The Mijonju Show - How I used my Leica X1 (a little Talk about Pre Focusing)

[breakit46]

Still love this episode, nearly convinced to get the X1.

I guess the viewfinder is vital to have fitted most of the time?

OM-D soon........?

[minutes2midnite]

the shot @4:20 is nice man

[iluvmyroom]

Pretty much the same way I shoot with my Sigma DP2 :D (and DP1 as well, for that matter).

[Mijonju]

@iluvmyroom YEAH! i loved my dp2, I might consider if they are coming out with dp3 in the coming future, that Foveon sensor is damn sexy! the photos are just unique

[Mijonju]

@iluvmyroom the loading power up time was my only problem with the camera,

[breakit46]

Iso 3200 is very impressive on the x1.

The from camera jpegs look really great in this video. I read a lot about the jpegs being pretty duff- pleased to see they are better than stated.

Have you made any large prints from the x1?

Curious to know just how big I will be able to print.

Thanks again 10/10 :)

[someblackguythatdied]

I was pretty focused through the whole video but when you pulled out the Rollei 35 I kinda jumped back and said whoa. I kinda love that camera.

[breakit46]

Mijonju-

What range of shutter speeds were you using for the night time shots in the video?

ISO 1600 with the X1 wide open at F2.8 hand held, impressive sharpness.

Did you post process any of the images shown?

Thanks for this video and I love your style.

10/10

[breakit46]

Fab.

[ojimra]

Great video! In the comments you posted a link in italian with the comment "WHAT?! I WISH I KNEW THIS BEFORE I BROUGHT IT"

whats that mean?

[Mijonju]

@ojimra Leica Italy is giving out free Leica X1 to a few 20+ participants.. :(

[BadWithNames123]

that dof preview scale is a really smart idea..

i wish other manufacteurs would use this too.. x1 is a little too pricey for me.. but it really seems to be a nice camera that was obvisously designed by photographers : )

[akpresse]

@BadWithNames123 dude, with "preview scale" you can't mean the depth-of-field scale right? because it's been there for around 70 years now on every camera that has any manual modes. except for AUTO-mode only cameras you always need that scale.

[BadWithNames123]

@akpresse my sony alpha 100 didnt have it.. my nikon 90 did not have it , my nikon d300 did not have it , my sony alpha 900 did not have it , my samsung x100 did not have it ..

so what the hell do you want from me? : P

[BadWithNames123]

@akpresse i dont care what there has been 70 years ago.. my point is that nowadays most of the big brands dont use it. *rolleyes

[akpresse]

@BadWithNames123 it's called the depth-of-field-scale.. you find it on every lens that has manual focus.

the depth-of-field scale mostly contains of simple markings in colorpaint for each aperture setting (1.4, 1.8,...11, 22, 32) along with a meter-scale that's printed on the focusing ring.

basicaly the markings point to the meters, depending on where you focus.. reading the markings for the aperture you set you see something like: "oh, ap1.4, depth-of-field will be 0.5 metres!", old.

[BadWithNames123]

@akpresse i know that there are dlsr lenses that have a depth of field scale.. but have you looked at recent cameras like the sony new, samsung nx, panasonic gh1 and gf1 series and their lenses and mirror less systems in general.. hardly any of them have a depth of field scale on the lens anymore.. and leica x1 is pretty much the only manufacture with a depth of field scale on the camera display :P

[akpresse]

@BadWithNames123 alright, I see your point. However, most of these cameras don't have manual focus, or?

(if they do and even the manual doesn't even come with a depth-of-field scala, then I admit epic fail to them.

I know the dof for most of my cameras outta the head, some of my older cams [1920 pocket mid format agfa etc.] don't come with a scale too, but it's in the manual and you can hit it up there at least. But sure: when it comes to comfort it's a great feature)

[BadWithNames123]

@akpresse all of those have manual focus ; )

but there are no scales or anything on the lenses.. basically like a kit lens on nikon, canon etc. you can just turn a ring and the camera magnifies the live view but there are no manual focus scales or anything..

thats why i liked the leica x1 solution because other mirror less cameras have not even a simple focus scale like you have on prime lenses for dslrs

[johanssen242424]

Like Like Like this video. Great tips about pre focusing and judging distance of your subject. Thank you Mijonju!

[Filmwillyoumarryme]

Bro, LomoKino maybe? :3

[qkdbach]

that shot at 4:44 is just great!

[manolismoumouzias]

Great video Mijonhu! Great tips! Thanks for sharing this!

[Pro1er]

Mijonju, I really like it when you go outside to do your videos instead of always sitting in your apartment.

[slicktoroid]

great show. this motivates me to pick up my zone focusing cameras again!

[davidjorozcophoto]

You are one of few "gear junkies" who actually have talent. Those photos were great, in terms of composition and subject matter. Awesome.

[simozonelayer]

That's how I shoot my FED3 or Zorki 4k rangefinders. Focus on something that's the approximate distance you WILL be from your subject then shoot when in range.

