Finding Leica Episode 1 The Beginning

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Welcome to the first episode in a new mini-series tracking my foray into the Leica film photography world.
This episode pays the backstory for the following episodes. I review my kit and how I got here.
In video: Leica M6 - Leica M4-p - Leica 35mm Summicron asph - 50mm Summicron v5 and Elmarit 90mm
Enjoy!
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My gear, and Stuff I use to Develop film, listed below!
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Gear I will you be using in 2020:
Voigtlander VC Speed Meter II on the m4-p amzn.to/2NhRag0
Leica M4-P 35mm Camera: amzn.to/2rOXsNe
Leica M6 35mm Camera
Leica 35mm Summicron f/2 ASPH v1
Leica 50mm Summicron f/2 v5
Leica 90mm Elmarit f/2.8
Nikon f100: amzn.to/36glVtM
Nikon FM3A: amzn.to/2QzAGkR
Olympus XA2: amzn.to/2ZOuQAk
Mamiya 645 Pro: amzn.to/2SJBpTi
Lowepro Flipside 400 AW Pro DSLR Camera Backpack: amzn.to/37vgis2
AmazonBasics Camera Sling Bag - 8 x 6 x 15 Inches, Black: amzn.to/2ZFwbZW
Leica Light meter - Voigtlander VC Speed Meter II: amzn.to/36i3d4X
RGB Light - Boling Vlogger BL-P1: amzn.to/31XfzxY
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What I use to develop film:
I use a Plustek 8200i SE scanner! It's AMAZING! amzn.to/2TVUAH7
Ultrafine Unicolor C-41 Powder Developer Kit (1 Liter): amzn.to/2YiWh44
CineStill CS41 Liquid Developing Quart Kit : amzn.to/2TtblZ9
Chemical bottles (get 3): amzn.to/2U1LpZ2
Paterson Universal tank and 2 reels : amzn.to/2JAcHSf
Dark bag: amzn.to/2JB2Yes
Analog thermometer: amzn.to/2JC5Mb5 (Optional Upgrade to standard thermometer)
Kodak Photo-Flo (minimizes streaks from hard water): amzn.to/2U7ahhP
Drying Clips: amzn.to/2UULNFJ
Archival Storage Sheets: amzn.to/2U1QLDC
Film Cassette Cartridge Opener: amzn.to/2U7bwgZ
Rocket Air Blaster: amzn.to/2Tq2rvz
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@dianeswift 4 жыл бұрын

Love hearing photographers talking passionately about their cameras. I moved to AZ with the intent of photographing every square yard of the state. Worked in Capitol. Left tarred and feathered as a liberal in 2004. Miss the beauty. Probably won’t return even though political climate has changed. Am looking forward to the rest of this series with great anticipation.

@MacShootsFilm 4 жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching!

@jays.8621 4 жыл бұрын

I feel the same way about my two film Leicas. It's not a snobby thing as I shoot loads of other cameras. When it comes down to it they are great machines, that last and are beautiful objects. The resale aspect is also overlooked. Most Leica film cameras go up in value.

@davidlanford 4 жыл бұрын

I'll also be joining you on a similar journey as I just acquired my first Leica, an M3. I already have quite a collection of SLR film cameras and a couple of rangefinders but I just wanted to experience a Leica. Good luck on your new "finding"!

@absolute1020 3 жыл бұрын

Wow ! We are so similar in many ways!! Leica film body , 35mm, 50mm ,90mm lens , even that 1.4x magnifier .. and those full sleeve tattoos on both arms ! Nice to meet you dude!

@MacShootsFilm 3 жыл бұрын

Nice to meet you too.

@shademanirvanipour6870 3 жыл бұрын

you live in the part of the world where you got lot of LIGHT WHICH IS IMPORTANT FOR PHOTOGRAPHY and here in UK the weather CHANGES SO FAST and you have to be LUCKY TO BE AT THE RIGHT PLACE AND RIGHT TIME TO TAKE PHOTOS WITH YOUR LEICA M6 range finder CLASSIC CAMERA

@BenRipleyPhoto 4 жыл бұрын

Love it Mac. Great video and I feel you. Got back into photography in 2011 with digital after learning with film as a kid and then a long gap. It’s now my living and while I have amazing kit for work (Sony) it doesn’t light my fire for personal photography. Enter a Nikon FE2 (I learned on a borrowed Praktica and Nikon FM in the ‘80s) and I’m loving it. I’ve been eyeing Leica for a while now, having done some research and got through the white noise of the haters, and there’s definitely something. Hope to add an M to my bag soon and I’m trying to re-cast the work I do to more slower-paced documentary stuff that doesn’t have the reliance on AF performance that my current work does. Then I really could slim the kit down and even use M kit for work. Anyhoo, really enjoying your videos, thanks.

