac7051 Год назад +1

    Very interesting story and wonderful pictures! Did I mention that the pictures are wonderful?

  • @davidroberts6766
    @davidroberts6766 Год назад

    James, all that I have to say is that the images you captured were beautiful.

  • @gumdocga
    @gumdocga Год назад

    Ok. So James is sharing his experiences with a camera most of us don’t own, but find interesting and intriguing. In addition to the camera, he is sharing his work with candor and humor, and he is taking some great shots. And, as one person here mentioned, he is having fun. That’s enough for me. I hope he keeps it up.

  • @littlehippo5004
    @littlehippo5004 Год назад

    I usually don’t comment, but every one of the pictures from this trip were just spectacular. Seriously, I would get a print in a heartbeat

  • @alistairsedgwick8295
    @alistairsedgwick8295 Год назад +1

    You are the Abudaddy❤,clean shots mate, truly my biggest inspiration!

  • @Goalieswede
    @Goalieswede Год назад +46

    Incredible photos. Some of my favorite that you've ever taken. I'm curious how you feel shooting with the Leica vs. the Fuji. I have an X100V and an M10, and pretty much stopped using the X100V after getting the M10. I simply don't enjoy shooting with a non-rangefinder anymore

    • @masaytaka
      @masaytaka Год назад +3

      Isn’t the X100V a rangefinder? 🤔

    • @Goalieswede
      @Goalieswede Год назад +3

      @@masaytaka no it’s got an EVF. You can make it an OVF but it doesn’t have a rangefinder patch like the M10

    • @08yankeefan
      @08yankeefan Год назад +1

      I would love to see the x pro line of cameras give you the option for a full rangefinder experience. Not giving my hopes up….

    • @Narsuitus
      @Narsuitus Год назад +9

      I have a Leica M10 with 90/35/21mm lenses and a Fuji X-Pro2 with 56/23/16mm lenses. When I purchased the M10, it was supposed to replace the Pro2 as my main camera. However, to my surprise, I prefer shooting with the Pro2.

    • @JimSamuel267
      @JimSamuel267 Год назад +8

      If you shoot with Leica, it does not matter how you fell. It's how impressed others are that you shoot with Leica.

  • @oldad73
    @oldad73 Год назад

    Stunning architecture and stunning images by you. Well done James - enjoy your sleep.

  • @just_eirik
    @just_eirik Год назад

    Dude that shot at 0:20 is so nice! Don’t know what it is about it, but I love it. Actually paused to look closer at it.

  • @TheYuhasz01
    @TheYuhasz01 Год назад

    Really excellent photos, thanks for sharing.

  • @StapediusReflex
    @StapediusReflex Год назад +3

    Great video and awesome shots as usual, James. I appreciate getting your take on Leica rather than the more common street shooter or film photographer reviews. The M cameras are likely going to be something I always want but will never buy as a hobbyist, but I always enjoy seeing the photos they produce. Especially from a photographer as talented as yourself. Cheers!

  • @johncfaust
    @johncfaust Год назад

    I've been wanting a m10 for years now and after seeing your m11 images, it just makes me want the m11 haha! Great video man!

  • @Zacheldridge
    @Zacheldridge Год назад

    Man, these photos look so good! Amazing camera, amazing photographic eye!

  • @rexgigout1472
    @rexgigout1472 Год назад +1

    Well-done presentation, with wonderful images! I added the Leica M system in 2018, following a brief financial windfall, buying a new Leica M10, which may remain the only Leica camera I will ever be able to afford to buy new. It is good to see yet another professional photographer giving a positive assessment of the Voigtlander 50mm APO Lanthar, which appears to punch well above its price point. I have been more interested in 50mm lenses with “character,” but if I ever need to acquire a superbly-optically-corrected 50mm lens, this Voigtlander option is the leading contender.

  • @gashead2
    @gashead2 Год назад

    Love the photos, in my opinion some of the best I have seen of yours

  • @fzrewagfzaerfer
    @fzrewagfzaerfer Год назад

    Wow wow wow.... pretty camera and extraordinary pictures!!!

