Leica M11-P and Summilux 35mm f/1.4 ASPH in Havana, Cuba

00:00 Intro
00:47 1. Battery Life
02:04 2. f/1.4 Aperture
03:53 3. 60 Megapixel BSI Sensor
05:31 Focal Length Anxiety
08:20 4. Close Focus
10:12 5. Stealth
11:12 Summary

[streetinvertphoto]

Great video. No doubt your channel will grow in the future. I’m planning to go to Cuba as well with the 35mm FLE II and 50 Noct

[Ricardo-SW]

Happened to find your channel, find it very interesting. I hope lack of new posts is not due to the trolls who have to try to discourage anyone and everything. You have something of value to say, and while I understand how it can be deflating, I hope to see more of your work. Yes, Leica is expensive and a luxury for many, no reason someone should not be able to have one. You picked up 850+ followers in a very short time, there are those of us who enjoy your thoughts and commentary..

[Tedwill-home]

I had the same experience. I took the M11P and the 35APO to Rio last year. It forced me to see the world at 35mm. I’ve been on landscape trips with a full kit - SL body and four lenses, but the trip with one camera one body, I came home with more keepers and photos that I printed than any other trip. Great video!

[walkingmanvideo]

Great video as usual. I just returned from a two week getaway to South Korea with my Leica Q3. At no stage did I have a sense of regret being solely bound to a 28 mm focal length. Of course, when I returned, I cropped a few photos but 98% of my photography looked the way I wanted it to look. One thing I noticed whilst walking the streets was that having one camera and obviously one lens was such a wonderful experience. Just me my camera walking the streets taking photos, simple effective and extremely enjoyable.

[fatphoca]

I think the Leica Q343 is a perfect travel camera and even simpler than a M11 with 35 Summilux.

[dhaug]

Agree with all of your points here, except my 35 'Lux is the prior version. I remember a time when I'd to carry 3 or 4 lenses, two cameras and their unique battery chargers, all while wondering why my neck, back and shoulders would ache. Thankfully, that's no longer the case with my M11-P and two small lenses. I now have the freedom to travel lightly, be more creative and am no longer afflicted by range anxiety!

[janellefreiman]

Beautiful advice. Haha reason I am really buying this camera: Going to Cuba! And just got done on a Greenland Leica workshop with a bunch of M officianados. Well followed your advice. Appreciate it! Got the 75mm APO summ too

[Vladimir-hdnn]

Great video and you made good points. Ultimately, I’ve settled on a different approach with an M11 paired with a 28mm Summicron v2 and 50mm Summilux ASPH. Yes, it does mean changing lenses, but I like the option of having two FOVs when travelling – with a wide angle and normal lens make for a dynamic combo. However, if you just want one lens then I think a 35mm Summilux is the way to go and 60mp gives you immense cropping power as you mentioned. I felt like I wanted a change after using 35mm as my go to for 10 years on Fujifilm X100 cameras and I’m pleased with this setup. But you can’t go wrong either way.

[sampope]

Just got back from a trip to Ireland, brought a 21-3.5, 35-1.4 and 90-2.8, my close focus 35 pretty much lived on the camera about 95% of the time the 21 was nice for Architecture but my next trip I might just bring the 35. One feature with the M1 that I enjoy and use a bit is the crop mode. I have my top function button set to crop so if I’m running a 35 I can do a 1.3 or 1.8 crop and essentially have three lenses with me.

[GaryIrving-xo]

I've enjoyed my Canon Vt Deluxe since 1981 and still havent had to change the batteries.😊📷

[peterfritzphoto]

Loved this, Greg. Have subscribed, and will be looking at more videos from your catalog.

[thinkpadx]

It's a great kit and I enjoy using it as well.

[HJ-nhwl]

Excellent video and narrative!
Totally agree with ‘One Camera, One Lens’ philosophy to photography! Identical to my thinking for the past 4 decades.
I have approached my photography from composition value and concentrate on ‘understanding and seeing’ what a fixed-focal length lens (21, 28, 135mm etc.) can deliver in imaging terms.
However, trying to convince the average photographer on the street or in a camera club, etc. …. IT’S IMPOSSIBLE!

[StevenScholten]

Yeah I agree. Same background. Also own the R5. I use a Q3 though. Manual focus is not for me

[rolandrick]

M11 Monochrom shooter here. I wait for the M12-P hopefully coming with in body image stabilisation 😊

[GastonShutters]

Great breakdown man. Agreed that’s a setup I rollout with or the Voigtlander 35 f1.5 close focus 0.5m half the weight of the Lux and similar cars image

[wayneiam]

Lots of comments about the pricing. Although I love my Leica setup for the experience the Fujifilm x100V or X100VI are great choices on a lower budget. If you have a bit more, the Leica Q3 is great.

[JayJayNay]

Great video. Thank you. I need to save dough a long time to get there.

[cornellouis]

Yay that's the exact setup I just bought in Japan!

[sc]

Do you think I could get away with only the M11+35 APO Summicron shooting in Barcelona? I would love to travel so light. My priority is a light kit. I don’t think I need the low light of the Summilux, since the M11 can compensate. I can crop in-camera down to 50. But I’m afraid of missing some wide shots. My other option is 28 Elmarit+50 APO Summicron. Would you go with 35, or 28-50, for a trip to Barcelona?