@donovanchin 4 жыл бұрын

Love the new series. Can't wait for episode 2.

@TV.Productions 4 жыл бұрын

Great Vid Mac! I was a Canon SLR wedding photographer for over 10years and now own 2 M Leica. Your story resonated with me as I was also burnt out after many years. I did keep my medium format film camera and recently shot some portraits and looking back, the film quality is just so beautiful. Looking forward to your next ep!

@tchin2020 4 жыл бұрын

Great video, you touched on qualities that most of us have in the pursuit of enjoying our passion of photography. I’m sure like you, we transition from film to digital through many different camera brands, striving for the ultimate image. Funny like you, I’ve saved most of my cameras because each camera provided a personal experience in the time-line of our photographs. I avoided Leica because I didn’t think I had the skillcraft to handle a Leica, but back in the 80s, I did pick up a M6 w 40mm Summicron f/2, but it slowed me down as a fast action documentary photographer, so I evolved with digital equipment. Now in my retirement years, slowing down, I’m back to Leica, because the action of shooting with a Leica is slower. 40 years ago, I didn’t think I had the skillcraft to handle a Leica, now I am looking forward to incorporating Leica as my main go to camera for traveling. I became affixed with the automation of DSLRs, that my transition back to Leica and manual focusing began with the Leica automatic Vario-X and Q, both with fix lenses (great lenses) and now I’m shooting with the M240. The bottom line, as in the 80s, the Leica quality image is unique and amazingly familiar as I return to Leica as my go to camera.

@mercury2ster 4 жыл бұрын

Awesome stuff!! Can’t wait for the next episode!

@MacShootsFilm 4 жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching! 🙏

@mikefreelandphoto 4 жыл бұрын

Can’t wait to see what comes of this Mac. Finding the right fit can be so exciting and can bring that new sense of excitement with it. I’d love to see you shoot Lomo 100 color negative with the M6. I’m diving into that stock for a while and it’s not disappointing me. Keep it up!🤘

@maze400 4 жыл бұрын

Well done son. Nice images, great enthusiasm. Looking forward to this series.

@daveed4475 Жыл бұрын

Loved this video - thanks for sharing your journey with us all. Your photography is outstanding. My long film journey led me to Contax Zeiss in recent years, and I’m loving those tools. I did try a friend’s M6 however, and absolutely loved it.

@GONZOFAM7 4 жыл бұрын

Happy to see what comes next.

@chidorirasenganz 4 жыл бұрын

You try a 40mm lens on your Leica. It's such an underrated focal length. The best of both worlds (35mm and 50mm) Voigtlander make a few different 40mm lenses, including a 1.4 version.

@filibertkraxner305 4 жыл бұрын

Good suggestion, but I don't think Leica has any M cameras that include frame lines for 40mm, so composition would not be as precise (if that's an issue). Personally, I love the focal length. Used to shoot 75mm on Pentax 67, and now a 50mm of Fuji GFX, which are roughly equivalent. On Leica, I use 35/50/90, also because of the frame lines.

@Funktrainer 4 жыл бұрын

My journey: 1. Nikon F2 Photomic (1998) 2. Nikon Coolpix 950ME (2001) 3. Kodak DCS760C/720X with AF D lenses (2008) 4. Kodak DCS620C (late 2012) 5. Kodak DCS620X (late 2013) 6. Kodak DCS Pro14nx (mid 2014, sold later, bad build quality and ugly design) 7. Nikon F2AS and F2A (2014, started shooting film again with my F2 Photomic, I originally wanted to sell) 8. Nikon D3 (early 2016, sold 2020, bad UI, color reproduction, design of vertical shutter release) 9. Nikon 1 V2 (late 2016) 10. First adapted Leitz glass on the 1 V2 (135mm 1:4.5 Hektor, 90mm 1:2.8 Elmarit, 50mm 1:2 Summicron and finally 35mm 1:2.8 Summaron) 11. First Leica, the M5 (early 2017, love) 12. Rolleicord Model I Art Deco (mid 2017) 13. Second Leica, the M8 (late 2017, more love) 14. Hasselblad H3DII-31 with a set of lenses (late 2018) 15. Wideangle lens for the M8, the 21mm 1:4 Super-Angulon (late 2018) 16. Nikon D4 (late 2018) 17. Hasselblad H2 with film back (2019) 18. Third Leica, the M9-P (late 2019) 19. Fourth Leica, the original M4 (mid 2020) Now I am selling all my Nikon plastic lenses and keeping just the MF jewels.

