Leica M-D: Pure for the sake of . . . purity?

If you're comfortable shooting film cameras, then the M-D 262 would seem a natural transition, and would be less expensive than the M10-D (just checked eBay and the general selling price for the M-D is around $4k). True, you wouldn't have the EVF, wifi etc etc, but you don't have that on a film camera anyways, and you can't really see if you got the composition right with a film camera until after you developed the film (I always thought the whole point of the M-D was to simplify things and get it all 'down to the essentials'). Guess it all depends on your wants and needs.
 
Love the motion. I can almost hear the rain bouncing off the paving and dripping from the ferns.

Many thanks -- I have to say that of all the cameras I have, the M-D is still the one I reach for when I want to make a quick 'note' of something. That's it really - the M-D is a great note-taker :)
 
Those are some beautiful images, Vince. What do you use to process the raws?

Many thanks - just Adobe Camera RAW and PhotoShop CC. Sometimes (as in the case of the black and white shots) I'll also bring it into Silver Efex Pro and tweak it a bit. I try not to go too crazy!
 
I said goodbye to my Leica M-D today - it was shipped off to its new owner in California. The end of one chapter and soon to be the beginning of another!
All the Essentials
by Vince Lupo, on Flickr

Hoping someone will be able to keep this thread going :)
Times change, you had a good run with the M-D. I'll jump in again with a couple to keep it going... :)

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Leica M-D, 2.0/35mm Biogon ZM
 
Times change, you had a good run with the M-D. I'll jump in again with a couple to keep it going... :)

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Leica M-D, 2.0/35mm Biogon ZM

Many thanks Doug - hopefully I won’t regret my decision! But for now it’s goodbye Leica, hello Hasselblad.....
 
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