Pete B
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I've turned off the screen on my M240, but it's there when I want to check something.
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I've turned off the screen on my M240, but it's there when I want to check something.
Pete
AlejandroI
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I am no expert, nor shoot for a living, i just shoot for fun, but i did as you suggested, and google his work. And honestly I dont see anything special besides another street photographer shooting from the hip with flash, nothing special at least as i see it.
I am not discrediting his work, but calling him one of the best photographers of this generation? Actually makes me think you havent gone the extra mile to see better photographers..
jsrockit
Moderator
While you have a point (generally speaking), I'm not so sure people have been complaining about the photographer as much as the camera...
I think there were 2 comments about the photographers in the video ...
BLKRCAT
75% Film
If you are projecting to me I'll give you some insight to my thoughts.
I looked at his work and the majority of street photography posted around is very much his style. Random passerby shots, shooting from the hip, spontaneous snapshots.
While he shows potential when it comes to curating and editing his shots, anyone (I mean anyone.) can walk down the street and aimlessly click a button. It's been joked about that you could give a blind person a DSLR set on continuous and that they could get good shots as well.
Out of curiosity I wonder how many shots he goes through before he finds one he likes.
His quality of images reflect the style of shooting. Personally I feel like that style doesn't give me the impression that any care or thought is put into it the shot. If you feel the opposite then good for you and have fun filling those SD cards.
*sits back in armchair.
jjabad
Newbie
I enjoyed the video. I was more interested in learning about new photographers. I didnʻt really care for DA.
JOCO34
Established
Pretty interesting Vidieo. I think Leica did a pretty good job with it. What I don't understand is all of the negative comments here about it or "hipsters". By the way Dan Arnold really does not need a rear screen, heck he doesn"t even use the rangefinder!
Richard G
Veteran
Interesting. If only the LCD removal made the camera the same depth as an M2. I like the whole idea of the MD. But, how do I know my new camera is not silently saying 'No SD Card' when there is one? Or that the last three shots have not recorded to the card somehow. And there's no manual white balance option. And you need coded lenses. And, for the record, I'm typing this in black jeans even though I'm over 50.
Huss
Veteran
What I have so far learned from this thread is that this is a very cool camera, and some people have hipster envy. Otherwise why keep mentioning us?
;p
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MCTuomey
Veteran
Pretty sure you can, I think I can too. We will not be retro, hip, cool, or fluidly pro-like. Rather we will be doofs with good gear, secretly wishing for one quick chimp.
sevres_babylone
Veteran
I'd buy it, but only if it had wireless so I could chimp on my phone🙂
_lou_
Established
I personnaly find the video apalling, when it's not downright outrageous. It starts as a apology of trespassing. Then the usual marketing bull****, and a ton of self justifying discourses which I couldn't care less about. And then those guys who look more like rude people than hipsters to me. The camera looks very appealing to me, but this advertising style puts me off.
Only funny thing is I think I spotted a contax G hanging from one of the guy's shoulders.
Porto is a nice city though.
Only funny thing is I think I spotted a contax G hanging from one of the guy's shoulders.
Porto is a nice city though.
_goodtimez
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I think they filmed the scene in Porto as this is the biggest town near the leica assembly factory at Vila Nova De Familicao, Portugal.
In this way they also commemorate the camera in its hometown.
I visited this factory in the 90s.
In this way they also commemorate the camera in its hometown.
I visited this factory in the 90s.
leicapixie
Well-known
I don't give a rat's mmm for cool.
A digital camera NEEDS a screen.
If one doesn't, as seems here,
save a bundle, buy a film camera,
and guess what, have an archival memory*,
capture all the highlights.
No chimp.no camera.
If NASA can't view their digital history..
A digital camera NEEDS a screen.
If one doesn't, as seems here,
save a bundle, buy a film camera,
and guess what, have an archival memory*,
capture all the highlights.
No chimp.no camera.
If NASA can't view their digital history..
Bolin27
Newbie
I think hipsters only shoot film, anyway 😉
Ronald M
Veteran
Lets get all the amateurs out of the picture taking business and turn it back into a black art. I can dig out my spot and incident meters and look like a pro.
I think we should get rid of auto WB also. No, all options except daylight and charge extra for a tungsten WB model and then we can carry stacks of filters around. Tungsten WB was always hard to find in 35 mm any way.
After this is all done, we can finish the black art on the computer with raw files only. JPEG will be so messed up it will be impossible.
Now we have something that is as slow as large format to use.
I will now go look at the video to see what all the fuss is about.
jsrockit
Moderator
So, an LCD is necessary for digital and not for film? Yet slide film is harder to use than modern digital...
Lss
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Brian Atherton
Well-known
For what it’s worth I enjoyed the video puff for the M-D; three blokes wandering about a city each with a camera taking pictures. What’s wrong with that?
Yes, it’s advertising. Yes, it’s contrived twaddle, mostly. But it kind of made me want to get out and walk a city with a camera, which I did yesterday in London in the sun with my M5 and a 50mm, loaded with Tri-X.
Did I miss not having a LCD screen to chimp my shots? No.
Apart for video shooting, what is it with digitals that they ‘must’ have a rear screen?
To my mind the Monochrom would make an ideal candidate for the LCD screen’s next axing. 🙂
Yes, it’s advertising. Yes, it’s contrived twaddle, mostly. But it kind of made me want to get out and walk a city with a camera, which I did yesterday in London in the sun with my M5 and a 50mm, loaded with Tri-X.
Did I miss not having a LCD screen to chimp my shots? No.
Apart for video shooting, what is it with digitals that they ‘must’ have a rear screen?
To my mind the Monochrom would make an ideal candidate for the LCD screen’s next axing. 🙂
Pete B
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xayraa33
rangefinder user and fancier
RAW or not, I did not like the colour in the colour photos.
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