MH SAIFUL thanks! I appreciate the kind words

Thanks man, will do

Brett Johnson hey man just a heads up those guys where I bought it from don’t sell Leica cameras anymore. They might have some second hand stuff but not sure

@@shootswithcoops Thx mate, ahhhh, I remember the other place that was the Leica Botique in Murray Street? I was thinking Camera Electronic. Or if no second hand ones in Perth Yodabashi, may be worth a trip to Tokyo, or maybe FeeBay

Teng Vang sounds like a good combo, F5 is a best

Unfortunately not anymore :(

Lanc Mac You can get the M7 repaired no problem though.

yep

Thanks Noah, appreciate the kind words

lavertezzo thanks man, my first KZfaq vid, really appreciate your comment

Cooper Pestell You're welcome :) and welcome in the "Leica club". P.s I'm a girl ;)

M6TTL electronic meter is not repairable anymore through, since leica ran out of parts.

Eric Dan tell me about it, it's really impressed me!

Andre Domingues thanks for your kind words, yeh if I had of found an M6 ttl I prob would have bought that over the m7, but I just got lucky with the price

SC Sydney yeh I'm with you, if I hadn't got this at a great price I would have got the M6

oh really?! ill have to keep an eye out for that, thanks for that info

very small problem, clean the gold sensor or just set the asa manualy

battery life is on year or +35 rolls, at least and you can leave the camera on all year long.

Thanks Scott, I really appreciate the kind comments

rarara No way! What a small world. The boys have a black M7 and a chrome M4 there at the moment, was just in there during the week

for real!? i'd def be keen on the black M7... emailing them now. cheers!

I thought MP meant Marketing Propaganda? LOL

@@Richardsumilang Yeah, I have also thought about the mp several times, something is just not right for me. It feels a bit lifeless compared to the older m models. I might end up with one one day anyway lol. The M-A is interesting but it bothers me a bit that they reused the mp body and that it still has the MP battery hole (just covered)

I see this video has been around for a bit although I just came across it today. I have had all manner of cameras, and Leicas, over many years but not an M7. The Aperture Priority AE and three dot metering indication does seem a useful advantage despite the disadvantage of the all electronic shutter. If film were still my primary capture medium, it would be an advantage that I would want. But the digital models are my primary cameras now and I'm happy to continue with the M4-2 I've owned for the past 12-13 years or so as it does the job I ask of it as well as I could want.

and built like a toy. Speaking from someone who bought the R4M brand new and owned for over two years, it felt like a Canon in terms of build quality and the light meter stops working once you get below 5 degree celcius, given its pretty cold my MP worked just fine in -10 with Tokyo humidity.

Fair enough, Contax G series then, the viewfinder corrects for paralax and it has auto focus, that will meet the needs for anyone who wants a rangefinder camera. You can't use leica lenses you might say, but just recently I've come to an unfortunate conclusion, from what I've been seeing lately from my scans, there's no need for leica quality lenses with film, most lenses are able to resolve more detail than the film can, or perhaps it's the scanner that fails to resolve the detail (one of the newer epsons, I don't own it, can't afford one), but anything with reasonable iso, I'm not thinking this is the case. And if anyone is crazy enough for drum scans, they might as well buy a digital camera. I'm sad to say I'm really wanting a digital camera for anything other than getting the aesthetic from b&w film. Expensive film cameras just don't make sense. And a maximum shutter speed of 1/1000 on the leica, it's a joke, it truly is a relic.

I absolutely agree with with you on Leica lenses, a zeiss with m mount is just as good if not better than Leica in same specs for fraction of the price, especially when shot with film, the 35 1.4 from zeiss blows the summilux away. But in terms of the body I still think Leica is the only choice for my needs, despite it's slow shutter speed and ridiculous curtain burn issues, I simply need a reliable full manual rangefinder with a good light meter, and no one's offering it, Voigtlander did thats why I tried it, it sucked (sold it and actually earned money from that deal lol). The G series deosnt scratch it for me with the electronics, its not even considered, for me the Leica is the only choice, I truly hope there are more brands offering so Leica can't price them as ridiculously as they do now, but no one is, so its either Leica or nothing for me, and considering their rich heritage and build quality I truly see the MP as a lifetime investment. (fun fact the mp actually raised value over 1000 USD since I bought it less than two years ago lol, I can still sell it higher than what I bought it for brand new. WTF)

What's up with the Contax G? I've never used one I just heard they were decent. And just looking at the quality from macro lens 'scans' for film, looks like you can get a lot more out of film that way, but then, if i could afford a digital camera i'd get better colour images just using it instead so kind of defeats the object. Medium format though, my cheap 1950's geuss the focus type of camera, it's almost at digital level quality in the images even with a flatbed scan, I think I'm going to start using my Nikon 35 mm as a light meter from now on.

Contax G is a true electronic camera, which are prone to breaking, just like all electronics, and the Gs are well known for this issue considering their age, its not a reliable camera for me, plus I hate autofocus in rangefinders, you'll never know if the camera is working properly and focused where you want it to be, every shot is a gamble, though the odds are high you win, there can and will have accidents. If you're shoot film because of image quality you're on the wrong boat, my fuji 690 which shoots the largest of medium format films is no match to an a7r3 in all photographic terms, except its fun to use unlike the sony. Film will not provide you with superior quality nowadays by any means, only better experience.

That was a hell of a great price lol.

Thanks man, I develop both colour and black and white. The whole process is just much more enjoyable for me, start to finish. I still love ditgal and use it for work jobs all the time. But shooting film, not seeing the shot right away, then going home and developing it, and pulling the film out of the tank is just so enjoyable, I fee so much more connected to each shot compared to digital

I understand. I loved shooting film, but, eventually, I just couldn't justify the expense of having someone else - a local drugstore - develop and print my film.

Yeah for sure, if I didnt develop myself it would cost waaaaaaay too much, some of the places here (in Perth) charge $30aud for 1 roll of black and white

OZ TORRES thanks man

Joel Foo must have gotten my information wrong, thanks for that update

Yes and no. The M7 supports HSS at 1/250s, 1/500s and 1/1000s of a second in manual not TTL, but just with some specific Metz gear. Otherwise you are right.

Luc Herbergs yes for sure. But if you want very close focus stay with an SLR

Natasha Nicole they have actually stopped selling Leica products now. Was in there a month ago and they have gotten rid of everything

emma Woods you sure can, 50mm lenses are most people's go to lens. The M7 has frame lines for 28mm 35mm 75mm and 90mm

Shootswithcoops Thanks for your reply! :)

If you ever have the cash in the future be sure to get a 35mm, it's my favorite personally :)

JAL farming accident when I was 11

Greg McKnight seriously, who needs a meter anyway?

I new it wasn't great on the M6, but I haven't personally used an M6 for a extended period to compare it to the M7

Sadly, the Erwin Puts page no longer works, but here is more information about the flare issue and how to fix it or work around it. www.nemeng.com/leica/020b.shtml

If your perfectly exposed then yes, just the Red center dot will illuminate, but even if the arrow/s and dot a both illuminated your exposure will still be pretty good

Shootswithcoops Okay. Cool. Thanks. Im buying an m7 tomorrow. So excited and terrified to make a lot of mistakes 😄 anything about the m7 specific you've come to notice since this video, that is important to take notice of? ✌🏼

Nothing specific to the M7, just usual film camera checks, cycle through the shutter speeds and make sure the fire correctly, and just test the light meter. But I'm sure you'll be fine, leica users always tend to really look after there cameras

The biogon is a better lens than the Leica equivalent in many ways…are you alright