LEICA CAMERAS - Why buy one?

Have you ever wondered why people buy Leica cameras? Do you ever dream of owning a Leica camera? These are my thoughts on weather or not Leica cameras ar worth it.

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[1440hk]

exactly you do not buy a Leica because of the photo result, because if you did you would not touch it. You buy it so you can walk down the street saying "look at me" look at me" "look at me"

[dipmvideos]

@1440hk What?

[SteveThePorter]

@dipmvideos if you're doing street photography, you don't have to have a huge camera like a Canon 1D or a Nikon D3, a nice small M9 does the same thing but looks much less scary or embarrassing to people you're taking pictures of.

[dipmvideos]

@SteveThePorter That point has been brought up, and I get that, but that doesn't mean you cant you a huge camera to do street photography. Like I said before, there have been very great street photography work that was taken with medium and large format cameras!

[frafra91]

And come on..a lot of the greatest masters of photography shot with leica and keep saying that you cannot replace this camera.

Of course it depends of which type of photography you want to do. But Leica is not just something expensive and useless that you buy just for vanity. If you buy it for vanity, you'll never get what's the soul of that camera.

[dipmvideos]

@frafra91 lol I never said it was for vanity. You keep saying that, not me. 

[dipmvideos]

@hello1234172 wow strong statement. so you're saying i dont have a passion for photography? i would counter that by saying that someone who doesnt care for what kind of camera he has and just takes photos with whatever they have has a true passion for photography. and why can i not say i can't afford one when i really cant?

[thesnowman16]

Leica is something you buy with your heart not with your head.

[raza4466]

Whts informative bout this aprt from hes telling bout his dream camera or either u lack knowledge bout dis all

[atomicorang]

I don't understand how an informative video is a waste of time.. Great info thank you

[solarday]

Nice job, you should be on TV.

[raza4466]

Sorry dude.video is a time waste

[jaihindhreddy]

i would buy a canon 1DX or a nikon D4 instead of the m9. this is why: I want a camera thats rugged and performs awesome. i think that the 1DX is much better than the m9 in terms of performance

[swizzch33s3]

"pretty steep"? thats insanity! $7000 for a range finder camera??

[Mrlarmalama]

"ahh i'm just rambling right now" YES you are rambling right now, cut that shit out of the video and get to the fucking point

[zumbaRdie]

I shoot a Hassleblad because when I do a wedding, chances of a guest bringing one at the reception is zero. I also shoot with it because of the Carl Zeiss lens to which Leica also used.

[SteveThePorter]

@dipmvideos Thats true but it does make it easier. A nice small camera is less likely to draw much attention and generally easier to get through crowds with because you don't have a large camera to deal with. I shoot with DSLR's all the time in San Diego and street photography has never been much of an issue for me, but I know that it is easier to work in a crowded space if you have a smaller camera. I agree that a DSLR or medium format will work but rangefinders are generally better for street.