since i got my m6, my 5DmII hasn't left the house... it's a different way of shooting.. you start to think more about the scenery, the light, you learn to set your camera up even without looking at it just by guessing and you learn to nail it... photography isn't always about the final image! of course that's the biggest part. but i don't want to go out and feel it as a burden to take pictures, i want to do it because i have fun at it. that s why i love leica.. you re having fun...
Its like Honda Toyota vs Bmw Merz ! They are just good cars Am i right ? Of course, but let me ask you this honest question, what if you have deep pockets, would you get a Honda v6 Accord or you can get a 335i Twin Turbo or C350 AMG ? Plssssssssss ! Like some other ppl said, German technologies will never let you down.
For me, the ultimate measure of a camera (and of a photographer) is the pictures it produces. I'd find more worth in such a camera if it made a marked difference in my picture capture, but I don't think it would... yet, anyway.
On a lighter note, WHERE'S THE BOKEH?
And you missed a couple of great shots; at 4:56 (the toy figurines) and 5:05 (the kung fu shoe shop).
It's great to see a story by a knowledgable person regarding a camera about which he is fond.
Personally, I value some attributes more than those mentioned (size, weight, looks, colour / unobtrusiveness). I've never had a chance to use or own one (and that's a problem with such an 'exclusive' camera; I can dream about owning one, but I will never know until I have a chance to use one whether it does indeed suit me, and the price makes that an extreme unlikilhood.)
Wether you like it or not this is a very emotional video. As a new photographer I find this video very inspirational.
One of the few times you'll see Kai's passion and love for photography right out there on his sleeve. It's very inspiring for any photographer with any camera. Kai's argument on automation could be just as easily applied to music.
I think one should realise that the reason the Leica got its "soul" is because of immense marketing and the high price (and therefore its exclusivity) I don't buy the "back to basics"-argument at all, if you want to be limited technologically just switch your bloody AF off. Its a good product, but you cant escape the fact that youre paying for an certain image (no pun intended). Congrats to Leica for building such a strong brand, but I will probably always regard Leica owners as a bit suckered
@niggab00b2007 Leica is worth that money just like the Rolls Royce Phantoms and the Ferraris . .. exclusive and worth it and out of most people's reach.
Check out DigitalRev's Leica Noctilux review to know why Leica is so special.
Leica still produces the sharpest images and isn't that worth enough?
I like the way he softly places the camera at the table. As if he lays his own eyes at rest. And why not, good eyes should be handled as beeing irreplaceable. Anyone should tell this to the knocking primates with Leica's in their hands here on youtube .
wow, every sample photo except of one or two is bad, i dont see any technique in takinblurry, moved frames. camera is cool. and please all ppl who are bitching the price: that is not leica problem. it is yours.
Personally I don't care what my camera looks like. Its about the pictures you take with it, and if you're so sentimental over using older technology, shoot on film.
the price is acceptable if u think about all the mechanics
u just think it's overpriced because today camera equipment is cheaper because of certain changes in society and economy (e.g. globalisation) leica doesn't use these changes which is one of the factors that help to "create" the unique leica m feeling
@AssiVomDienst1 Your argument is laughable, and to address it would probably be a waste of my time in the long run. Suffice it to say, I don't think you understand what you're implying, or you're failing to imply what you intended to. There is no reasonable explanation for why the Leica M digital cameras cost as much as they do, this when considering only the bodies, not the lenses. The lenses do have the unique feature of staying very small for their effective focal lengths.
@xilefx There's a different feel to things if you know you did it. It's like taking a photo in Auto and taking it in Manual mode. There is a different in what you feel about the shots.
Compare this to being given money for free and really earning it, you will always value the things you earned.
@SapienHunter yea.. I understand you nostalgic guys but the point is: you can do manual and automatic photography with a DLSR and the leica is just manual..
@xilefx that's exactly what leica is all about.. it s not a entry level dslr some idiot picks up and thinks he's pro now... you need to know the stuff to take pictures... and yes, you can do everything manually on a dslr, but since i got my M6, my 5DmII hasn't left my home!
it's small, it's beautiful, and it works reliably... you start to think differently.. you learn to set your aperture and shutter speed by guessing the light around you and you aren't far off most of the time!
@WeThePeopleee There is other no full frame camera with this compact size. Leica lenses also have a very good quality that almost no other manufacturer can provide. So if you want to have a camera with this image quality in a compact size, you currently have no alternative and a comparison is not possible. It's a matter of the weighting of selection criteria. Mine are "1. perfect image quality, 2. compact size". If you select your cameras by other criteria, perfect! Then you have other options.