@alexcarrillo5510 4 жыл бұрын

Nikkor Plastic Lenses?? Which Ones? My Nikkor Lenses from the 1960's, and 1970's Are Metal, & Real Glass Elements And as still sharp today as I take care of them as each lens HAS UV Filters to protect them. 20mm 3.5UD, 24mm 2.8, 28mm 3.5, 35mm 2.8, 50mm 2.0, 85mm 2.8, 105mm, 135mm 3.5, 43~86mm 3.5 ALL Nikkors I maybe a Nikon Guy as with Nikon F, and F2, FM, and F100 with drives, and grips, and I also have a Fuji S3Pro-S5Pro, and a Nikon D2Xs. I am happy in what I have... And I love to scan my film in using these lenses..... I do not believe in Journey's in getting a Lecia in which I am not a Leica Hater, I too have a Leica IID, and it is a beautiful model but I too have my Leica Clones like a Contax II, and III with Zeiss lenses, and my Canon 7, and Vt. So I believe in what I have, and also thinking of getting the photograph. In which I rather, and believe in getting the image in whatever camera you have, and own. As the story in the Emperor New Clothes - Well I am the little boy as he said to the Naked Emperor: "I do not see it" And I am 64 . Sorry Mac, as again I do not See It..

@Funktrainer 4 жыл бұрын

Alex Carrillo As I described that all my AF Nikkors were D type ones and these are just cheap plastic junk that sooner or later will fall apart and will get electronic failures (lesser than AF-S lenses but they will fail). I will hold on to my classic Nikkors forever: 1. 24mm 1:2.8 N-Auto 2. 25-50mm 1:4 Ai-S 3. 35mm 1:1.4 Ai-S 4. 35-70mm 1:3.5 Ai 5. 50-135mm 1:3.5 Ai-S 6. 50mm 1:1.4 S-C-Auto Ai converted 7. 50mm 1:1.4 S-Auto 8. 50-300mm 1:4.5 Auto Ai converted 9. 85mm 1:1.4 T* ZF (Zeiss) 10. 135mm 1:2 Ai-S Of course all of them have either UV, Skylight or Pro 1D protectors mounted.

@chainsaw2046 4 жыл бұрын

Finally found two screw mount leicas, have the slower versions of your lenses (earlier elmars, all of them). Super excited and love shooting them. Never thought I'd be able to get one, but gosh I love them.

@CrueLoaf 4 жыл бұрын

Love your enthusiasm. For me it’s not about the money or showing off. Leica is just simple for me. Menu choices paralyse me!! 🙂

@kollegekool 4 жыл бұрын

For 135 Film I shoot either with two Nikon FM2n´s mostly ( I have a silver, black and Titanium one but when im out I only use Two body’s at the same time. ) with a 28mm, a 50mm and a 135mm. I also use a 28mm Shift, a 35mm, a 200mm, a 300mm and a 15mm Occasionally or I use My Leica M3 and MA’s ( I own a silver and a black one) mostly I use my 50mm Summicron, 28mm Sumicron and my 135mm Elamrit ( with the Gogles ) . But I also own the new 28mm Summaron, 18mm Elmar, 35mm Summicron and a 90mm Summicron. I use the M3 for the 50mm and Longer lenses and the MAs for the wider ones. I love this kit for 35mm Film! For me it fits perfect. I have a wide choice of lenses and can choose between slr and rangefinders.

@jasonblake5576 4 жыл бұрын

Adore my M6 and 35 Summicron!!

@pers4855 4 жыл бұрын

I have a good feeling about this series mac I can't wait to see whats next 🙏

@MacShootsFilm 4 жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching!