  • @tylerdrickenbach
    @tylerdrickenbach Год назад

    One of my new favorite RUclips videos!

  • @ArchiesLens
    @ArchiesLens Год назад +1

    Wooo. These images are *chefs kiss* 🌸✨

  • @davidpipeline
    @davidpipeline Год назад

    Great photos, James. Love all those colours and the geometric patterns. Some nice textures too👍

  • @keeganoconnellphotography
    @keeganoconnellphotography Год назад

    Entertaining as always, great photos!

  • @tdemask
    @tdemask Год назад +3

    I guess you don’t buy a Leica for the value, you buy it for the images it can produce in the right hands. And your images are stellar. In spite of the numerous compromises of the camera, which would be intolerable in anything but a Leica!

    • @JimSamuel267
      @JimSamuel267 Год назад +1

      Other brands have compromises. Leica has features!

    • @defqqq
      @defqqq Год назад +2

      I wish I had more money to buy Leica, but I will have to wait. At the moment I'm saving to buy a new computer screen, my old one is utter rubbish. The other day I compared photographs taken by Leica I downloaded from the internet with similar photographs taken with my old camera, that I bought on ebay with one battery and a charger for about as much as Leica battery and a charger would cost and the pictures looked the same to me, I couldn't tell the difference, that's how terrible my screen is.

    • @tdemask
      @tdemask Год назад

      @@defqqq well, do your photos look good? If so, you’re golden!

    • @defqqq
      @defqqq Год назад

      @@tdemask they look great to me, but I'm sure it's because my broken computer screen cannot render those images produced with Leica. Professional photographers wouldn't spent so much money on it, if they could take as good looking pictures with cameras that are still too expensive for me, but cost 5000-6000 less than Leica

    • @JimSamuel267
      @JimSamuel267 Год назад

      @@defqqq I would also buy a Leica but I am saving to buy a Lamborghini so I can be a better driver.

  • @achimney29
    @achimney29 Год назад +7

    James: This isn't a gear channel
    Also James: Bought another camera lol

  • @leezbtv
    @leezbtv Год назад

    Nice to see one of my favorite photography wonks visiting the city I call home--definitely gave me some inspiration on how I see things around here next time I'm out with my camera.

  • @2DogAle
    @2DogAle Год назад +1

    Yah, not anything I can relate to or afford, but I like you and your personality so… I watched it. Thanks for another great video of you not taking yourself to serious and fun to watch.

  • @TobiTheHuman
    @TobiTheHuman Год назад +1

    1:43 is such an amazing photo to describe your "about something" mantra. Appart from the shapes just being pleasant, the woman in the photo immediately make me ask several questions! What is the weird structure the woman is standing on? Why is she standing there? Where is she pointing? Who is she looking at?
    Love it!

  • @JerryGao1025
    @JerryGao1025 Год назад

    The photos are brilliant! Really like your edits

  • @reinhardpfaff2562
    @reinhardpfaff2562 Год назад

    Wow! Great video and even greater pictures! Very nice work!!

  • @TMM6900
    @TMM6900 Год назад

    Loves the images. The symmetry is fantastic

  • @ste528
    @ste528 Год назад

    Some of your best photos right there James !

  • @filmweshoot
    @filmweshoot Год назад

    I've watched tons of your videos and these are literally my favourites yet. They look incredible

  • @petermcginty3636
    @petermcginty3636 Год назад

    Thank you, Nice photos.

  • @lpauline
    @lpauline Год назад

    Gorgeous Abu Dhabi photos ..

  • @joelowthianYT
    @joelowthianYT Год назад

    Some genuinely beautiful photos, James!

  • @GillesQuennevilleGQ
    @GillesQuennevilleGQ 8 месяцев назад

    Your pictures are amazing, BRAVO.