My grandmother passed down a leica M3 which belonged to my great grandfather. About 3 months ago i purchased a 600D, I love my 600D, but there is something about the M3 that is much more special.
I seriously don't see why other companies do what Leica does. Not only does the rangefinder style look great, but the rangefinder system in general is something that attracts a large niche of photographers.
One thing I have not head mentioned is the longevity, and therefore the cost of ownership of a Leica. I have friends who are still using their father's Leica M3's that were bought during the 1950's. During the 70's, one "clocked" a mugger in Central Park with the M3 and then was still able to take his photo while waiting for the police!
The history and blah blah are nice and all, but i still don't want one and never will. Can i still be a photographer and think these are a massive waste of money?
@callowaymotorcompany leica isnt for everyone. i will never buy one either. a photographer isnt determined by the gear he/she uses. daido moriyama uses a film p&s to make his money. its all about what you capture.
with that being said, calling them "wastes of money" is outright disrespectful to those who love shooting leica and make their income with one. optically, i would prefer leica glass over my canon L glass to be honest.
I think if you want SOUL, you would be shooting film. Leica is definitely progressing with the modern technology, or it would not have become digital. And also, of course Leica doesn't advertise their stuff. Most people will shy away when they hear a camera that costs nearly 10k to get (Think about Ferrari, you don't see advertisement for it either). I think Leica is nice, but it is just another example of high-end pricey thing made to satisfy the people today.
@Geoffboyardee Im pretty sure taking a photo with anything would do it. Unless you have to have a Leica and to be fair Im sure there are plenty of older M Lecias out there and if you just want to use the glass you could get a Zeiss or Voigtlander.
@Geoffboyardee Yes. Unless you want to shoot Leica or Leica lenses. I figured you were having a dig at the price of the M9, but its good to know there is alternatives out there.
@Geoffboyardee There probably is no realy way one is _supposed_ to connect to it... Whatever way one choses, it will give a different experiences, but luckily none exclude each other, nowadays...
@Geoffboyardee At certain point, there is a psychological connection :-D, anyway, I thought the important part of photography is behind camera body :p
The Leica M is a tool used by top professional documentry style photographers, photographing; as the guy is saying-Unobtrusively. To the general public it looks like a novice camera, but it is of the highest professional standard there is. I used to process and print for a photojournalist, and his success was undercover/covert photography. He'd be talking to the target and snapping him with a 21mm hanging on his chest.
@photom2 most pro shooters/journalists are using a canon or nikon. those pulitzer prize winning photos are not usually shot with a leica. of course, not to take anything away from the leica. ultimately, it's about the photographer, not the camera as much. those pics kai took were nothing special. i once read something where a nytimes award winning photographer said he once won a photo competition with a pic taken on a holga.
@iwasborntobefly I'm glad you finnished with the Holga story, because technically you'd hardly tell the difference between any top flight camera in quality. The fact that the pulitzer prize winners won with Nikons or Cannons was because that was what they used. The photojournalist I mentioned, wouldn't have got his shots with a singing and dancing professional camera, he just had to get the job done. It's images that win prizes, not cameras; as with the holga. (Whatever that is) A women :-)
You have an M9, yes great but your shots are not m9 level. You should get your self a piece of paper and make your self those origami pinhole cameras and then sell your m9. Donate the money to fund projects of freelance photographers out there who can shoot far more better than you are. Money really can't buy talent.
@blakemcguire get a panasonic lx5. it uses a leica lense and is made by the same company. some people think it's basically a leica d-lux. it's also half the price at around $360 US. u don't need a leica to take great pictures.
@iwasborntobefly Of course, I'm using an Olympus E-520 right now because I got it for cheap. Panasonics are great though, all their cameras are basically a joint venture between them and Leica.
Since the Leica M9, the 5D Mk II or the D700 all have full frame sensors. How are the Leica lenses smaller? For example the 50mm f/1.4 lenses for Leica are smaller than for example the 50mm f/1.4 from canon. Is it because that the canon has an autofocus motor, or?
@comandercody448 yes, one reason is because of AF. But what makes the size really small is the difference in the lens design because rangefinder has a much smaller flange focal distance.
@comandercody448 I'd say its the AF motors inside the lens. If you look at the Voigtlander 40mm/20mm, Nikon 50mm 1.8 E Series or the Industar 50mm 3.5 you can see how small SLR lenses can be.