Nice.

[ElliotGuthriePhoto]

@ 1.38 look at something from afar and say well i might shoot that guy

LOL!!!!

[9unslinger]

Greetings

I know this maybe a stupid question and some what not related to this video. But I was just wondering which 50mm leica summicron is better. Is it type 2(rigid) or type 3 or the type 4(with a focusing tab)?

Thanks In advance for all of your replies.

[madmat13]

Looking forward to know how you hold the x1 or even the m9. I got an m6 and haven't find the best way to hold it yet, some tips on holding/transporting cameras would be great, like bags review, wrap, etc... Keep up the good videos ! Great b&w btw, look grainy as a tri-X film !

[pketh]

how fast is the manual focusing wheel? do you find you're waiting for the camera lens or like the computers to keep up with you in hurried situations?

[umbertobellitto]

I love Tokyo! Quanti splenditi ricordi son riaffiorati rivedendo quelle strade!

[AndrPhoto]

Wow, great tips about zone focusing! And one of my favorite cameras in the end as well =)

Btw your new haircut looks cool! (Just saw it on twitter, not in this vid obviously^^')

[chrishimself84]

Power prefocussing planking technique ACTION!

[djlaxa]

you should get 2 meters, or badly injured.. I would go with the second one :))

[majorhollandps3]

Could you please upload the photos on your flickr account? I loved them! :D

[MattPC95]

so i have to imagine 1.92m infront of myself, that sounds really cool, I wish i had some rangefinders, but they're just so much :|

[erniesbudolab]

great tips!

[wiifcukall]

Can't wait to see your photos from Singapore

[davidyeah]

one of the best mijonju show recently :P

[rosebrandon]

Can I ask where you learned SOOO much about photography?? Because I'm so interested but I have no idea what your talking about half of the time xP

[TheHipsterguy]

i love this sought of video.* added to favorites

[slinkyfingerly]

Damn you mijonj damn you!!! Now i want to get the X1, damn you! cut your hair, it looks horrible!

@wilsoninhk dude you make no sense, this is Pre focusing, what "go up to the person and shot" in auto or pre focus? noob..

@tknosojirou I know what you mean, mijonju is evil.

[wilsoninhk]

Or you can do it the "Kai" way...just go up to the person and take a shot ^^

[Hatafuriyamanokaiju]

@mijonju you look like old school Daido on the street there.

Thanks for the inspiration,my rf's aren't calibrated and I'm lazy so it's "no-finder" style for me haha

[slinkyfingerly]

@Hatafuriyamanokaiju mijonju is a copy cat, but we still like U

[Ezekielkok]

thanks for the video bro. its so nice the x1 ! i'm so gonna lay my hands on one. thanks for the pre focus tips. would def try it soon.

[tknosojirou]

Damn now I regret buying a m4/3 camera and lenses instead of getting this sweet camera. Great video and very nice shots!

[MrYerbaMate1]

Dude thanks so much for making this video it has already helped me out a few times today

[lukejohnspencer]

they are damn sexy pictures!!

[Anthony77769]

Dude this is the best informational video (I think) because i have a rangefinder, a Bessa R2a, I've been trying to learn how to use zone focusing. Well not really, I need some cheap film to experiment with but once i do it will be great and awesome to use

[2eltran]

is that a free style porter bag? Omg i was planning to buy it for my birhtday in november!

How is it? Does it feel leathery? is it the build quality good?

Grazie!

[sirnubenegra]

Awesome

[yakuzachin88]

Nice video!

[thomstone23]

yeah lets have a mijonju show halloween special! great pre-focusing tips, really useful thanks! I have always struggled with street photography for this very reason so this has helped me loads.

[pricelessrubbish]

Is the external viewfinder included?

[AlexisG73]

Pre focusing/zone focusing is one of my favorite ways to focus. I like being able to set the cameras focus and exposure before hand. Like being sneaky haha. The less time you have the camera to your face durring street shooting the better. Also if you happen to have a wider lens then you can just shoot from the hip or with your arm extended above your head ect. =)

[thearadman]

Great tips for pre-focusing, thanks!

[franscartoons]

i hope the next vid is up before halloween. another great video btw!

[Whiteboyintokyo]

I just got back to tokyo from singapore and I missed it here so much... and loook, Mijonju on my homepage when i open my laptop. How lucky.

I really am liking the X1 now that I have seen this photo. One question though, if you shoot black n white straight from the camera, do you lose the color data for post processing? as in split toning or whatever-it-is-called.

[Mijonju]

@Whiteboyintokyo if you shoot in Raw, then you can get the color for other processing, but i only shot at black and white JPG, and because it was just for this video didn't though of shooting in raw

[Whiteboyintokyo]

@Mijonju oh, I see. cool. Thanks! Nice video. I wish I could afford Leica cameras.. but, I need my organs. lol