  • @brianmckeever5280
    @brianmckeever5280 Год назад

    Looks like a great spot! Very different. Glad you're enjoying the Leica.

  • @ruff1draft
    @ruff1draft Год назад +1

    Excellent colours with your photographs

  • @joycady8325
    @joycady8325 Год назад

    Beautiful photos as always!

  • @REMY.C.
    @REMY.C. Год назад +10

    For the screen protector to stick you need to put the whole camera in the oven at 270⁰C for about 47 minutes. Works like a charm.

    • @twotone3070
      @twotone3070 Год назад +1

      I thought they were iron on? That must be where I went wrong.

  • @glen-draketoolworks7186
    @glen-draketoolworks7186 Год назад

    Would a tripod make a difference regarding focusing beyond 50mm with a rangefinder?

  • @JoeLopez
    @JoeLopez Год назад

    Great photos. Nice job on the video, subscribed

  • @masaytaka
    @masaytaka Год назад

    Great photos from the trip! 👌😃
    Summarizing your remarks about the camera: rubbish 😛 Or at least full of quirks solved in other cameras a long time ago 😃

  • @PhilKnall
    @PhilKnall Год назад

    Always enjoy your videos. Great change of scenery in this one. Also just bought a GX1 because of you 😅

  • @JojoNgPhoto
    @JojoNgPhoto Год назад

    Cleanest photos in the game

  • @Barjavel88
    @Barjavel88 Год назад

    Awaiting the M11 Monochrome video!

  • @lyndapassey2752
    @lyndapassey2752 Год назад

    Love the images and the colour. I remember you from back in your LUMIX days.

  • @glennsak
    @glennsak Год назад

    Good lord, stunning images!

  • @PrinZsuN1
    @PrinZsuN1 Год назад

    Absolutely loved the pictures !

  • @babaarcuszatir
    @babaarcuszatir Год назад

    Loved the minimalist photos, great job!🙂 With 61 MPs you have the freedom to crop from 28mm to 35 or even 50 (equiv. FoV), or from 50 to 85. So great lens choices, many applications.

  • @vandalton4948
    @vandalton4948 Год назад

    incredible pictures 👏

  • @donsoley746
    @donsoley746 Год назад

    Lol! Do it now - before I forget…! Tell me about it. Great video!

  • @SamiPaju
    @SamiPaju Год назад +1

    I recently got a used first gen Leica Q, and last weekend did a trip with that + X-Pro3 and a 27mm f2.8 on it. That proved to be a fantastic travel combo! Leica Q especially for tighter spaces and when there was less light, Fuji otherwise for weather resistance and supremely versatile focal length, which I definitely prefer to 35mm, but is a bit more forgiving compared to a 50mm equivalent.

  • @boldrys4500
    @boldrys4500 Год назад

    Those shots are lovely!

  • @ChristineWilsonPhotography
    @ChristineWilsonPhotography Год назад +1

    Loved those shots of Abu Dhabi , your photography is great regardless of camera brand, but hey it's a nice camera 😊

  • @MatthewRaifman
    @MatthewRaifman Год назад

    Well done! These images are really wonderful.

  • @santuraki
    @santuraki Год назад

    these are some fantastic photos wow

  • @shannonsnow8298
    @shannonsnow8298 Год назад

    Stunning photos!!

  • @kaptnblaubar6547
    @kaptnblaubar6547 Год назад

    Hey James, i would like to hear more about the leica Presets u talked about. Which one did u use?

  • @mumrik
    @mumrik Год назад +1

    Leicas, UAE trips... Feels quite far from how the channel was when I started to follow it... Still love your humor and the focus on the photographic process.

  • @farrelfoster-lynam6683
    @farrelfoster-lynam6683 Год назад +1

    6:06 'Not too bad' from an Englishman is the same as 'So damn good, I literally have no complaints' for anyone else.
    High praise indeed

  • @janwilson9485
    @janwilson9485 Год назад

    Inconspicuous with a Lecia!!!!!!