Does not really show, how different the quality is from the slur in the video. Just the feel of the cam. Thatnikonguy channel compared it and showed that the Nikon had better quality images... Maybe with less soul.
Enjoyed the video immensely, but thought the B&W conversions were lacking in contrast and pizzazz. They just looked flat - nothing like the film they were attempting to emulate.
The Leicas got a gorgeous look, a soul and everybody,even non-photographers seem to enjoy them.
But they are also a pain in the hand because they are anti-ergonomic(hand grip???) and they feel strangely cold in your hand. It's more like a jewelery which can be used to take pictures with.
DSLRs seem to be more of a tool. They don't even want to be beatiful because it would make you sad when they would have scratches,etc. on them. If the camera is already ugly ,no way it could get worse.
What aboud some one whit big hands?My Hasselblad had also a soul until digital came in 2002, Then the Hasselblad factory died a few years later,just like Minolta,Contax,Bronica and many others.
why did I see this video?? now I am in love with this cam!! i feel that if I don;t buy this cam then i have wasted my life. I will save for 5 years,10 years or even more and buy this cam. I will atleast take one picture with it before i die.
While I like that you like it, and it's a piece of art, the fact of the matter is the pictures you took with it, were just inferior to the same photos you have taken with other cameras. Most of those photos are out of focus. For the advantages you like, (small, and unimposing), there are other options that allow you to take better pictures.
Interesting watching this video and then the iPhone 4s video. 2 very different perspectives. This one on how we don't need so much "automation" and the iPhone video on how we are all "connected" so quickly through technology
I would like to try Leica M series camera but $MONEY$ is the problem . I saw the price for it and said "That price is a killer !! :D" . Still can't deny the fact every camera is unique in its own way .
Nice piece.
fripertronics 2 hours ago
since i got my m6, my 5DmII hasn't left the house... it's a different way of shooting.. you start to think more about the scenery, the light, you learn to set your camera up even without looking at it just by guessing and you learn to nail it... photography isn't always about the final image! of course that's the biggest part. but i don't want to go out and feel it as a burden to take pictures, i want to do it because i have fun at it. that s why i love leica.. you re having fun...
akroisel 22 hours ago
Its like Honda Toyota vs Bmw Merz ! They are just good cars Am i right ? Of course, but let me ask you this honest question, what if you have deep pockets, would you get a Honda v6 Accord or you can get a 335i Twin Turbo or C350 AMG ? Plssssssssss ! Like some other ppl said, German technologies will never let you down.
PhuNguyen88 3 days ago
Gotta love Kai´s Frogstance when taking photos.. :p
Nassen0f 4 days ago in playlist DigitalRev Leica Series
When you want to take photos, you use a Nikon or Canon. When you want to make art, you use a Leica.
3FLYTE 4 days ago
@3FLYTE Well said, good sir.Too bad the poor won't be able to make any.
TheJadedphotographer 2 days ago
leica M9 is 7000USD only
garrickTT 5 days ago
@garrickTT and don't forget the 3k for the 50 1.4.
TheJadedphotographer 2 days ago
@garrickTT yeah a 1dx or the d3x plus a lens or two for the same price.
JanusKramer 1 day ago
how much does this camara cost????
locote031 5 days ago
For me, the ultimate measure of a camera (and of a photographer) is the pictures it produces. I'd find more worth in such a camera if it made a marked difference in my picture capture, but I don't think it would... yet, anyway.
On a lighter note, WHERE'S THE BOKEH?
And you missed a couple of great shots; at 4:56 (the toy figurines) and 5:05 (the kung fu shoe shop).
ExpieMF 5 days ago
It's great to see a story by a knowledgable person regarding a camera about which he is fond.
Personally, I value some attributes more than those mentioned (size, weight, looks, colour / unobtrusiveness). I've never had a chance to use or own one (and that's a problem with such an 'exclusive' camera; I can dream about owning one, but I will never know until I have a chance to use one whether it does indeed suit me, and the price makes that an extreme unlikilhood.)
ExpieMF 5 days ago 3
Leica is the Angelina Jolie of rangefinders. Waaaaay out of my league, and f*cking beautiful.
AreaQNH870 6 days ago
but does it have smile detection?
MichaelEssaf 6 days ago
I shoot on my father's Zenit-E and have same feelings. And I dont have to trade my car for it
Vechet 1 week ago
Wether you like it or not this is a very emotional video. As a new photographer I find this video very inspirational.