@bulldog1101 4 жыл бұрын

Very excited to witness and hear about your journey. I find it particularly interesting because my journey is almost 180-degrees of where you are going. I have been shooting Leica for a long time--both digital and film. While I would never part with my film MP and I love M10-D, I have ben migrating back to Nikon for film. A while back I came upon my first cameras (Nikon FG20 and FA) and 5- E-series lenses. I assumed these camera had been lost in a lifetime of moves. I had not seen them in 20-years. While packing to move west to Phx, I opened a box and there they were, a time capsule. Anyhow, I love shooting them (the shutter sound is so different from Leica) and have since added and S3 and F4S to the mix. I can't wait to see where you go with this series. Cheers--lt

@jays.8621 4 жыл бұрын

That's one of the great thing about analog photography, there are so many great cameras and everyone fancies a change from time to time.

@elmachomen 4 жыл бұрын

Great video Mac! I'm about to make the same move, pretty much for the same reasons as you. Keep up the good work, greetings from Scotland!

@takuan650 4 жыл бұрын

For many years I thought Leica is only for wealthy nerds, collectors and posers (I still think that sometimes). A few years back I got my hands on a Leica CL and was astonished about the handling and image quality and was sold on it. I shoot with 3 other camera systems as well but Leica has become an important part of my gear planning.

@shademanirvanipour6870 3 жыл бұрын

the model look very nice

@tomc8273 4 жыл бұрын

good luck with series! should be fun to watch.

@RichardStroffolino 4 жыл бұрын

That intro was really cool, great editing!

4 жыл бұрын

Excellent Video! I really enjoyed your thoughts and experience and journey that you present here. Also the beginning with you talking and showing video parts of your photography side was really well done. I resonate with you, as I am also looking into a timeless camera which will be a Leica MD (digital) for me. I have not yet pulled the trigger but I will probably in the following months. Looking forward to future videos like this! Greetings from a fellow photographer, Dirksón!

@MacShootsFilm 4 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much!

@davidblanchard6785 4 жыл бұрын

Love to get a leica one day but my nikon fm and fg are working magnificent for me, I just love using manual focus film cameras 😁 I would love to have a leica with a 28mm lens and zone focus shoot. 😃

@edwinbaboomian 4 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the video. You present very well!

@MacShootsFilm 4 жыл бұрын

So nice of you! Thanks for watching!

@highlander200107 4 жыл бұрын

Great video Mac, and yes, basically everything all of us now Leica shooters say at some point, why would you pay that. And then we use it, and understand

@TXLorenzo 4 жыл бұрын

Love shooting film, especially medium format. Digital has its place for ease of use and flexibility, but film is where the craft its. Gear Acquisition Syndrome is a disease though.

@rangerandbronco 4 жыл бұрын

Pretty cool man. Welcome to the Leica gang! :)

@MacShootsFilm 4 жыл бұрын

Never thought i’d be in the Leica gang! 😂

@yasha8951 4 жыл бұрын

I own some Leica gear and the true is the price will always bother me, everything I don’t like about Leica would probably go away if they were less expensive, the funny thing is that we keep those prices were they are since we keep buying stuff, since the last year I get a new Leica video on my feed almost daily, hundreds on youtubers are putting these videos out, go to eBay and you will see the price of a M6 it’s almost the double they were a year ago, I hope this pushes Leica to start giving better support for their film cameras right now looks like there is only one person working there and the quality of the work is not the best. I’ll keep an eye on your upcoming videos

@MB-or8js 4 жыл бұрын

Watched your video with interest since I went on a similar path how I got to Leica even I am not coming from the wedding or portrait side in photography. Also shooting with the M6 since four years now.

@JP1050x 4 жыл бұрын

Nice start to the series!

@dirksentaguiam6622 4 жыл бұрын

Own Leica m3 and summicron rigid 50mm, that’s all u need, that combo will even outlive you, you can pass it on to your grandkids

@sergey-golovkin 4 жыл бұрын

Hello! Thank you for the video! Can you please write what a green backpack do you use in this video?

@ericrjennings 4 жыл бұрын

I have an X100V and I feel the same way about it as you do your Leica. With that said, I want an M6 or M9. I’ve heard the CCD sensor has its own look

@curiouslizard 4 жыл бұрын

Great video, I’ll take that FM3A off your hands.