  • @LuisArcadioDeJesus
    @LuisArcadioDeJesus Год назад

    Wow, the photos are amazing.

  • @Bikes-n-Stuff
    @Bikes-n-Stuff Месяц назад

    Lovely pics. New to your channel - learnt a lot already. Am on my first two weeks of an M11 journey so can relate. I can see the draw, and as with so many highly marketed expensive products there's a lot of confirmation bias etc along with a feeling you should like it as it's 'got heritage'. There are definitely some things to like - the RAW files are really good, it's compact, and the physical build quality is good - it also supports skilled workers making things by hand. But the ergonomics are poor from grip to viewfinder, the software/firmware unforgivably slow and flakey (which is dire regardless of the cost), and it's just so overpriced and expensive that it's silly - I already feel like I wouldn't take it everywhere I usually do. It takes as good a photo as I need at my level, but do I actually genuinely like it? I really can't decide but let's be honest if it didn't have a Leica badge the answer would almost certainly be no.

  • @Atokinox
    @Atokinox Год назад +5

    you have a new camera for each week of the year ahahaha

  • @The_Hero_Is_Back
    @The_Hero_Is_Back Год назад +1

    The minimalist urban landscape photos were really good. Although they looked a bit Fuji to me. But I was watching on an iPad so it was more about colour and composition (as it should be) than “Ooh! Look at those pixels!!”

  • @AmbercoolPhotography
    @AmbercoolPhotography Год назад

    You have incredible composition

  • @endah08
    @endah08 Год назад

    loved the shots in this one

  • @ianthewright
    @ianthewright Год назад

    I would love to see James return to his roots with the backwards baseball cap for a video. Good times, that back-capping era.

  • @suhangyin8872
    @suhangyin8872 Год назад

    Amazing photos!

  • @photosbybo
    @photosbybo Год назад

    Great photos from Abu Dhabi, like the how 'clean' they look. Asking for an absurd comparison, but how would you find the photography / editing experience is between the x-pro3 and the M11?

  • @paulcomptonpdphotography
    @paulcomptonpdphotography Год назад

    James please please tell me where you got that camera light next to your PC.

  • @bastian.michel
    @bastian.michel Год назад

    Ill put a reminder in my calender:
    2 weeks
    3 weeks
    4 weeks
    5 weeks
    ...
    Looking forward to your reports. 😁

  • @Picplosions
    @Picplosions Год назад

    That bus shot is so cool!

  • @bsmukler
    @bsmukler Год назад

    I love those photos! The light there is magical, as is the architecture. I have the M11 as well. I suspect your finicky charging experience was due to the cable. One reason for the high cost of some Leica batteries (SL and Q series as well as the M11) is that they are and have to be bespoke because they act as part of the weather sealed bottom plates. As for dual card slots, I doubt there is room for a second slot. If you look at an exploded diagram, you’ll notice that compact body is absolutely crammed full of electronics and the rangefinder.

  • @fabryjo
    @fabryjo Год назад

    Some beautiful shots remember me Luigi Ghirri’s pictures

  • @_willfunk_
    @_willfunk_ Год назад

    Love to see a review on the Voigtländer 50mm APO. I’m strongly considering it to pair with my 28mm when I pick up the M11 this summer.

  • @robertgruber982
    @robertgruber982 Год назад

    Love to know about your image processing. These have a sort of Portra pushed a stop that i really enjoy.

  • @mpearce888
    @mpearce888 Год назад

    Beautiful shots

  • @marcusoutdoors4999
    @marcusoutdoors4999 Год назад

    Very nice images.

  • @dinot7889
    @dinot7889 Год назад

    Lovely photos 👍🏼

  • @craigcarlson4022
    @craigcarlson4022 Год назад

    I don’t know if it is the camera and lens, or your presets, but i really like your clean, minimalist compositions and the color mix you’ve shared. So, yeah, a bit pricey for my taste.