One of the few times you'll see Kai's passion and love for photography right out there on his sleeve. It's very inspiring for any photographer with any camera. Kai's argument on automation could be just as easily applied to music.
Well done that man.
brideydunlop 1 week ago in playlist Uploaded videos
at 3:45 what is he operating with his finger? what is that switch for?
fraserch 1 week ago
I think one should realise that the reason the Leica got its "soul" is because of immense marketing and the high price (and therefore its exclusivity) I don't buy the "back to basics"-argument at all, if you want to be limited technologically just switch your bloody AF off. Its a good product, but you cant escape the fact that youre paying for an certain image (no pun intended). Congrats to Leica for building such a strong brand, but I will probably always regard Leica owners as a bit suckered
niggab00b2007 1 week ago
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SapienHunter 5 days ago
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@niggab00b2007 Leica is worth that money just like the Rolls Royce Phantoms and the Ferraris . .. exclusive and worth it and out of most people's reach.
Check out DigitalRev's Leica Noctilux review to know why Leica is so special.
Leica still produces the sharpest images and isn't that worth enough?
SapienHunter 5 days ago
Love your videos and photos but your accent is giving me goose bumps.
furior 1 week ago
I like the way he softly places the camera at the table. As if he lays his own eyes at rest. And why not, good eyes should be handled as beeing irreplaceable. Anyone should tell this to the knocking primates with Leica's in their hands here on youtube .
bolderiks 1 week ago
I'm jealous
pauljacobde 1 week ago
u like it because it fits your style
DesiPendoJatt 1 week ago 8
wow, every sample photo except of one or two is bad, i dont see any technique in takinblurry, moved frames. camera is cool. and please all ppl who are bitching the price: that is not leica problem. it is yours.
afusake 1 week ago
Check out DigitalRev's Leica Noctilux review . That's where you will see the amazing images
SapienHunter 5 days ago
@SapienHunter i know where too look for good samples. but it sucks this guy can't do more than talkin talkin.
afusake 5 days ago
Should change the title to "Why the Leica M is so expensive"
savantartistique 1 week ago
5:27!!! The best picture taken by Kai! he really nailed it!
esaskhan95 1 week ago
i stay with my nikon D300s^^
SuperKwick 1 week ago
Personally I don't care what my camera looks like. Its about the pictures you take with it, and if you're so sentimental over using older technology, shoot on film.
fsC130J 1 week ago
sorry, but you are just holding an slr wrong.
count300 2 weeks ago
@count300
He knows how to hold an SLR. Its just he wants to hold it that way in this video, for some reason...
ccaian1 1 week ago
if i got leica i would get a film version
prob M3
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@SibSpi just use one...
the price is acceptable if u think about all the mechanics
u just think it's overpriced because today camera equipment is cheaper because of certain changes in society and economy (e.g. globalisation) leica doesn't use these changes which is one of the factors that help to "create" the unique leica m feeling
AssiVomDienst1 2 weeks ago
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AssiVomDienst1 2 weeks ago
@AssiVomDienst1 Your argument is laughable, and to address it would probably be a waste of my time in the long run. Suffice it to say, I don't think you understand what you're implying, or you're failing to imply what you intended to. There is no reasonable explanation for why the Leica M digital cameras cost as much as they do, this when considering only the bodies, not the lenses. The lenses do have the unique feature of staying very small for their effective focal lengths.
SibSpi 2 weeks ago
I think this is one of your only serious videos haha
AsianxWu 2 weeks ago
why is it "refreshing" to use a camera which has less funktions and is more difficult to use with a price that is 10 times as high than good DLSRs??
if this wouldn't be a camera by Leica, the review would have been very different I think..
xilefx 2 weeks ago in playlist DigitalRev Leica Series
@xilefx ever used one?
bicycleghost41 2 weeks ago
@bicycleghost41 no. but is it really worth that amount money? I just thought I even would not need to test the camera to come to that point.
xilefx 2 weeks ago
@xilefx just go out and try one, you'll understand then!
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@xilefx simplicity is refreshing ;) well i personally feel that photography is based on emotions. your camera is just a tool, nothing more!
zeraion2 2 weeks ago
@xilefx There's a different feel to things if you know you did it. It's like taking a photo in Auto and taking it in Manual mode. There is a different in what you feel about the shots.
Compare this to being given money for free and really earning it, you will always value the things you earned.