@Sams911 4 жыл бұрын

I just spent close to $25K on a new M10P and the Noctilux .95 50mm .. a few accessories, and a bag.. I'm going to spend the next year taking photos of everything and anything I can get into that rangefinder and a 50mm focal length.

@mariumrajah 4 жыл бұрын

Ive been doing the same since my i bought my M8 in 2009

@asteele911 4 жыл бұрын

damn and its already time to upgrade to the m10R

@Zetaphotography 4 жыл бұрын

Not sure a Forever camera needs a creteria of can I sell it. A review of the Magnifying lens is a thought. Been shooting with an M2 and 50 Zeiss for 2 yrs. Jumped to a Leica M9 instead of buying the M6 and I see why it was well liked. Maybe will get the M6 if I stumble across a fair deal. AirBNB do you need insurance or do the home owners say anything with using there house for Photo shoots. I'll continue to follow this series

@mariogpx2990 4 жыл бұрын

My Journey To Leica : 1- Casio EXILIM EX-Z77 2-Nikon P90 3-Nikon D40 4-Canon S90 5-Canon S95 6-Canon S100 7-Canon Rebel T1 8-Canon G1X 9-Canon 5D Mark III with 50mm 1.2 L lens, 85mm 1.2 L , 70-200 2.8 L lens, 24-70- 2.8 L lens. 16-35mm 2.8 L lens. 10- Fujifilm X100 T 11- Fujifilm X100F Sold everything , got a Leica M10 with 35mm 1.4 summilux

@finnstone2842 4 жыл бұрын

Great Vid

@bingsby 3 жыл бұрын

Hi Mac, Just a note to let you know (you may know this already) I am kinda a Zeiss guy. I have zm’s for my Zeiss rangefinder. It is called the Zi and the Zm camera. When I first bought mine it was the Zi, but I see it referred to as the Zm also. I use Zeiss lenses across my Nikon cameras so I can stay consistent. Anyway if you nose around on the Zeiss website you can send your Zi back to Zeiss Germany and they will repair it. I like that this can be done, however, they do not make it easy. Or you may be upset and just keep it as a doorstop. They are not as rugged as Leica’s, however, I love that viewfinder and 1/2000. For me the Leica’s just don’t have the lightness of feel. The Zi does have a lousy focus patch, I know. I have a beautiful Leica M4P and sadly, it just stays in the bag. It is a tank though. I wish I could find the grip for the Zi, however, they are almost never for sale. With all its faults I love my Zi. I have a chrome one (like yours - love it!) and a black SW. Good Luck. Cheers

@MacShootsFilm 3 жыл бұрын

It's a great camera. I will def. have it repaired!

@poniatowski3547 4 жыл бұрын

great vid Mac. Happy that you've found your forever camera. For me when I picked up my F3. wow! Love that camera, real love affair. Built like a tank and that film advance is sex on a camera.

@MacShootsFilm 4 жыл бұрын

The film advance on the f3 is amazing!

@donovanchin 4 жыл бұрын

@@MacShootsFilm I'm also on my journey to find my first Leica (own almost every Nikon SLR made) and I agree that the F3 has the smoothest film advance compared to any others. How's the film advance of the Leica M6 compared to the F3?

@andrewkerns6777 4 жыл бұрын

Cool video! But what happened to episode 2?

@mrvk699 4 жыл бұрын

I love this kind of Video Making. Go MacFilms!! Also btw I own a Hand me down Nikon D7100 with kit lens 18-105mm 3.5-5.6 And I'm in dilemma 35mm f1.8G lens is a little expensive , what do you reckon should I save pocket money for it, because of lockdown the price of lens increased very much near the retail price which was like half the retail price before. Because Indians pay about 100% taxes upon imported electronics items.

@BenRipleyPhoto 3 жыл бұрын

Vishal Kumar hey Vishal I just saw this and I’m answering because I owned that exact camera and lens. The 18-105 is good for a cheap(er) kit lens but if you can, get that 35mm F1.8 (the least expensive one is the DX version on made specifically for APS-C sensors like the D7100). It’s a great lens and you’ll feel a little bit of magic in your images compared to the zoom. Hope that helps.

@TheMPhotography 4 жыл бұрын

I have the feeling that you might be on the way to become a Leica fan boy ;-)

@MacShootsFilm 4 жыл бұрын

Fingers-crossed 🤓

@bkrnj_ 4 жыл бұрын

This is gonna be dope. I graduated myself to the Leica SL 2 back in March. Good luck on your journey. Subscribing to watch you grow with this!

