Why I Bought a New Leica M10-R not M11 in 2023 + Voigtlander 75mm f1.5 Nokton & Color Scopar 35mm

Welcome to my new channel!
Why did I buy a new Leica M10-R Rangefinder Camera in 2023 and not the Leica M11?
Is the M10-R the ultimate rangefinder camera? Has the Leica M11 gone too far?
In this video I also have a look at the Voigtlander 75mm f1.5 Nokton and the tiny Voigtlander 35mm f2.5 Color Skopar P-Type II. Reviews of the Leica M10-R camera and Voigtlander lenses coming soon.
I have been a professional photographer on and off for many years and following a long break, recently decided to take the plunge again, and buy a Leica M camera, having had, in the past, a Leica M262 with a 50mm Summicron lens, and of course many other cameras!
Lots more photography content to come on this channel, including Street Photography, Environmental Portraiture, and Motorcycle Photography (related to our motorbike channel Mr Darcy & The Ol' Man).
I would appreciate it if you Subscribe so that you can see more content like this. Of course this is free!

[brei]

You are one of the reasons that gave me the final push to go for my A2 license here in Spain, missing only the final street driving exam, and I'm quite sure with this new channel you will give the final push to get back to my camera that I parked aside couple of year ago. Thank you for bringing this content, looking forward to the next videos!!!

[jameshoward]

I made exactly the same decision, based on exactly the same reasons. Given how many M11s are up for sale and how few M10Rs, it seems we're not alone. Absolutely superb camera - given my photography a new lease of life after moving from big lens Nikon. It's only taken YT's algo 9months+ to alert a motorcycling photographer and liker of your bike channel that you've got a Leica/photography one, but glad it got there in the end! The Royal Enfield of algos?! Good luck with the move, but Spanish weather's no good for bikes and pics ;-)

[cecildeville]

I really enjoy your motorcycle videos. I also really like photography and hope to see much more of this type of content here at this channel. Thank you

[yjcho]

Earlier this year, I purchased a black chrome M10-R for a good price. After painting the red Leica logo on the M10R in matte black, I am not envious of the newly released M11-P. Moreover, I am very satisfied with the kamera kraft grip. The unengraved state on the top of the M10-R body allows you to focus more on your work. The reason I still maintain the M10-R is the same as yours. I support your thoughts.

[olafrotkohl]

Great new channel! I too am a film photographer from way back when, and just never enjoyed digital cameras until I bought a Leica M (240). It took me back to the purity of the photographic process, and a big bonus was all my vintage Leica lenses still work beautifully!

[roygardiner]

As an amateur and only occasional photographer I have subscribed to your new channel because of my curiosity about the Leica brand cameras.
My camera collection is an assortment of Pentax, Nikon and Chinon film cameras but I honestly don't use film at all now. Instead, I use cheap and cheerful point and shoot digital cameras, all of which I have bought in thrift stores (charity shops), typically for less than $10 each.
It's amazing how pleased I can be with many of the pictures I take.
I know that is on a different planet to the one you inhabit as a pro. But nevertheless I thought you might be interested to know that your subscribers may be from a wide base of interest.

[left_ventricle]

This channel is an embodiment of everything I love about listening to you.

[FourIntoOne]

Nothing better than an M and a small lens. I rarely leave the house without my M P typ 240 (or M6 if I can be arsed to shoot film nowadays) and a 35mm Summarit or 50mm Summicron. good luck with the channel!

[davidmullinphotography]

Great video. Always love to see other Leica-centric channels. I shoot with the M10M and don’t plan on upgrading to the M11M anytime soon.

[BorisTheDefender]

As a photographer that likes bikes and have subscribed to your previous channel. This is a good combination! Haha 😂 lovely camera. Just sold my typ240 to fund my landrover 😢

[fotozdynamics]

Looking forward to watching your future review on Color Scopar 35mm, great video!

[simonndaula]

Cannot hide Old Man! I subbed here as well. All the best with this channel.

[Gravitys-NOT-a-force]

I, too, have an M10-R, and I love it. If you plan to shoot "wide open, " i.e. at f/1.4 or so, I recommend getting Leica's Visoflex Typ 020. The Visoflex makes accurate focusing very easy.

[thomassarver]

I got both the m10r and the m10 monochrome. The r is for my landscape and travel, and the m is for street and infrared photography. I also got the Voightlander Nokton 75 and Nokton 35. I enjoy and love my setup and I’m sure you are going to love yours as well.

[majkel]

OMG, bikes and photography. I'm sold.

[dgaijin]

Nice to see your new channel. I had no idea who you are but enjoyed your approach. I still shoot an M Type 262 and if I were to upgrade I'd go to the M10P rather that the M11 or the M10R. 24mp are about as large of files as I care to mess with, but then I am a hobbyist, not a pro. I also ride a 1996 Harley Davidson soft tail. I used to drag race motorcycles but that was a few years back. Thanks for a refreshing video on photography and Leica's. BTW, the Voigtlander 75mm f/1.5 Nokton is an outstanding lens. I also adore the Voigtlander 40mm f/1.2 Nokton. One of the best of all the Nokton's wide open.

[peteeldridge]

Looking forward to the channel. Leica and voitlander, wow…currently using an Olympus E-OMD1 and lenses, compact and great for motorcycle touring. Hopefully a great forum for bikers/photographers!

[absonus]

The voitlander lenses for Leica M have improved a lot in terms of their build quality since I first bought my 40 single coated for my M3 some 30 years ago. I`ve recently bought a 35, 50f1 and 75 BP. Still have two film M`s but use the SL2s and digital CL these days. Started looking at the digital M`s recently hence the interest in your vid. I too went the Sony route for a few years. Fabulously capable cameras and I do miss the Sony AF capability especially when you compare it to that of the SL2S (which is poor), but in other respects not for me.

[wayneyung]

Glad to hear you have one of the beautiful Voigtlander 75/1.5 lens. It is absolutely a wonderful lens with very good micro contrast. The only draw back is I came across 4 out of 4 pieces with back focusing issue by 1-2 inches . But I adjusted it back to normal and even help my friends to calibrate them accurately.
Although I have many pieces of Leica lenses, I still like to use some Voigtlander lenses, they are amazingly good in pictures quality and well built.
I use them on my M10-P and M10 Monochrom. I don’t mind the resolution of the M10-P is just only 24MP, but it is good for me to do some night street shots with good image quality even at ISO 3200. Looking forward to see more review from you.

[ianforber]

I decided to get an M11 rather than a M10R. I don’t use it any differently (no in camera charging or greater use of the app and standard transfer of images from SD card to computer). What attracted me though was the battery life and lack of baseplate. I originally got a 50mm Leica lens but decided to try a 35mm lens and went for the Voigtländer 35mm Nokton 35mm f1.5. I was going to get the Color Skopar but found it hard to use it’s so small.