Turtle
Veteran
Must be a gag.
I love how he renders the aperture and focus completely useless, leaving you with a digital Holga (without the option of guesstimated focus) suitable only for infinity focus.
Even a complete fool could not be this incompetent. If you have the brains to pull your credit card from your wallet, you can find your way to setting the shutter dial to auto.
I love how he renders the aperture and focus completely useless, leaving you with a digital Holga (without the option of guesstimated focus) suitable only for infinity focus.
Even a complete fool could not be this incompetent. If you have the brains to pull your credit card from your wallet, you can find your way to setting the shutter dial to auto.
I'm going out on a limb and saying this is real.
mfunnell
Shaken, so blurred
acheyj
Well-known
I cant see why everyone is confused ?. I am thinking of taking up photography again and I found the review very good, a lot of reviews are far to complicated and very confusing. The second review on the lens really helped me, so much so I have enquired locally about a Leica, a bit expensive but guess you get what you pay for so I will order one.
I like the name Leica sounds sorta cute.
ron
I like the name Leica sounds sorta cute.
ron
mfunnell
Shaken, so blurred
I know what you mean about the lens, but didn't the video say it was 1.0? You should probably wait 'till they put out a service pack for it, at least, even if you don't wait for a newer version.
...Mike
beyond
Jason Beyond
LMAO. I had fun watching the 'review'.
boomguy57
Well-known
OK, now I know it's a joke. It's directed at us.
Reminds me of the video of the guy with the M9 and the lens cap, haha.
Reminds me of the video of the guy with the M9 and the lens cap, haha.
filmfan
Well-known
Haha. Nice.
Anyways, I don't find these videos to be that strange at all. People have money. Get over it.
Jan Van Laethem
Nikkor. What else?
Let me guess: all his pictures looked black because he didn't take the cap off?
This guy's first video has been watched 406 times already, his second video 144. Probably 98% of these are RFF members laughing their *** off. Soon he'll hit the 1,000 mark and be famous for putting a bunch of nonsense on the web.
vitaly66
slightly tilted
I also found these reviews to be useful and informative. And I think the information in them will help me avoid some of the reviewer's own mistakes.
For example, when I buy an M9 I will be very sure to get the autofocus model.
For example, when I buy an M9 I will be very sure to get the autofocus model.
agianelo
Established
Watch how he holds the camera. I always have to show people how to hold a manual focus camera. And trying to explain f-stops!
What a great bit of fun to laugh at myself for loving my Leicas.
What a great bit of fun to laugh at myself for loving my Leicas.
SteveM(PA)
Poser
'Splain me, Loosey!
Dude's videos are totally real. He has mad Jay-Z cash, and isn't caught in our ponderous RFF/DP bubble. (I think the bubble is fun though.)
elmer3.5
Well-known
"i´m very disappointed about manual focus...i´ll get used to it...eventually" hahahahha
Great!
Great!
jsolanzo
Established
lol @ shooting @ f/1 will cause an all white picture and f/16 will cause too dark of a picture. Also, even numbers are perfect settings for aperture ahaha.
Love the videos.
Love the videos.
iBay
Insoo Bay
Like him, like the video. He is a serious joker. Good one.
Godfrey
somewhat colored
i thought it was a pretty good review.
He asked the dealer "what is the best camera?" and bought it. He can afford it, obviously. I know tons of people like that.
He asked the dealer "what is the best camera?" and bought it. He can afford it, obviously. I know tons of people like that.
matteiflex
Member
Many a true word spoken in jest, my freinds. Enjoyed the the first reveiw, not so much the second.
robklurfield
eclipse
Leica makes very good cameras. I was so impressed by the M9-P and Noctilux combination that I went back to the store and bought several more Leica cameras. I think they will make me a better photographer.
One thing that I found disappointing is that the Leica M8 and Leica M9-P cameras and Noctilux and Elmarit lenses do not have self-cleaning sensors. I asked a friend of mine, a fellow dentist, what technique he prefers for cleaning his sensors. He showed me this very useful technique. It is very automatic. I think it will make me a better photographer.
You simply place the camera into an automatic dishwasher, preferably from a manufacturer such as Bosch. (The kind salesman at the photographic store told me that it's best not mix products from Germany with those from other countries.) Then, and this part is very important, especially, if like me, you want to be a better photographer; using the wash cycle selector lever, button or knob on your German dishwasher, very carefully set the cycle to number 2. That seems to work best.
My other disappointment with the additional Leica cameras that I purchased (by the way, they must be very good owing to the fact that they are quite expensive ... even these very old ones for some reason; but I think they will make me a better photographer) is that they do not seem to have sensors that can be cleaned. However, my friend still said they could benefit somehow from a good cleaning, so I've also carefully loaded them into the nice Robert Bosch dishwasher.
Okay, then, now we're ready to clean our sensor. Don't forget: setting no. 2 works best.
One thing that I found disappointing is that the Leica M8 and Leica M9-P cameras and Noctilux and Elmarit lenses do not have self-cleaning sensors. I asked a friend of mine, a fellow dentist, what technique he prefers for cleaning his sensors. He showed me this very useful technique. It is very automatic. I think it will make me a better photographer.
You simply place the camera into an automatic dishwasher, preferably from a manufacturer such as Bosch. (The kind salesman at the photographic store told me that it's best not mix products from Germany with those from other countries.) Then, and this part is very important, especially, if like me, you want to be a better photographer; using the wash cycle selector lever, button or knob on your German dishwasher, very carefully set the cycle to number 2. That seems to work best.
My other disappointment with the additional Leica cameras that I purchased (by the way, they must be very good owing to the fact that they are quite expensive ... even these very old ones for some reason; but I think they will make me a better photographer) is that they do not seem to have sensors that can be cleaned. However, my friend still said they could benefit somehow from a good cleaning, so I've also carefully loaded them into the nice Robert Bosch dishwasher.
Okay, then, now we're ready to clean our sensor. Don't forget: setting no. 2 works best.
Rayt
Nonplayer Character
The video was posted only a few days ago but the F1 Noctilux had been unavailable for years. It seems unreal he could have walked into a dealer and picked one up with a new latest M9. I just can't believe this is real but I do know such impulsive and wealthy people.
Archiver
Veteran
Good point about the f1 Noctilux being unavailable for years, although I have seen a last-generation 35mm Summilux sitting new in a shop only a few weeks ago. Not quite the same thing, but maybe they had the stock lying around...
I truly hope this is a joke video. It has to be. The droll, deadpan delivery is so right. And shame on the salespeople for selling a complete noob a manual focus rangefinder if this is real.
I truly hope this is a joke video. It has to be. The droll, deadpan delivery is so right. And shame on the salespeople for selling a complete noob a manual focus rangefinder if this is real.