SapienHunter 5 days ago
@SapienHunter yea.. I understand you nostalgic guys but the point is: you can do manual and automatic photography with a DLSR and the leica is just manual..
xilefx 3 days ago
@xilefx that's exactly what leica is all about.. it s not a entry level dslr some idiot picks up and thinks he's pro now... you need to know the stuff to take pictures... and yes, you can do everything manually on a dslr, but since i got my M6, my 5DmII hasn't left my home!
it's small, it's beautiful, and it works reliably... you start to think differently.. you learn to set your aperture and shutter speed by guessing the light around you and you aren't far off most of the time!
it just works..
akroisel 22 hours ago
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@xilefx Leica is worth that money just like the Rolls Royce Phantoms and the Ferraris . .. exclusive and worth it and out of most people's reach.
Check out DigitalRev's Leica Noctilux review to know why Leica is so special.
Leica still produces the sharpest images and isn't that worth enough?
SapienHunter 5 days ago
why is that review with classical music inthe background an without any fun, and the sony reviews are just fun and with any objectivity?
I like your vids and reviews, but please see the things as they are..
xilefx 2 weeks ago in playlist DigitalRev Leica Series
love the moonlight sonata part :)
jelenamiokovic 2 weeks ago
Look at it this way: The cheapest digital rangefinder ...in the world!
sledgeoc 2 weeks ago
why is the M9 about 2 times more expensive than the 5D Mark II
corrocraft 2 weeks ago
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BudakApiti109 2 weeks ago
still too overpriced
WeThePeopleee 2 weeks ago
@WeThePeopleee Overpriced compared to what?
vulli331 2 weeks ago
@vulli331 compared to other cameras. cmon, 6k for that?
WeThePeopleee 2 weeks ago
@WeThePeopleee There is other no full frame camera with this compact size. Leica lenses also have a very good quality that almost no other manufacturer can provide. So if you want to have a camera with this image quality in a compact size, you currently have no alternative and a comparison is not possible. It's a matter of the weighting of selection criteria. Mine are "1. perfect image quality, 2. compact size". If you select your cameras by other criteria, perfect! Then you have other options.
vulli331 2 weeks ago
Just got me the 35 lux fle after 6 months on a list.. did some studio shots and im very happy with the lens! Only using my Nikon for sports now =\
johnnybe89 2 weeks ago
"So unique" is not proper English. TROLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOL.
SayMoreTaimoor 2 weeks ago
it's a shame it's so expensive
disappearinglau 3 weeks ago
Sure sure... but with no film, there's no classic.
pkfff 3 weeks ago
But, why is so expensive?!
johnmcmek 3 weeks ago
This is going to sound so stupid but.... whats the song in the video? :s
TheSambond007 3 weeks ago
@TheSambond007 moonlight sonata
ryanyasin 3 weeks ago
@TheSambond007 Moonlit Sonata by Beethoven!
taimay08 3 weeks ago
Best DigitalRev Video ever
IraqiSolidSnake1988 3 weeks ago
urrmmm kai in this video u dint look clumsy compared to other video u've made. try treating the M9 like u treat the pinkon D7000 heheheh
chalibibi 3 weeks ago
leica cams are like ferrari in the car world.. exotic
subzerized 3 weeks ago
I wish I could afford a Leica, I'm in love with the M model.... but it's so expensive!!!!!!!!!!!
Acquavallo 4 weeks ago
Correction: SLR was not the new way. It was the way of the makes who lacked the finesse implied by other techs.
siddartharo 4 weeks ago
I'll do with a little less soul then for about $5000 less.
slaQ83 1 month ago 26
@slaQ83 Agreed! I picked up an old Olympus OM-3 for $170 and I know exactly what he's talking about...
TheAdamgnych 4 days ago
this is the best digitalrev video
YungB0211 1 month ago
Real good video !!!
Ty żółtasie zajebany z tą brytolską flegmą! Chyba coś ci się z sadzeniem ryżu pojebało !!! ;)
1majorgrom 1 month ago
Is it true that its easer to render with a dslr than with a leica range finder and why?
pr01123 1 month ago
porsche of cameras
ascortjkk 1 month ago
My grandmother passed down a leica M3 which belonged to my great grandfather. About 3 months ago i purchased a 600D, I love my 600D, but there is something about the M3 that is much more special.
TheyCallMePatto 1 month ago 2
This camera is amazing, but you have to remember that every photographer has a camera that they like, you have to find the one right for you.
Yonktech 1 month ago 19
Why is it always raining in these videos?