  • @UrbanoModa
    @UrbanoModa Год назад +3

    Sony covers about 49.1% $17.2B turn over in camera sales world wide with Sony sensors in a huge percentage of cameras, the sensor you have on that M11 is a Sony sensor, but Leica put a glass cover over it to sharpen the edges more than on a Sony AR4. So even with Leica lenses on a E mount the Leica will come out better. But it doesn't matter, what ever the outcome; it's always going to just be the user experience and individual luck and effort and light? The only difference on that CMOS on the Leica is its Metal Oxide semiconductor with a twist of (like)CCD colour tech. Personally if anyone is on a budget and low income get a 5D mk1 with its Kodak CCD sensor that was also taken from Leica technology. Stick a prime on it and you're good to-go, save yourself a huge fortune and get the same results with less sharpness and better film-esq result. Always a great channel, but don't get lost in tech, it will kill your fun and creative ethos you already have promoted on this channel. Right......where's my Zinger burger

    • @bluejay3945
      @bluejay3945 Год назад

      Recently retired and received some horrific health news. Newbie to photography but it has become my solace. Would you please expand on your comment? Are you referring to the Canon for a budget? If so please confirm and please recommend the lens or lens you like? It’s so frustrating trying to weed through all the hype especially with a fixed budget. Thank you and I really appreciate your kindness

    • @UrbanoModa
      @UrbanoModa Год назад +1

      @@bluejay3945 hi Jay, there is no wrong or right camera, the light, the brain and time you put in will give you something to cherish but if you are asking for advise on a Canon 5D Mk1 classic has an old CCD sensor that was devised to get film people over too digital. It had a unique film feel and a nice CCD colour tech to help push it with a 35mm feel. be careful though there are two versions, the first version was recalled for shutter problems. If you RUclips 5D Mk 1 you'll eventually see how to find the right one via serial numbers. Right... all this said it's only appropriate if you are after an Leica/35mm/ Kodak/ Porta/ film esq result, there are plenty of other older CCD compacts/Dslrs that have CCD sensors but not all have the same result. There is nothing wrong with CMOS sensors / Xtrans sensors or other cameras its just the older CCD's have something arty about them. This seems to have been even more recognised over the last 7 Years but only because of FujiFilm recipes has it become a bit more apparent recently. Don't fall into any hype around gear, try to fall into feel with your own vison and style, and hope for luck because that's part of it sometimes. Regarding a lens I just use a nifty Canon 50 1.8 canon on my older Canons when I'm not in such a serious mood with Sony, its simple and does the job well. Ricoh Gr recommended, FujiFilm Xt1, Canon 1Dmk1, or Nikon D700. Epson Rd1 is special too if you have the pockets. Positive minds can fight bad health so God bless too you.

    • @bluejay3945
      @bluejay3945 Год назад

      @@UrbanoModa thank you. Much to digest here and I appreciate the reply. I may have to get back to you if I have a question. You are good people!

  • @HolybasilYT
    @HolybasilYT Год назад +6

    This makes me really regret selling my Leica gear. I couldn't afford to keep it, but still. The experience is something else.
    The photos this week are some of your best (at least in recent memory). So bright and airy, seems like you really found your groove in the post-processing.

  • @davidligon6088
    @davidligon6088 Год назад

    Beautiful shots! I took a 28mm and 50mm with my Pentax MX for a year in Europe in 1980. Probably the most fun I’ve ever had with a camera. I guess no viewfinder would be a show stopper for me, though.

    • @sexysilversurfer
      @sexysilversurfer Год назад

      There is a viewfinder but it is an optical one so you can’t review photos you have already taken in bright light.

  • @morganthedruid1
    @morganthedruid1 Год назад

    I really like that shirt jacket thing you got on, if you don't mind me asking where did you get it?

  • @michaelwplant
    @michaelwplant Год назад

    USB-C charging is great on the M11 and the battery is actually quite good on the M11. The choice of usbc cable is important and that usb cable will also let the camera connect easily to your iPad or iPhone so you can check and share images quickly.