@Lavi-Aemilia-Astori 4 жыл бұрын

i shall get a leica iiig before i am 18

@kennynvake4hve584 4 жыл бұрын

The old saying is...Friends will become enemy's and enemy's will become friends...

@tomislavmiletic_ 4 жыл бұрын

I'm not hating Leica, I'm just thinking it's still overpriced. Especially those digital ones. But man, how can you kill FM3/A while shooting portraits, WTF??? I've been shooting cameras in multiple wars and all of my cameras came back out alive, even cheap plasticky ones...

@Zetaphotography 4 жыл бұрын

It's not for everyone so save up and buy it and just move on with their lives so sit and shake their heads and don't understand why. I never understood why people bought BMWs, now I know, maybe I will learn Porche then Ferrari

@CasnioMiCasio 3 жыл бұрын

Can you only sync a Flash at 1/60s on the Leica? No faster speed?

@MacShootsFilm 3 жыл бұрын

It's actually a max sync speed of 1/50! :)

@Otokichi786 4 жыл бұрын

Ha! You're "finding M-series Leicas," which are fast and easy compared to the "Barnack Leicas" of Dr. Ernst Leitz and Max Berek. A real "finding Leica" tale would begin with the "motion picture film end"-using cameras. But then, you would have to learn how to cut a "Leica tongue" and master the "take it slow" pace of 39mm screw mount Leicas. Then there would be the uncoated/sometimes fuzzy/sometimes flare-ridden 50mm f/1.5-16 Summarits and the uncoated "speed lens of the 1930's," 50mm f/1.5-9 Taylor-Hobson Xenon. How about the "peep sight" separate range- and viewfinders of the Orthochromatic black-and-white film era. Those "soft gelatin" films melt away if the processing temperatures rose above 68 degrees Fahrenheit/20 degrees Celsius temperatures in the lab. (Real World photography then was "tropic" in the Summer and "fragile" in the Winter.) Would the 28mm f/6.3 Hektor and 105mm f/6.3 Mountain Elmar Leica lenses of the pre-World War II years cramp your style? (These are the days of Kodak Panatomic and Super XX films.)

@alanstanway6118 4 жыл бұрын

Just don't drop your Leica cameras. Maybe they won't break but any damage, cosmetic or otherwise and you can kiss goodbye to hopes of recouping your outlay! Let's be honest here, you could buy 10+ Nikon Fm3 cameras for that money so come clean - your a Leica Fanboy now

@MacShootsFilm 4 жыл бұрын

Hhahahahahaha. Maybe! 😂

@Brause_Market 4 жыл бұрын

If I would be drake I would produce a song about this video.

@MacShootsFilm 4 жыл бұрын

hahahaha!

@thedeathblade20 4 жыл бұрын

would be nice if you maybe talk about metering with leica. how you meter in different situations

@Zetaphotography 4 жыл бұрын

M6 have internal light meters. You meter the same way you would any other camera.

@thedeathblade20 4 жыл бұрын

@@Zetaphotography the light meter in the m6 is a wide spot meter and not comparable to other cameras.

@Yuguy67 4 жыл бұрын

2minutesub curious for more....🖖😀💨

@alexcarrillo5510 3 жыл бұрын

I do not believe in Journey's in getting a Lecia in which I am not a Leica Hater, I too have a Leica IID, and it is a beautiful model but I too have my Leica Clones like a Contax II, and III with Zeiss lenses, and my Canon 7, and Vt as these are MY Leicas including my Film Nikons too with all Manual Focus NIKKOR lenses. So I believe in what I have, and also thinking of getting the photograph - The IMAGE is important than lugging a $1000 dollar lens. In which I rather, and believe in getting the image in whatever camera you have, and own. As the story in the Emperor New Clothes - Well I am the little boy as he said to the Naked Emperor: "I do not see it" And I am 64 . Sorry Mac, as again I do not See it SAY ALL.... Sorry, and as we also said in Art School, and also working at the camera store for 33 years: "KISS - Keep It It Simple Stupid".... And also I seen your other video of the Bessa... Treat it Nice, and I too have that lens as well.... Very Sharp as I use it Right...