JapanRossMusic 1 month ago
Does it use film also? Serious question.
TheMontegonian 1 month ago
@TheMontegonian does not use film
mcpjr119 1 month ago
I seriously don't see why other companies do what Leica does. Not only does the rangefinder style look great, but the rangefinder system in general is something that attracts a large niche of photographers.
ITSbigwillystyle 1 month ago
Think I'll stick with my own soul, thank you. You can't buy soul.
danTES8011 1 month ago 3
i like the m9. but the frameline of rangefinders is a deal breakers for me.
db7Ryu 1 month ago
You just indirectly helped me with using my Russian FED5 Range Finder! Thanks!!! =D
abel2088 1 month ago
When they can't buy it they say "it's not worth it" .. when they have the money they say "it's defiantly worth it" LOL.
moomy504 1 month ago 2
15000 usd soul? (at lest what you had). Waiting for the fuji x pro 1
pavelluengassierra 1 month ago
Is it a rich man's X100?
samgab 1 month ago
Probably the best camera ...in the world!
Tenchi0001 1 month ago
One thing I have not head mentioned is the longevity, and therefore the cost of ownership of a Leica. I have friends who are still using their father's Leica M3's that were bought during the 1950's. During the 70's, one "clocked" a mugger in Central Park with the M3 and then was still able to take his photo while waiting for the police!
probonovox 1 month ago
The history and blah blah are nice and all, but i still don't want one and never will. Can i still be a photographer and think these are a massive waste of money?
callowaymotorcompany 1 month ago
@callowaymotorcompany id say if you don't like them thats fine but respect to the design should still be given
KcOBmusic 1 month ago
@callowaymotorcompany leica isnt for everyone. i will never buy one either. a photographer isnt determined by the gear he/she uses. daido moriyama uses a film p&s to make his money. its all about what you capture.
with that being said, calling them "wastes of money" is outright disrespectful to those who love shooting leica and make their income with one. optically, i would prefer leica glass over my canon L glass to be honest.
minutes2midnite 1 month ago
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I think if you want SOUL, you would be shooting film. Leica is definitely progressing with the modern technology, or it would not have become digital. And also, of course Leica doesn't advertise their stuff. Most people will shy away when they hear a camera that costs nearly 10k to get (Think about Ferrari, you don't see advertisement for it either). I think Leica is nice, but it is just another example of high-end pricey thing made to satisfy the people today.
stevenkyhuang 1 month ago
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stevenkyhuang 1 month ago
There's something other cameras have that the leica doesn't, the option to own one without losing your kidneys.
P4INKiller 1 month ago
waiting for my sony nex 5n battery to charge grrrrrrrrr
hARVoThe96 1 month ago
why he frown all the time
skewnook 1 month ago
Is buying a $6000 dollar camera really how one is supposed to connect to the world with photography?
Geoffboyardee 1 month ago in playlist DigitalRev Leica Series 65
@Geoffboyardee Im pretty sure taking a photo with anything would do it. Unless you have to have a Leica and to be fair Im sure there are plenty of older M Lecias out there and if you just want to use the glass you could get a Zeiss or Voigtlander.
MrJava200 1 month ago
@MrJava200
Sooooo, that's a no?
Geoffboyardee 1 month ago
@Geoffboyardee Yes. Unless you want to shoot Leica or Leica lenses. I figured you were having a dig at the price of the M9, but its good to know there is alternatives out there.
MrJava200 1 month ago
@Geoffboyardee get an m4 and never look back...
BigRooster747 1 month ago
@Geoffboyardee There probably is no realy way one is _supposed_ to connect to it... Whatever way one choses, it will give a different experiences, but luckily none exclude each other, nowadays...
BADtimmay 1 month ago
@Geoffboyardee M3 is about $1000 dollar, what are you talking about?
andreshidalgo 1 month ago
@andreshidalgo THAT was the M9
prowled 1 month ago
@Geoffboyardee At certain point, there is a psychological connection :-D, anyway, I thought the important part of photography is behind camera body :p
perigee17 3 weeks ago
@Geoffboyardee When you ask a camera snob, you will invariably come to that conclusion.
citizenzombie 3 weeks ago
@Geoffboyardee You can get an M3, M2, or M5 for like $700.
OverlordXenuAnon 2 weeks ago
@Geoffboyardee yes...
but there are also other ways
AssiVomDienst1 2 weeks ago
This is excellent.
With an SLR you see the picture exactly the way the camera sees it. With Leica you see the world the way it is.
IraklyShanidzeTube 1 month ago
wish i'd liked the pictures more.
lsm2100 1 month ago
people saying award winning photographers don't use leicas... have you guys ever heard of elliott erwitt? henri cartier bresson?
joegbakrew 2 months ago 3
you got a bogey @0.33 with 1080p high defination :D thumb up if u c it!
aorsh1 2 months ago
You're the Jeremy Clarkson of camera testing :p
StudioGoldsmith 2 months ago 84
@StudioGoldsmith ... ... ... in the world!
samgab 1 month ago
whats the piano song at like 2:40 or something?
megamegamario13 2 months ago
@megamegamario13 Moonlight Sonata - Ludwig van Beethoven
HELLOCCCRRRAAAIIIGGG 2 months ago
@HELLOCCCRRRAAAIIIGGG thanks man :)
megamegamario13 2 months ago
The Leica M is a tool used by top professional documentry style photographers, photographing; as the guy is saying-Unobtrusively. To the general public it looks like a novice camera, but it is of the highest professional standard there is. I used to process and print for a photojournalist, and his success was undercover/covert photography. He'd be talking to the target and snapping him with a 21mm hanging on his chest.
photom2 2 months ago
@photom2 most pro shooters/journalists are using a canon or nikon. those pulitzer prize winning photos are not usually shot with a leica. of course, not to take anything away from the leica. ultimately, it's about the photographer, not the camera as much. those pics kai took were nothing special. i once read something where a nytimes award winning photographer said he once won a photo competition with a pic taken on a holga.
iwasborntobefly 2 months ago
@iwasborntobefly I'm glad you finnished with the Holga story, because technically you'd hardly tell the difference between any top flight camera in quality. The fact that the pulitzer prize winners won with Nikons or Cannons was because that was what they used. The photojournalist I mentioned, wouldn't have got his shots with a singing and dancing professional camera, he just had to get the job done. It's images that win prizes, not cameras; as with the holga. (Whatever that is) A women :-)
photom2 2 months ago
He has a bugger in his nose! #Annoying
Stheens 2 months ago
I just recently learned this song on piano :) haha when I heard It start to play it brought a huge smile to my face :)
TheForgeShow 2 months ago
Hi I need to know this song piano
Nicool333 2 months ago
@Nicool333 It's the first movement of Beethoven's Moonlight Sonata
silverfisheyelashes 2 months ago
See the lever/button thingy kai is pulling at 3:42?
What does it do?
RamaP94 2 months ago
@RamaP94 Switches between the different framelines.
HELLOCCCRRRAAAIIIGGG 2 months ago
And also you look like you came from Mars.
iver620 2 months ago
You have an M9, yes great but your shots are not m9 level. You should get your self a piece of paper and make your self those origami pinhole cameras and then sell your m9. Donate the money to fund projects of freelance photographers out there who can shoot far more better than you are. Money really can't buy talent.
iver620 2 months ago
Great job on the video!i wish i could afford one but its $6000 bloody dollars
patton1500 2 months ago
i love Leica not only cause i am a german
Jangott92 2 months ago
Dude you got history and more than $10,000 in that table right there
DisasterDesings 2 months ago
I can't afford a Leica.
I can play moonlight sonata mvt 1 though!
blakemcguire 2 months ago
@blakemcguire get a panasonic lx5. it uses a leica lense and is made by the same company. some people think it's basically a leica d-lux. it's also half the price at around $360 US. u don't need a leica to take great pictures.
iwasborntobefly 2 months ago
@iwasborntobefly Of course, I'm using an Olympus E-520 right now because I got it for cheap. Panasonics are great though, all their cameras are basically a joint venture between them and Leica.
blakemcguire 2 months ago
Is sad that is pink now
Rotten3ullet 2 months ago
Since the Leica M9, the 5D Mk II or the D700 all have full frame sensors. How are the Leica lenses smaller? For example the 50mm f/1.4 lenses for Leica are smaller than for example the 50mm f/1.4 from canon. Is it because that the canon has an autofocus motor, or?
comandercody448 2 months ago
@comandercody448 yes, one reason is because of AF. But what makes the size really small is the difference in the lens design because rangefinder has a much smaller flange focal distance.
holockcreateinc 2 months ago
@comandercody448 I'd say its the AF motors inside the lens. If you look at the Voigtlander 40mm/20mm, Nikon 50mm 1.8 E Series or the Industar 50mm 3.5 you can see how small SLR lenses can be.
MrJava200 2 months ago
good man u can know how to take the best shoot in hong kong, is only in the hk island near central to the Hollywood Rd.
Nice video
bigking311 2 months ago
even though I like nearly all of the DRev videos, this is one of the best.
moonlightallan 2 months ago
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penouss 2 months ago
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penouss 2 months ago
0:15
Rollei 35 (Made in Germany): I have it - superb camera
Olympus OM-1: I have it - wonderful camera
Leica M3: I have it - unparalleled camera.
WOO-HOO
matteoprez 2 months ago
Does not really show, how different the quality is from the slur in the video. Just the feel of the cam. Thatnikonguy channel compared it and showed that the Nikon had better quality images... Maybe with less soul.
mrbenyong 2 months ago
you cant call yourself a leica fan if all you use is a digital leica...
archillesyt 2 months ago
Enjoyed the video immensely, but thought the B&W conversions were lacking in contrast and pizzazz. They just looked flat - nothing like the film they were attempting to emulate.
Flavum 2 months ago
WHAT IS THE NAME OF THE SONG?
p3p3jose 2 months ago
@p3p3jose moonlight sonata by beethoven
R0WMaC 2 months ago
At 6:58 Canon camera with Nikon strap :-D
phenos 2 months ago in playlist Meer video's van DigitalRevCom
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phenos 2 months ago in playlist Meer video's van DigitalRevCom
The Leicas got a gorgeous look, a soul and everybody,even non-photographers seem to enjoy them.
But they are also a pain in the hand because they are anti-ergonomic(hand grip???) and they feel strangely cold in your hand. It's more like a jewelery which can be used to take pictures with.
DSLRs seem to be more of a tool. They don't even want to be beatiful because it would make you sad when they would have scratches,etc. on them. If the camera is already ugly ,no way it could get worse.
xXshishamastaXx 2 months ago
People always comment on Kai's accent, He sounds English cos he was probably bloody well born in England, Did that ever cross your simple minds???
bearlop 2 months ago
Great video - thumbs up! :)
enjoyyourcamera 2 months ago
what a perfect english accent :d fuck me
mckenna250 3 months ago
Great video. Loved it so much, watched it twice. Keep posting quality work. People are interested.
Gunner5053 3 months ago
Their price is quite unique.
xSHADOWS32x 3 months ago
What aboud some one whit big hands?My Hasselblad had also a soul until digital came in 2002, Then the Hasselblad factory died a few years later,just like Minolta,Contax,Bronica and many others.
helthuismartin 3 months ago in playlist bokeh
AHhhh! I'm extremely jealous. I still have my Leica M4. My older M3 been stolen :(
I can't not afford that beauty anymore. But you video on Leica make me appreciate my M4. But now it is very hard to find 35Mm pelicule.
clarification007 3 months ago
is it london?
bolgrom 3 months ago
@bolgrom It is Hongkong.
Boeingloverzz 3 months ago
Tks Kai, this is really your best video !
Acarsfault 3 months ago
I feel like I just watched a segment from Top Gear, only it was about a camera and not a car. Great video!
bdshort 3 months ago
why did I see this video?? now I am in love with this cam!! i feel that if I don;t buy this cam then i have wasted my life. I will save for 5 years,10 years or even more and buy this cam. I will atleast take one picture with it before i die.
canutraceme 3 months ago 9
"And shatte speed"
deadkrusty6 3 months ago
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While I like that you like it, and it's a piece of art, the fact of the matter is the pictures you took with it, were just inferior to the same photos you have taken with other cameras. Most of those photos are out of focus. For the advantages you like, (small, and unimposing), there are other options that allow you to take better pictures.
TheRealMafoo 3 months ago
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TheRealMafoo 3 months ago
Interesting watching this video and then the iPhone 4s video. 2 very different perspectives. This one on how we don't need so much "automation" and the iPhone video on how we are all "connected" so quickly through technology
tromba25 3 months ago
i'll never get tired of this...it's the 20th time i watch this video...it's clearly a masterpiece!
freakymalik 3 months ago in playlist DigitalRev Leica Series
I would like to try Leica M series camera but $MONEY$ is the problem . I saw the price for it and said "That price is a killer !! :D" . Still can't deny the fact every camera is unique in its own way .
BboyWildWind 3 months ago
IS THAT ALAMBY PLAYING THE PIANO?!?
jafri9 3 months ago
Nicely done and if I could afford one I'd have one. Bought an iPod though :)
solarday 3 months ago